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Using WordPress: Tips For Editors

How do I use the WordPress Dashboard?

Please refer to this short six minute video to get an overview of the WordPress Dashboard.

A more comprehensive look at the WordPress Dashboard is found below:

Of course, we are here to help. If you have any questions, please contact one the web administrators and we’ll gladly walk you through the process.

The Menu settings are found on the left side of the WordPress Dashboard under Appearance->Menus.

To the left of this page you will see various categories of items you may add to the Menu, such as pages or custom links. Simply check off the page you would like to add and click on Add to Menu for pages, or copy and paste a URL and give it a title under custom links.

Once the Page or Link has been added to the Menu Structure window to the right, you may drag your selection up or down to prioritize your menu items. Dragging the item slightly to the right while under another item will create a child/parent item relationship making organization of links easier than ever.

Sidebar content is called a Widget in WordPress nomenclature. Widgets can be found under Appearance-> Widgets. In order to add sidebar content to a page, you must first create the Widget in the Sidebar category.

Once the content has been created, you will need to add to the page. Under every editor view of a page, you will see the Custom Sidebar menu. Activate it by checking off the menu item, then select the Sidebar Radio button.

How do I embed videos from YouTube and Vimeo?

On any YouTube video, click on the Share button underneath the subscribe button. From there, simply copy and paste the Share link into the Edit Page window.

For Vimeo, copy the video URL and paste it into the Edit Page window. Example:

https://vimeo.com/220470204