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2. Once haue the code copied either create new page in your WordPress site or edit the page where you want the calendar displayed To embed the calendar into your site you must switch from the Visual Editor to the Text Editor before pasting your HTML code into the editor box Add New Page AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 111 After pasting the HTML embed code into the Text Editor if you return to the Visual Editor you will notice a gigantic grey box which represents the embedded calendar iframe You may still add information above or below the calendar on your page When you are done adding content click Publish or Update depending on whether you are adding or editing a page or post Edit Page sien Calendar Pah 112 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Sample Aggie club o Calendar Tor ERES tsp Your Google calendar will now appear on your WordPress site AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 113 49 Google Maps g maps and directions to the users visiting your Embedding Basic Maps Visit https maps google com On the top left corner of the browser type a desired address location or business Click the Gear Icon on the bottom right corner of the page Click Share or embed mapin the menu that appears A popup will appear that will have a Share link and Embed map tabs Click the Embed map tab select the map size you desire and then and co
3. Inserts a horizontal lin Align Left Align text to the left Align Center Align text in the center of the page Align Right Align text to the right Insert edit link Used to create a hyperlink link to another page or website The text or image that you want to link needs to be selected first before the button will become active Remove link Remove the hyperlink from the selected text Your cursor must be sitting on an active link for the button to be active Insert Read More tag Inserts the More tag into your Page Most blogs only play a small excerpt of a Post and you are required to click the Post title or a Read more link to continue reading the rest of the article When you inserta More tag into your Post everything prior to the tag is considered as this excerpt Most times you d only use this button when you are creating a blog Post rather than a Page Toolbar Toggle Used to show or hide the second row of formatting buttons on the editor toolbar x Distraction Free Writing Clicking this button will enlarge the editor so that it fills the browser window Clicking the Exit full screen link at the top of the screen will reduce it back to original size Paragraph Style Used to format the Page text based on the styles used by the current Theme 16 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Underline Underline your text Justify Align text on both th
4. If you would like to permanently delete or restore numerous items at once click the checkboxes next to the items you would like to delete or restore and then choose either Restoreor Delete Permanently rom the Bulk Actions dropdown list at the top of the page After selecting the appropriate action click the Applybutton to make your change Alternatively click the Empty Trashbutton to delete all the items in the Trash AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 49 Full Screen Editing WordPress allows for fullscreen composing It provides for complete distraction free editing of your Page or Post To enter fullscreen mode simply click on the Distraction Free Writing button With the Distraction Free Writing button turned on the left hand menu and the right hand side panels fade out of view leaving the screen with just the minimal required to compose your content Hello world sented duel with nature coul one dream of anything more Caria that we succeeded than encouraging pe mare ie congratulating people wo have In Distraction Free Writing mode only the Title field and Visual Editor is displayed until you move your cursor outside of the editor Once you move your cursor outside of the editor the menu and side panels fade back into view exit from Distraction Free Writing made click on the Distraction Free Whiting button again 49 50 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Saving and Publ
5. z 658 pee Ada New User on ta ave ther detis Once the above page is displayed simply fill in the various fields and click the Add New User button AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 95 Username required Enter the username of the new user here This will also be used as the Login name for the user Once saved the Username can t be changed E mail required Enter a valid email address of the new user here The email address must be unique for each user First Name Enter the first name of the new user here Last Name Enter the last name of the new user in this text box Website You may enter a website URL in this text box Password required Enter a password for the new user in this password box Repeat Password required Re enter the same password in this box to confirm it Strength indicator This indicates if the password you entered is Very Weak Weak Medium or Strong displayed in green The stronger the password the more secure the login Hint The password should be at least seven characters long make it stronger Use upper and lower case letters numbers and symbols Send Password Check the box to send this password to the new user by email Role Select the desired Role for this user from the dropdown list Deleting a User To delete a user click on the Deletelink that appears beneath the user name when hovering your cursor ove
6. Club Details Shae V Shore this calendar wih ors c Shore with specifi people snoeeubasogertnen com Mole ans AO menage shang Becas Calendar Settings To change the settings for your calendar From the main Google Calendar page hover over the calendar listed for your organization i e Sample Club and click Calendar Settings from the menu that appears The screen that appears will allow you to adjust various settings for your calendar Sample Cub Detats 4 110 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual You can ensure the Calendar Time Zone for your calendar is set to your desired time zone The calendar time zone can be changed by clicking Set my time zone if necessary You can also set the Description and Location for your calendar on this screen Embedding a Calendar into WordPress On the Calendar Settings page there is a section that says Embed This Calendar To add the calendar to your WordPress site copy the HTML code from the box Or if you wish to customize the appearance of your calendar further you may click Customize the color size and other options and copy the HTML code generated by that page Customize color sizs and ghar untone calendar rin your yobs o blog by b yaur eh paga To embed eon he customize Uni epee googie comestend Sressamplecussanaggienetion e
7. allow people to download files from your site such as PDFs or other documents for viewing images or even just linking to other websites HTML links will frequently be shown with underline to differentiate it from other text but this may vary depending on the theme you are currently using Inserting an HTML Link Inserting an HTML link in your Page Post to one of your own pages or another site is extremely easy Simply click and drag the cursor and highlight the text that you want turned into a link and then click the nsert edit linkbutton In addition to being able to insert a link to another site you can also easily insert a link to one of your existing Posts or Pages by simply selecting it from alist Insert ai link In the pop up window that is displayed simply fill in URL and the Title and then click the Add Link button AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 43 URL URL ofthe page or website that you would like to create a link to Title The text to display in tooltip form when the cursor hovers over the link Open link in a new window tab When someone clicks the link you can have it open in the same window default setting have it open in a new browser window tab Alternatively if you wish to add a link to one of your existing Posts or Pages simply click the Or link to existing content link to display a list of your existing content then select the relevant page from the supplied
