How To Make A Post

Making A Post 

I have been asked to produce simple instructions on how to make a post on the Blaenau / Caerbryn / Penygroes Community News Web Site for those people who are unfamiliar with this type of site.

  • After you have logged in you will see the main page where there is a large amount of text.  Below the Penygroes Community News Title, there is a heading which says ‘Dashboard’ Below this there is an underlined link which says ‘write a post’.
  • Click on this link.  You will be taken to a page which looks a little like a page you see when writing an email.

There are four main sections you will need to remember to use on this page.

  1. Title - This is the heading for the information you wish to post (the same as the subject in an email).
  2. Body - this is the message (similar to that in an email).  there are a number of formatting buttons you can use to help illustrate the message, i.e. Bold, Italic, Centre Text, Bullet Points etc.
    Please use these where you think it wil give the best effect for your message.
  3. Categories - Situated on the right hand column next to the message area.  Please tick the the categories that are most relevant to your post.  This is used for search purposes and helps others find the informaton once it has dropped of the first page.
  4. Tag Title - this is found below the main ‘post box’ and although it’s not necessary to fill this in, it is used by search engines and directories to find relevent information on the site. This ‘Tag’ can be a duplicate of the main title you have entered.

Once this is all completed all that remains to be done is click on the ‘Publish’ button under the post box. 

Although Images can be inserted and other types of information, do not feel that you must master all the facilities in one go.  Just be comfortable making the post and or commenting on another persons post.

So in brief

Title - Message - Category - Tag Title

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 If you make a Mistake

You can edit the post if there are errors after you post it.  Just click on the edit link above the post itself when you view it.

Please note:  It is normal polite practice to use the ’strikethrough’ button (next to the italic symbol) if you are amending or retracting information which is incorrect.

I hope this information helps.

Admin