Tutorial: Creating Posts

Creating Posts

To create a post, click the Post button in the Main Navigation Menu bar. Select Add New.

The Posts area consists of nine sections:

  1. Page Title
  2. Page Header
    The Page Header section allows an alternate page title, as well as the option to hide the page title while keeping the title available to screen readers. In addition, this section is also where the Page Banner (featured image) is managed along with effects for the banner image.
  3. Visual Editor Toolbar
    This area helps to facilitate or mimic the environment of desktop publishing, allowing some tasks to be easier to add or implemented.
  4. Visual Editor / Text Editor
    There are two tabs to the right of this area. The first tab is the for the Visual Editor. The second tab is for the Text Editor. Both areas allow the addition of content for display.
  5. Layouts Area
    This area denotes how the information will be displayed on the screen. There are three layout choices.  
    1. Sidebar Right Side
    2. Sidebar Left Side
    3. No Sidebar
  6. Publish
    The Publish area houses various options for publishing your page.  
    1. Preview Changes
      Click this option to review changes before saving.
    2. Status
      The status selected for a page determines how WordPress handles the Page. There are three options.  
      1. Publish: Anyone will be able to view the page.
      2. Pending Review: Utilized when an editor does not have rights to publish a page. The page cannot be published until a user with publish rights changes that status to publish.
      3. Draft
    3. Visibility
      1. Public: The page is viewable for everyone.
      2. Password Protected: Page cannot be accessed without entering a password.
      3. Private: Page is only viewed by a user logged into WordPress.
    4. Revisions
      Whenever a draft or update is made to a page, a revision is created. There will be a number listed, indicating how many revisions have been saved. By clicking Browse, the revision comparison screen will open. Here, revisions to the page can be compared in the event something was mistakenly removed or changed.
    5. Publish on
      This allows the publication of a page immediately or at a scheduled date and time.
  7. Categories
    Categories allows the organization or division of the posts into sections. To display a series of posts on the static front page, use the category “Featured”. This will display up to 5 posts.
  8. Tags
    Tags function like keywords in WordPress.
  9. Append a Ninja Form
    Any forms created utilizing the Ninja Forms can be quickly added to the page by selecting the desired form.

Tutorials

Demo: Post Elements