8. change Depending on the theme that is currently in use you may see more or less options than those displayed in the following image Clicking the small arrows will open and close each of the panels giving you access to each of the various options You will find that some of the options in the Customize screen are also available via other menu options As an example you can change the Site Titleand Taglineusing the Generaloption under the Settingsmenu As you make your changes on the left hand side of the Customize screen the theme preview on the right hand side is automatically updated Until you click the Save amp Publish button only the theme preview is updated not the theme on your live site Most themes will display The Association of Former Students logo at the bottom of your site and adjust its color according to your site s background color If your theme does not support this auto detection you will be allowed to specify the color of the logo on this screen AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 77 49 There is always a possibility any theme you install or update might cause errors that make your dashboard inaccessible You will need to contact the Web Team web AggieNetworkcor to have us manually delete that plugin from your site if you cannot access the dashboard Widgets Widgets are independent sections of content that can be placed into any area of your theme that supports widgets These ar
9. confirm your choice Click OKto delete the Category or Cance if you don t want to delete it View This will list all the Posts that are currently using this Category IF you would like to permanently delete numerous Categories at once click the checkboxes next to the Categories you would like to delete and then choose Deletefrom the Bulk Actions dropdown list at the top of the page After selecting Delete click the Agp ybutton to immediately delete the selected Categories you will not be prompted to confirm your choice Deleting a Category does not delete the posts in that Category Instead posts that were only assigned to the deleted Category are set to the default Category which is set to Uncategorized by default The Default Post Category can be configured within the Settings gt Writing section AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 55 49 Adding Categories within your Post Adding Categories while editing your Post will automatically assign those Categories to your Post When adding or editing your Post the Categoriespanel can be found just below the Format panel if your Theme supports Post Formats Alternatively it will reside just below the Publish panel To add an existing Category simply tick the checkbox es next to the Categories you wish to assign to the Post Pttpifivrwencyes tube com watch v GHgSS YRHAD Sca frl toner There vof ein trenes sepe haiveurricortbretumg t var RTT parinaan iri
10. date such as wwwmckinneyags cor and have it become the primary address of your WordPress site If you have acquired your own domain such as mckinneyags com you may use your vanity domain with our free hosting service See DIIS Settings for Vanity Domains to find general configuration instructions AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 1 49 Introducing WordPress WordPress is an open source platform used by millions of people around the world to create beautiful websites and blogs It is completely customizable by the use of themes and plugins WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time Themes can be easily downloaded from the official WordPress site or from hundreds of other places around the web The same goes with plugins which are used to extend the functionality of your WordPress site In addition to being a fantastic blogging and content management system of the huge benefits is the wealth of information out there There s a great community of people behind the design amp development of the WordPress system itself People from all over the world contribute their time knowledge and skill to keeping WordPress updated and secure There s also a huge number of designers developers amp bloggers who share their knowledge through blog posts tutorials reviews videos and the creation of thousands of themes an
11. fles By default you will be shown a list of your previously uploaded files If you wish to upload a new media file click on the Upload Files link at the top of the popup window the Greate Audio Playlist link in the left hand navigation The of your audio files Alternatively to create a video playlist click the Create Video Playlistlink in the left hand navigation The popup window will display a list of your video files To create an audio playlist popup window will display a li 4 36 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Cree tudo rn Create Audio Playlist Fi n After selecting your media files click the Create a new playlist button at the bottom of the popup window The window will change so that only the selected media files are shown AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 37 Edit Audio Playlist k x Aide oit e E ton wl say ner ven pit All the media files that appear will be used within your playlist To reorder the files simply click on a file and drag it to its new position You can change the title for each file by clicking the text below each file and then typing in your new title Alternatively click each file and then update the Title Caption and Description on the right hand side of the popup window If you decide you no longer want a certain media file to appear in your playlist click the small x that appears in the top right comer of t
12. from another WordPress site you first need to install the WordPress mporter plugin To import content from another type of site other than WordPress you will be prompted to install the relevant Importer plugin after selecting the type of site that you wish to import your content from Export The Exportoption is used to export your data in XML format from your WordPress site The export format is called WordPress eXtended RSS or WXR and will contain your posts pages custom fields terms navigation menus and custom posts Once you ve saved the download file you can use the mportfunction on another WordPress site to import the content from this site This is a great way to personally backup your site content AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 101 49 Settings The various Settings screens are used to configure your WordPress site Normally once your WordPress site is set up there is no reason to change any of these settings These Settings options will only be touched upon very briefly You can find out lots more information in regards to configuring your site within the WordPress Codex General The Genera settings configure your basic site preferences such as the Site Title and Tag Line the WordPress Address and Site Address the administrator s email address and the date and time format among other things The WordPress Address URLJis the location of your main WordPress core files it is the same as your assigned domain To cha
13. from the box AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 115 49 Sharelink Embed map Medium wo ens The Association of Formar Students 50 George Bush intercontinental Airport 2 LE t yF Use repor When your site visitor clicks the options button they will be redirected to Google Maps with the directions for the route they select Once you have the code copied either create a new page or post in your WordPress site or edit the page or post where you want the map dis layed To embed the map into your site you must switch from the Visual Editor to the Text Editor before pasting your HTML code into the editor box a 116 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual After pasting the HTML embed code into the Text Editor if you return to the Visual Editor you will notice a gigantic grey box which represents the embedded map iframe You may still add information above or below the calendar on your page When you are done adding content click Publish or Update depending on whether you are adding or editing a page or post The embedded map with directions will now display on your site AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 117 Aggie Network Analytics When you registered for your AggieNetwork com Hosting account you received an Aggie Network Analytics accoun
