These instructions are for the following blogs:
- Alumni Publications
- BBA blog
- Centers blogs
- Risk and Insurance Dept. blog
- RMI blog
- SHR Specialization blog
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Note: For detailed instructions on adding/editing Newsroom posts, please see this page.
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- You can start typing in the large text box. Or you can copy and paste your text from another document. For pasting text, you should right click and paste as plaintext (Windows) or paste and match styles (Mac) to remove unnecessary formatting code.
- Make sure you are on the visual editor tab. You can add text formatting using the toolbars at the top of the text box.
- Headings are great for scanning and accessibility. Click on the paragraph dropdown to choose a heading size.
- For accessibility best practices, do not use the Heading 1 size (the title of the blog post will be the only H1 on the page) and make sure to nest your headings in an organized way, like you would for an outline:
- Heading 1 (blog post title)
- First Heading 2
- Heading 3 (subsection of First Heading 2)
- Heading 3 (another subsection of First Heading 2)
- Second Heading 2
- Heading 3 (subsection of Second Heading 2)
- Heading 4 (subsection of Heading 3)
- Heading 3 (subsection of Second Heading 2)
- First Heading 2
- Heading 1 (blog post title)
- Headings are styled to match our website.
- For accessibility best practices, do not use the Heading 1 size (the title of the blog post will be the only H1 on the page) and make sure to nest your headings in an organized way, like you would for an outline:
- You can choose any other text formatting options that make sense for your content, except text color. You should not change the text color because it won't match our brand colors.
- Headings are great for scanning and accessibility. Click on the paragraph dropdown to choose a heading size.
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Adding Media
- Images
- These instructions are for adding images within the content of your blog post. If you only want to add a cover or featured image, please see those instructions below.
- Right above the text box, click Add Media
- If you or a team member already uploaded the image to the WP media library, search for and select the image. Make sure the image has alt text describing what is in the photo, including any text, to meet accessibility requirements.
- Or upload your image to the correct media library folder.
- Click the Upload Media tab.
- Under Choose Folder, click on "Uncategorized". In the dropdown, look for "blogs" folder and then select your blog's folder right below.
- Drag and drop your file or click "Select Files" to find your image on your computer.
- Once the image has loaded, you must add alt text describing what is in the image. This is an accessibility requirement for any image that provides readers important context or has text in it. If the image is purely decorative, you can leave it blank.
- You can also add a caption if you like.
- Click on the image in the text box to see alignment options (left, center, right, text wrap) and click the pencil icon to edit the image further (size, alt text, caption).
- You can also drag the image to a different position inside the box.
- Videos
- You will need to make sure the video is uploaded to Youtube before following these steps.
- Right above the text box, click Add Media
- On the far left, click Insert from URL
- Add the link to the video you want to embed.
- You will need to make sure the video is uploaded to Youtube before following these steps.
Yoast SEO
You can ignore this section.
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- Categories (optional)
- Be sure Uncategorized is unchecked and pick the category your post falls under.
- Category options vary for each blog. Make sure to follow our blog category and tag standards.
- Be sure Uncategorized is unchecked and pick the category your post falls under.
- Post Tags (optional)
- Add your tags. Make tag(s).
- Tag options vary for each blog. Make sure to follow our blog category and tag standards.
- Add your tags. Make tag(s).
- Featured Image (recommended)
- Featured images must be high resolution, jpg or png files, and 2400 pixels (px) wide, and between 1500 and 1700px tall.
- Click Set Featured Image.
- Follow these instructions above for adding media on WPimages to the media library.
Publishing
- On upper right side, click Publish to make your post public.
- Other options:
- If you need to leave the page and come back before you publish the post, click Save Draft.
- To see what your post will look like, click Preview.
- If you want to set a later time for the post to publish, click Edit next to publish immediately and set the day and time.
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