1. Access /wp-admin/
To access the WordPress Login panel, go to http://www.%5Byour-domain-name.com%5D/wp-admin/
2. Enter your username and password
When the page loads, you’ll see a page that will ask for your login details. From here, login with your username and password. If someone else made your site and you don’t know what your login information is, contact them and request the username and password.
If your site was designed by Domainshive and you don’t know this information, email us with your domain name, first & last name (this will be your username), and phone number.
3. Add New Post
From the Dashboard, place the mouse on “Posts” on the left and select “Add New”.
Writing And Formatting
1. Basic: Visual
The basic way to write a new blog post in WordPress is in “Visual” mode. For the most part, you can see how your post will look once it’s published.
To format your text, just highlight and select b for bold or i for italic. Same for lists, adding links, and everything else.
2. Advanced: HTML
The advanced way to write your blog post is in “HTML” mode. This is the way we publish content at Domainshive. Even though you still take the same steps when formatting your content (just highlight and select b for bold or i for italic, etc), there are advantages.
For example: You might notice that “Visual” mode creates extra spaces between paragraphs. If you see this happen, just switch over to HTML mode, find the <p> and </p> tags and delete them.
Be careful in “HTML” mode – if you’re not familiar with basic html formatting, I suggest steering clear.
Categories And Pictures
1. Post Categories
It’s really important that you get your post into the right category. You’ll probably see “Blog” and “Uncategorized” in your list if your site was designed by Domainshive. In almost every case, we’ve set up your website’s blog to be under the category “Blog”, so be sure that’s selected.
2. Pictures
To upload an image, select the option above your content box. A popup will appear, telling you to drag or upload your media.
Once you’ve selected how you would like your photo positioned, select “Insert into post”.
Publishing
Preview, then Publish
Always “Preview” your post before publishing. Your preview will open in a new tab or window, allowing you to easily edit anything you missed without having to navigate all the way back to your draft.
Once you publish, make sure you go to your blog (either http://www.[your-domain-name.com]/blog/ or http://www.[your-domain-name.com]/category/blog/) to see how the post looks. If you’ve attached an image or do any funky code, this page could end up looking pretty weird.
Don’t see your post? Usually this means you’ve posted it in the wrong category. Just edit the post, change the category, and “update” (this will be the option you’ll have instead of “publish”).
Look at your published post. Everything good? Start sharing!
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