14. stored in folders based on the year and the month of the upload CEN Media Settings Ls Image sizes fuese Tasata tay iuri be add peu Ac Upleaing Fes min EN pro Ee in Permalinks The Permalinksettings enable you to configure the URL format that is displayed in the web browser when someone browses your site We have setup your site with a default permalink format which helps with Search Engine Optimisation SEO If you desire to change the way your site URL is displayed select one of the radio button options within the Settings section on this screen Next to each option is an example of how the URL would appear 106 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Keeping your Site Updated From time to time themes and plugins will require updating Updates typically happen when developers release security patches or add extra functionality always good practice to keep your Themes and plugins updated to the latest versions The top two reasons for sites being hacked are insecure passwords amp outdated vulnerable software The Association s Web Team will keep the WordPress core of your website along with the included Aggie Themes updated frequently The Association also will occasionally update all plugins on your site automatically If your site goes down please contact the Web Team through web AggieNet To update your themes and plugins hover your cursor
15. that are available to download for free Furthermore if you want to change how your site looks have a look in the WordPress Themes Directory which is also there on the WordPress site If you find you need more information on a particular topic have a search through the WordPress Codexthat goes into more detail about how WordPress works You will not only find information about updating your site content there is plenty of other useful information that will help you with installing WordPress troubleshooting using plugins amp themes and even developing plugins and themes if you are technically minded AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 121 OF FORMER STUDENTS 505 George Bush Drive College Station Texas 77840 979 845 7514 hosting AggieNetwork com
16. the Insert into post button to insert link to the selected file in your Post at the current cursor position when editing a Page this button will say nsert into page IF you happen to know the URL for the media file that you wish to link to or if you wish to create a link on some existing text simply click and drag the cursor and highlight the text that you want turned into a link and then click the nsert editfinkbutton Just like previously when adding a simple HTML link enter the URL to your media file and the Title and then click the Add Link button A standard HTML link will be created for the media file that you specified AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 45 49 Editing an HTML Link Simply click the link within your Page Post that you wish to edit to position the cursor somewhere within it and then click the nsert edit nkbutton 8 A pop up window will appear just like when the link was originally inserted Update the required details and click the Update button Removing an HTML Link To remove a link click the link within your post that you wish to remove to position the cursor somewhere within it and then click the Unlinkbutton 82 If you want to remove a link from an image simply click the image once to select it and then click the Ufinkbutton If the link is for an uploaded file or image clicking the Unlinkbutton will not remove or delete that file it only removes the hyperlink 46 Aggie
17. to web AggieNetworkcom with your vanity domain to notify us Send a screenshot of your DNS Records to aid if troubleshooting is necessary Ifyou are unable to setup a CNAME record follow the instructions below Alternative Setup Login to your domain control panel ie GoDaddy Register com Network Solutions Name Silo Name Cheap Open your DNS Records DNS Settings panel Set A records for both www and 8 and point them to 128 194 206 44 Delete any unnecessary or Parked CNAME or A Records Send an email to web AggieNetworkcom with your vanity domain to notify us Send a screenshot of your DNS Records to aid if troubleshooting is necessary 49 120 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual What Now If you are having any troubles with your website please contact our Web Team The Association of Former Students Web Operations Department 505 George Bush Drive TheAssociation x77840 OF FORMER STUDENTS Wweb AggieNetworkcom rexas univencirve hosting AggieNetwork com Information about our AggieNetwork com Hosting program is available hosting aggienetwork com If you are looking for more resources to further your WordPress knowledge check out the WordPress org wrebsite There you will find technical support and new resources like plugins which are a fantastic way to add extra functionality to your site without having to modify your theme files The Plugin Directory has over 33 000 different plugins
18. your content If you are a more experienced user this can be helpful but if you are not familiar with how to use HTML tags you don t need to worry about this feature When creating a new Page or Post the first thing to do is enter in your title in the top entry field where it says Enter title here After moving the cursor down to the editor a new Permalinkis created for your page Permalinks are the permanent URL s to your individual Posts Pages and Categories etc Though not usually necessary you can manually edit your permalink by clicking the actual permalink the part after the domain name with the yellow background or by licking the Editbutton next to it Once you ve modified it click Okto save or Cance to cancel your changes Clicking the Toolbar Toggle button will show or hide a second line of formatting buttons which gives you extra functionality The editor buttons perform the following functions Add Media Used to upload and insert media such as images audio video 9 Add Media or documents B Bold Bold text I Italic italicize text Strikethrough Add a strikethrough to your text Bulleted List Create an unordered bullet point list AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 15 Numbered List Create an Ordered numbered list Blockquote Used as a way of showing a quote How this looks will be entirely dependent on the Theme that your site is currently using E Horizontal Line
19. 4 ES Code Used for indicating a piece of code more Inserts the More tag into your Page Most blogs only display a small excerpt of a Post and you are required to click the Post tile or a Read link to continue reading the rest of the article When you insert a More tag into your Post everything prior to the tag is considered as this excerpt Most times you d only use this button when you are creating a blog Post rather than a Page more x Distraction Free Writing Clicking this button will enlarge the editor so that it ills the browser window Clicking the But full screenlink at the top of the screen will reduce it back to its original size close tags ClaseTags Used to close open tags If for example you clicked both the Bold and Italic buttons to insert their opening tags clicking the Close tags button will insert both of the matching closing tags in the correct order 49 20 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Changing your Post Format A Post Format is Meta information that can be used within a Theme to style or customize the presentation of a Post The Past Formatsfeature provides a standardized list of formats that are available to all themes that support the feature There is no requirement for Themes to support every format on the list and new formats cannot be introduced by themes or even plugins If your Theme supports Post Formats you can choose how each Post looks by selecting Post Fo
20. Clicking this will hide the menu and simply display their icons instead Click the small arrow icon again to expand the menu Occasionally when you install a plugin they will have their own configuration or setup pages The location of these will be entirely dependent on the individual plugin but most times these pages will either appear within the Toolssection the Settings section or in a completely new menu section at the bottom of the menu Toolbar The WordPress Toolbar is a way of easily accessing some of the most common WordPress features When you are logged into your WordPress dashboard and you visit your website you will see the Toolbar running across the top of your site This bar only appears if you are currently logged into your WordPress site which means that it won t be visible to your everyday site visitors If you are not logged in the Toolbar won t be displayed GQ 6 Aggicnetwork com Hosting User Manual Sample Aggie Club o d Hello e The Toofbarallows you to quickly access the following commonly used features Visit AggieNetwork com Hosting support the current version of this help guide and other resources AggieNetwork com Display your site Dashboard and other commonly used menu options that allow you to update your site Themes Widgets Menus and depending on your theme Background and Header Add a new Post Media Page or User Edit the current Page o
21. Network com Hosting User Manual Editing Existing Content To edit an existing page simply click on the relevant Page Post title when viewing your list of Pages or Posts Alternatively click on the Eaftlink that appears beneath the title when hovering your cursor over each row Hato weit aaa tect Wee uh The screen that appears will be exactly the same as the Add New Page Add New Postscreen only with the existing content displayed When you ve finished editing your Page Post click the Updatebutton AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 47 Deleting Content If you wish to delete one of your Pages or Posts click on the T ashlink that appears beneath the title when hovering your cursor over each row This will move the Page Post to the Trash Eg Posts Bukactons To delete the Page Post permanently or to restore the Page Post click the 7rashlink at the top ofthe screen When the cursor is hovering over each item in the Trash the Restoreand Delete Permanentiylinks appear Click Delete Permanentiy to permanently remove a single Page or Post Clicking Restore will restore the Page or Post 4 48 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Posts ED enm Queer 1 0 tea single Page or Posi nawr um iT ifi delete olitemsin tow restore the Page or Post the trash diek the gman es Net
22. The Add Plugins page will display a list of the current featured plugins from the WordPress org Plugin Directory You can use the links at the top of the page to filter the results to see Featured plugins Popular plugins or a list of the plugins that you have marked as Favorite within the WordPress org Plugin Directory If you click the Favoriteslink you will need to enter in your WordPress org username and then click the Get Favoritesbutton so that it can retrieve your list You can also click the Search Pluginsinput field and enter text to search for a specific plugin retos ares Vou may azemstey neta une rt Wess Pur Direciny Theme Check WordPress com ET seme button te inaral the plugin diee asc up 26583 dle Copain yur WP Super Cache bbPress Weit To view more information about a particular plugin click the thumbnail image the title or the More Details link A pop up window will display more information about the plugin such as the plugin Version Autharand the date it was Last Updated You can also read the full plugin description installation notes view screenshots and read any reviews that have been left AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 91 Jetpack by WordPress com ei Hei ads owe ters soie After clicking the nstal Nowbutton the plugin will be automatically dow
23. TheAssociation OF FORMER STUDENTS TEXAS A amp M UNIVERSITY AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual WordPress 4 3 August 2015 hosting AggieNetwork com Oe ation OF FORMER STUDENTS TEXAS A amp M UNIVERSITY AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual WordPress 4 3 August 2015 This guide is a licensed and customized version of Anthony Hortin s Easy WP Guide for WordPress 4 3 The text of the manual has been edited by the Web Team at The Association of Former Students to aid with your understanding of the WordPress content management system behind your AggieNetwork com website This guide also covers how to use many of the extra features included with your AggieNetwork com Hosting Account If you feel this document is missing information or needs more detail please email the Web Team weby 4ggieNetwork cor with your suggestions and requests we will help AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual WordPress 4 3 Portions written by Anthony Hortin Portions written and edited by Evan McClintock Copyright 2015 Anthony Used under license Copyright 2015 The Association of Former Students of Texas A amp M University All rights reserved Table of Contents Table of Contents Welcome to AggieNetwark com Hosting Requesting an Account Vanity Domains Introducing WordPress Dashboard Menu Options Dashboard Posts Media Pages Appearance Posts versus Pages Pos
24. ad the plugin will automatically update while you remain on the pluginspage If you have plugins that have been deactivated because you are no longer using them itis always good practice to remove them from your site You can do this by clicking the Deletelink underneath the plugin name AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 89 Plugins lk the dd Nen button to search ordPress Plugin Directory and ill new pags Tei meron Meet nale Moa wein 25 atr doeet acu y Baia Ya plagin hasa nawerverson M i sb massage vil be displayed omplng you to update it rebates fne plugn your cte icto Do Meere nso hom on th cing one Nos To deactivate an active plugin ck Preinstalled Plugins On the nstalled Pluginspage there is Must Uselink That page contains a list of plugins that The Association of Former Students manages and updates for you These plugins are installed of our WordPress sites You able to change the options for some of these plugins in Settings However you are unable to override or disable these plugins The Association will occasionally install new plugins to your site through this list 4 90 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Adding a New Plugin To add a new plugin click on the Add Aewlink in the left hand navigation menu or the Add New button at the top of the page
25. ak see fore Vili what rig Mew tie Senso como a pumte E regasin prian on e pwm SESS them to the Post kenne he Categoryname to the Post IF you would like to create a new Category and assign it to the Post at the same time click the Add New Categorylink Two fields will then appear Type the name of the Category that you wish to add into the empty input field If you wish the new Category to have a Parent select it from the Parent Category dropdown list Click the Add New Category button when done to create the Category and automatically assign it to the Post 4 56 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Tags Tags are ad hoc keywords that identify important information in your post names subjects etc that may or may not recur in other posts Unlike Categories Tags have no hierarchy meaning there is no relationship from one Tag to another Pages cannot be assigned Tags and cannot be associated with Categories You can only associate Tags and Categories to Posts Like Categories there are two ways to add Post Tags They can be added while adding or editing your Post or they can be added via the Tagsmenu option Adding Tags while editing your Post will automatically assign those Tags to your Post Adding Tags using the Tagsmenu option will simply add them to the list of available Tags When you click on the 7agsmenu option you will be shown a list of Tags that
26. al Editor and the Text editor The Text view will enable you to view the HTML code that makes your content if you are more experienced user this can be helpful but if youare not familiar with how to use HTML tags you don t need to worry about this feature Switching to the Text Editor At the top of the editor there are two tabs Visua and Text view between 7 These switch the editor the Visual Editor and the HTML editor The Text view allows you to view and edit the HTML code that makes up your content For more experienced users this view is helpful If you a more experienced user this can be helpful but if you are not familiar with how to use HTML tags you don t need to worry about this feature The Text editor is much like the Visual Editor only not as intuitive The numerous formatting buttons provide you with basic HTML formatting capabilities when editing your Page or Post content Sor Add New Page This is a Page Title p Er rer Cp oer gt ese mA beo e 4 18 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual The buttons work in two ways Clicking a button without highlighting any text first will simply insert the opening HTML tag relevant for that button As an example clicking the Boldbutton will insert the lt strong gt HTML tag into your text Clicking the Bo dbutton again will close the tag by inserting the clo
27. are displayed in the Selectioninput fields You can also manually enter the dimensions of the selection box in pixels by entering values into these two fields Once your selection box is adjusted simply click the Crap button just above the image to crop the image to this new size By selecting one of the options in the Thumbnail Settings panel you have the option to apply your changes to All image sizes just the Thumbnailimage or All sizes except Thumbnail Click the Savebutton to save your changes Click the Update button to return to the main Media Library page If you wish to revert back to your original image click the Eaft image button again to return to the image editor A new Restore Original magelinkis displayed just below the Scale Imagelink Click the Restore Original Imagelink and then click the Restore image button to discard your changes and restore your original image 70 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Edit Media aes BigHero6 Deleting a File from the Media Library To delete a file from the Media Library when using the Grid View first click an image to view the File Properties then click on the Delete Permanentlylink that appears in the popup window To delete a file from the Media Library when using the List View click on the Delete Permanently link that appears beneath the file name when hovering your cursor over each row After you click the Delete Permanentiylink in either view get a confir
28. are for that particular type L tased on the Roles ing the cursor over each row you various options you When hovering your cursor over each row in the list of Users name appear beneath the user Edit Allows you to edit the user profile Delete Allows the User to be deleted This ik won t be available for your own profile User can have one of five defined roles as set by the site admin Administrator Editor Author Contributor or Subscriber Administrator a user with access to all the administration features Editor a user with the ability to publish and manage posts and other users posts also Author a user who can publish and manage their own posts Contributor a user who can write and manage their posts but can t publish them 94 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Subscriber a user with no writing privileges who can only adjust their profile When your site is first setup the Web Team sends you to credentials to access the main site administrator account with all capabilities The user name is the exact same as your assigned domain or e mail e sampleclub for sampleclubAggieNetwork com or sampleclub AggieNetwork com Adding a New User To add a new user click on the Add Newlink in the left hand navigation menu or the Add New button at the top of the page EI om Add New User yarious fields for the new
29. ay your main Dashboard homepage In the top left of your Dashboard you will see some brief stats on the number of Posts and Pages Posts This is where you can create a new Blog Post You can also update your Categories and Post Tags Media This is where all your uploaded images documents or files are stored You can browse through your Media library and also edit and update the files Pages This is where you create and maintain all your Pages Appearance This menu is where you control how your site looks You can choose a new Theme manage your site Widgets or Menus and even edit your site theme files AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 5 Plugins Plugins extend and expand the functionality of WordPress You can add or delete plugins within here and also activate or deactivate them Users This screen lists all the existing users for your site Depending on your Role you can also add new users and also manage their Roles Tools This section gives you access to various convenient tools You can also import data to your WordPress site or export all your WordPress data to a file Settings This is where most of your site is configured Among other things it allows you to configure your site name and URL where your Posts appear and numerous other settings Most times once your site is setup there is no need to change any of the settings within this section At the bottom of the menu you will see a link called Collapse menu
30. bsite In most cases you will find that the content in the About us page doesn t change all that frequently Now you might be thinking but don t need a blog This might be true but you can also use the blog concept if you have a site where you need to display your latest news or even just club lass constituent network updates Basically any information that gets updated on a semi regular basis can benefit from the blog functionality Whether that s a traditional blog your affiliate organization s latest news or even just your own personal updates Posts After clicking on the Postsmenu option you will be shown a list of Posts that your site contains Among the information displayed is the Post ttle the Author Categories Tags and either the Date Published Date Scheduled or the Date the Post was Last Modified The Posts screen will look similar to the screen on the next page AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 9 49 Posts qm cere erst aes rer UU AUN apro mes US pce At the top of the page you can view how many Posts in total you have in your WordPress site how many are Published Scheduled Sticky Pending in Draft or in the Trash When hovering your cursor over each row a few links will appear beneath the Post title Edit Will allow you to edit your Post This is the same as clicking on the Post title Quick Edit Allows you to edit basic Pos
31. counter clockwise Rotate the image 90 counter clockwise AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 69 Rotate clockwise Rotate th 90 clockwise B Flip vertically Flip the image vertically d Flip horizontally Flip the image horizontally Undo Undo the last change Redo Redo the last change To scale your image to a new size simply enter the widthor hejghtdimensions in the appropriate field and click the Scafebutton For best results scaling should be done before performing any other operations like cropping flipping or rotating the image It is important to note that images only be scaled down not up After entering one scale value the other value will change automatically so as to keep the image in proportion The original image dimensions are displayed just above the input fields for your reference There are several ways to crop your image The easiest is to simply click on the image and drag the selection box to the appropriate size If you wish your image cropped to a specific ratio enter the values in the Aspect Ratioinput fields e g 1 1 square 4 3 16 9 etc You can then hold down the shift keyand drag one of the edges of your selection to enlarge or reduce the size while keeping this aspect ratio locked If there is already a selection made specifying the aspect ratio will automatically change the selection to match it Whenever the selection box is adjusted the dimensions
32. cting your images click the Create a new gallery button at the bottom of the popup window The window will change so that only the selected images are shown ne Edit Gallery All the images that appear will be used within your Image Gallery To reorder the images simply dick on an image and drag it to its new position If you wish to add captions to your images click the Caption this image text below each image and then type in your caption Alternatively click each image and then update the Title Caption Alt Text and Description on the right hand side of the popup window You can also include basic HTML such as links in your captions If you decide you no longer want a certain image to appear in your gallery click the small x that appears in the top right corner of the image 49 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Since the built in gallery is quite simple there are not that many options to choose from when setting it up Link to This sets what happens when the thumbnail image is clicked Selecting Media Filewill open the full size image directly in your browser window Selecting Attachment Pagewill open the image within one of your WordPress formatted pages Columns Specifies the number of columns to use when displaying your thumbnail images Ultimately this will be dependent on your Theme and how wide your page is IF you find the gallery isn t displaying properly after changing this number
33. d plugins WordPress powers a staggering amount of websites In fact it powers 23 of the entire web 2 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Login Before you can make any changes to your site you first must log in The login for your site is typically found at the following URL https sampleclub AggieNetwork com wp admin Obviously replace sampleclub AggieNetwork com with your assigned domain name The initial Administrator account for your account is usually the same as your assigned e mail or domain i e sampleclub for sampleclubAggieNetwork com or sampleclub AggieNetwork com Sample Aggie Club AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 3 49 Dashboard Once you ve logged in the WordPress Dashboard appears This is your main administration homepage At the very top of your Dashboard and across every page you will see the name of your site in the header area In the example screenshot below and throughout this documentation the site name is Sample Aggie Club and its administrator is Joe Aggie This is also hyperlinked to your site s homepage You will also see the either the name or username of the person who is currently logged in e g Joe Aggie jaggie90 Move your cursor over your to reveal the Lag Outlink and also a link to edit your Profile When anew or updated feature is introduced into WordPress you will see a New Feature Pointer The purpose of this pointer is to bring to your attenti
34. dea to keep this different from your Username Contact Info E mail required All users are required to list an email address in their respective Profiles The email address must be unique to each user Your site will use this address to notify you for administrative purposes Only other registered users of your site will have access to this email address Website Enter your personal website or blog address if you have one AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 99 About Yourself Biographical Info Enter a short description or profile of yourself here Depending on your theme this optional information may be displayed when creating new Posts New Password Enter your new password Leaving this input field and the Repeat New Passwordfield blank will retain your current password Repeat New Password Enter your new password a second time to confirm it Strength Indicator This indicates if the password you entered is Very Weak Weak Medium or Strong displayed in green The stronger the password the more secure your login Hint The password should be at least seven characters long make it stronger use upper and lower case letters numbers and symbols If you have left your account logged in at a public computer or you have lost your phone you may click the Log Out of All Other Sessions button to log out of everywhere except for your current browser Aggienetwork com Hostin
35. e hovering over the correct area After making updates to your menu items click the Save Menubutton at the top or bottom of the screen Adding a New Menu Item By default only the Pages Links and Categories panels are shown If you wish to add Posts Tags Post Formats as menu items you simply use the Screen Optionstab at the top right of the screen to enable these panels as well To add a new Page as menu item tick the checkboxes in the Pagespanel next to each of the Pages that you wish to add You can select one Page at a time or multiple After selecting your Pages click the Add to Menubutton The new menu items will append to the bottom of the current list of menu items The menu item name will default to the Page name To change this simply click on the down arrow next to the menu item name to view the options panel and then update the Navigation Labelto your preferred name After making your updates click the Save Menubutton at the top or bottom of the screen The steps to add a Post Post Format Category a menu item are exactly the same as adding a Page 4 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Sample age elt Menus Manage Locations Menu Structure To change the order that the menu options appear in simply place your cursor over the title area of the menu item you wish to move When the cursor changes to a four pointed arrow click and drag the menu item to its n
36. e label that will display within the actual menu on your website Title Attribute This is the tooltip that appears when the mouse cursor hovers over the menu item Open link in a new window tab Hidden by default You can set the menu item to open in the same window or tab which is the default or in a new window or tab This option is made visible by ticking the Link Targetoption on the Screen Options panel CSS Classes Hidden by default Optional CSS Classes to add to this menu item This option is made visible by ticking the CSS Classesoption on the Screen Options panel AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 83 Link Relationship Hidden by default Allows for the generation of attributes so you can show how you are related to the authors owners of site to which you are linking This option is made visible by ticking the Link Relationship XFIV option on the Screen Options panel Description Hidden by default The description for the link This may or may not appear depending on the theme This option is made visible by ticking the Description option on the Screen Options panel Each menu item can be moved to a new location in the menu hierarchy either by using the links underneath the Navigation Labelinput field or by on the title area of the menu item and dragging n dropping the menu to new location If you choose to drag and drop your menu items the cursor will tum into a four pointed arrow when you ar
37. e left and right i e justify Text color Use to change the color of text Paste as text Copying and pasting text from other sites or word processors sometimes leaves the text formatted differently to what you were expecting The reason for this is that quite often the HTML tags codes that formatted the original text are pasted along with the text itself To avoid this Paste as Text will strip all these formatting and HTML tags The Paste as Text option acts like a toggle staying on until you turn it off by clicking the button again or until you save your page content Clear formatting Use this to remove all the formatting e g Bold Underline text color etc from the highlighted text Special character Used to insert special characters not easily accessible via the keyboard e g X X etc Decrease indent Removes one level of indenting Increase indent indents text by one level Undo Undo your last action Redo Redo your last action Keyboard shortcuts Switches the editor view between the Visual Edit and the Text editor The Text view will enable you to view the HTML code that makes up your content If you are a more experienced user this can be helpful but if you are not familiar with how to use HTML tags you don t need to worry about this feature AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 17 49 Visual Text Visual Text Switches the editor view between the Visu
38. e the selected items to the Trash You can also filter the pages that are displayed using the dropdown list and the Fiterbutton 49 12 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Adding your Site Content Adding content to your site is an easy process no matter whether you are creating a Post or a Page The procedure for both is almost identical Apart from how they display on your site which was described earlier the other main difference is that Posts allow you to associate Categories and Tags whereas Pages don t What s the difference between categories and tags Normally Tags are ad hoc keywords that identify important information in your Post names subjects etc that may or may not recur in other Posts while Categories are pre determined sections If you think of your site ike a book the Categories are like the Table of Contents and the Tags are like the terms in the index Adding a New Page To add a new Page hover your cursor over the Pagesmenu option in the left hand navigation menu and in the fly out menu click the Add Newlink Alternatively click the Pagesmenu option and then click Add Newlink underneath or the Add Mewbutton at the top of the page You will be presented with a page similar to the image below LLL Add New Page Enter title here po ees AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 13 Adding a New Post To add a new Post hover over the Postsmenu op
39. eas of your theme that support widgets are commonly called Sidebars they quite often are located in the left or right hand column they can be also located anywhere within your site The location of sidebars vary by theme Many themes have sidebars in the footer area There are numerous widgets available by default which allow you to add extra content to your site such as Categories Custom Menus and search just to name a few New Widgets are able to be installed via plugins The extra functionality each plugin s widget will also vary The Association of Former Students has provided Widgets that display various newsfeeds of AggieNetwork com and Texas A amp M Today You can use these widgets to provide your site s visitors with the latest news from both The Association of Former Students and Texas A amp M University 4 78 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 8 Serpe atecub Mere jee i d valable Widgets he Acie gets seco k Sores a any Chek the ve your changes ikk the Dele ink co delete the rom the sidebar Ckck the AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 79 The Available Widgetssection contains all the widgets you may choose from To populate one of your Sidebars drag and drop a widget to the desired location Once the Widget is dragged to a Sidebar the widget will open up to allow you to configure its settings Click the Savebu
40. ed Aggie themes you may restore the theme s Aggie color preset Go to the Themes screen click the Activate button underneath the theme you wish to reset and then click the Restore Aggie Style button found in the Appearance menu The original Aggie colors will be restored to that theme AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 73 4 Previewing and Customizing your Theme In addition to previewing a theme you can update various theme settings all while previewing your changes live The options that you are able to change vary depending on the theme For the currently active theme clicking the Customize button allows you to update various settings while also previewing those changes Until you click the Save amp Publish button only the theme preview window is updated not the theme on your live site For all other installed themes that are not currently active click the Live Previewbutton to preview the theme update its settings and activate the theme Until you click the Save amp Activatebutton only the theme preview window is updated not the theme for the live site je Club e 74 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Adding a new Theme You can add new themes to your site without leaving the WordPress Dashboard At the top of the Themesscreen there is an Add Newbutton Click this button to search and add new themes into your site After clicking the Add Mewbutton you will be shown the Add Themesscreen It sh
41. eft hand navigation menu Once a plugin has been added to your site it needs to be turned on To do this click the Activate link to activate it Depending on the plugin you might also find that there are settings that need to be configured Activated plugins will be displayed with a different colored background within your list of plugins They will also be highlighted with a blue vertical bar down the left side of the row If an activated plugin also has an updated version available the background color will change and the vertical bar will be red If any of your installed plugins have available updates a small number representing the number of plugins with updates will appear next to the Aluginsmenu option A message will also be displayed just below the plugin s name and description if it has an update There will also be a link which will allow you to view the details for the new version and another link for updating a plugin Itis also recommended to check that the plugin and your site still works as expected once it has been updated Prior to updating a plugin itis wise to verify that the plugin functionality has not changed significantly so as to adversely affect your site Itis also recommended to check that the plugin and your site still work as expected once it has been updated In WordPress 4 2 when you click the update nowlink for a plugin that has an update you will no longer be taken to the Updatespage Inste
42. estrnge new mor 1o teak out nw ite and new ciam ly where m T On carrying outinocordence th wath commas nene Baen to aesan Eto peers mr AMMEN ce nae anions caters shut Codex sommerss Content css aca edge COSE embeds sacer c atures scc gallery html image jetpack layout tes ss markup Post Formats ase shortcode sansara template title vao automaticaly othe Pos 4 60 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Media Library The Media Library is where you can find all the files that you ve uploaded In WordPress there are two different types of views you can select from when viewing your media library You can click the List Viewicon to display your images in a list similar to how they ve been displayed in previous versions of WordPress or you can click the Grid Viewicon to view your images in the new Grid layout View ages for each of your media files The The Grid View will display a grid of thumbnail employs infinite scrolling rather than displaying your images over multiple pages To view more images simply scroll to the bottom of the page and more thumbnails are automatically loaded Media Library new 8 Ae z mm Mie HB cm 2 ae AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 61 The List View will displa
43. ew location Depending on how your menu is configured within your theme itis even possible to create the multi level hierarchy required for dropdown menus After moving your menu items around don t forget to click the Save Menubutton at the top or bottom ofthe screen to save your changes Adding a Custom Link Menu Item Use the Links panel to add a custom link to your menu such as a link to an external website Simply type the website URL in the LRZ field and the menu name in the Link Textfield Click the Add to Menubutton when done Use the same steps outlined previously to adjust the order of the menu item and click the Save Menubutton at the top or bottom of the screen to save your changes AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual B5 dacs in menuitem by Ine None Short a eth Men utto tad your men Menu structure Aer making up ciek the Se Tae Wort Deleting a Menu Item To delete a menu item click on the down arrow next to the menu item name to view the options panel for that item and then click the Removelink After making your updates click the Save Menubutton at the top or bottom of the screen Managing Menu Locations After you create a menu you also need to tell WordPress where to use it This is where the Manage Locationstab on the Menus page comes in After clicking the Manage Locationstab on the Menuspage you will be shown a page similar to below with a list of the variou
44. from your Media Library When you click on an image in your Page or Post as well as the alignment edit and delete icons mentioned above the image also displays resizing handles These are the small squares you see around the edge of the image To resize your image simply click and drag one of the corner resize handles As with any image editing software though if you try to enlarge a small image it will tend to get quite pixelated It is always best to insert a large image and then resize down AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 29 49 After clicking the Edit mageicon the pop up window on the following page will appear 4 30 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Image Details The Image Details pop up window allows you to edit the various image and link properties Caption Displayed underneath the image as a short description How this displays depends on the active WordPress theme You may also include basic HTML in your captions Alternative Text Displayed when the browser cannot load the image It is also used by screen readers for visually impaired users so itis important to fill out this field with a description of the image To a small degree it also plays a part in your website Search Engine Optimization SEO Since search engines cannot read images they rely on the Alt Text Align Allows you to select how you would like the image aligned They can be e
45. g User Manual Tools The Toolsmenu provides some handy administration tools Most of the time though they are used when setting up or configuring your WordPress site and so as such they won t be covered here in great detail Available Tools The Available Toolsmenu option gives you access to two different tools The Press This bookmarklet and the Categories and Tags Converter Press Thisis a little browser app that allows you to grab bits of the web and easily create new posts Categories and Tags Converteris a tool for converting Categoriesto Tagsor vice versa Press This Press Thisis a bookmarklet a little app that runs in your browser that lets you grab bits of the web It provides you with a handy shortcut within your browser to creating new Posts Simply Drag and drop the Press Thislink to your browser s bookmarks bar or right click it and add it to your browser favorites for a posting shortcut Categories and Tags Converter The Categories and Tags Converteris a tool to convert existing Categories to Tags or Tags to Categories Before it can be used it must be installed via the mportmenu option Import The mportoption provides you with various tools for importing content from other blogging systems You can import content from Blogger LiveJournal Moveable Type TypePad and Tumblr You can also import content from Blogrolls that use the Format posts from an RSS feed or content from other WordPress sites To import content
46. have already been added along with some blank fields that allow you to add a new Tag A list of popular Tags is also displayed in cloud format That is the Tags are displayed in alphabetical order and the more often a Tag has been used the larger the font itis displayed in AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 57 49 ng 1 fmm cw Coder comments Nee content Gs on edge adda mew Tag by fing in the Nome pions E pr wil show you various options you fan perform Afer iting inal he fide 0 damore ses pont E 58 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Sup To add a new Tag fillin the blank fields and then click the Add Mew Tagbutton Name The name is how it appears on your site Slug The Slug is the URL friendly version of the name It is usually all lowercase and contains only letters numbers and hyphens Description The description is not prominent by default however some themes may display it Once you add a new Tag it will appear in the list of Tags on the right side of the screen When hovering your cursor over each row in the list of Tags a few links will appear beneath the Tag name Edit Allows you to edit the Tag properties such as Name Slug and Description Quick Edit Allows you to quickly edit the Tag Name and Slug Delete Deletes the Tag permanently from the list of Tags After clicking Delete y
47. he file when you hover your cursor over it You can change how your playlist appears in your page by selecting which items you wish to appear When inserting an audio playlist you have the following display settings Show Tracklist Ticking this checkbox will show a list of all the audio files within your playlist Show Artist Name in Tracklist each track name yg this checkbox will show the artists name next to 49 38 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Show Images Ticking this checkbox will show any associated audio file images like album cover art When inserting a video playlist you have the following display settings Show Video List Ticking this checkbox will show a list of all the video files within your playlist Show Images icking this checkbox will show any associated video file images Inserting Video Audio or Other File Type The procedure for inserting any other type of file PDF DOCX DOC XLS etc into your Page Post is the same as you would insert an image Simply click the Aad Media button 8 Add Media Once the relevant popup window displays perform the same steps to upload your file to your site and to insert it into your Page or Post When inserting video or audio files you can select Embed Media Playerfrom the Embed or Link dropdown list in the Insert Media popup window to use the new audio and video players that are now built into WordPress Supported audio video for
48. here even after new posts are published Password Protected allows you to assign a password to your page Only people who have the password will be able to access the page Private hides the content from the public completely Normal users and visitors will not be aware of private content You will only see the private content when you are logged into your WordPress blog By default when you click the Publish button your Page Post is published immediately To change this click the Editlink just to the right of Publish immediately within the Publish panel You can then select the date and time that you want your Page Post to be published You must also click the Publii button when you have updated the date and time fields to publish at the desired date and time 49 52 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Categories You can use categories to define sections of your site and group related posts The default category is Uncategorized but this can be easily changed in your Settings Pages cannot be associated with Categories You can only associate Categories to Posts There are two ways to add Categories They can be added while adding or editing your Post or they can be added via the Categoriesmenu option Adding Categories while editing your Post will automatically assign those Categories to your Post Adding Categories using the Categories menu option will simply add them to the list of available Categories When you clic
49. ile uploader If you wish to edit the file properties click the Eaftlink next to the file Upload New Media IF you click the Add Newbutton when you are viewing the Media Library in the Grid View you can drag your images to anywhere on the screen Your file s will be automatically uploaded 4 6 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Once your images or files are uploaded they are displayed below the file uploader with the rest Media Library sevice HB 4 When uploading files you can also click the Select Files button and then select the files you wish to upload using the dialog window that is displayed Editing the File Properties If you are viewing your files using the Grid View simply click on one of your media files and you will be presented with a pop up window that displays the relevant properties for that particular file After updating each field your changes will be automatically saved You can use the arrow buttons at the top of the pop up window to navigate to the previous or next image Click the x in the top right of the pop up window to return to the media Grid View AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 65 Attachment Details x To edit the properties of an existing file when using the List View within the Media Library hover the cursor over the particular row that contains the file you wish to edit and click the Editlink Alternat
50. ing content n this manner as opposed to using the embed shortcode mentioned on the next page your URL will change to shaw a preview of that content For example when embedding a video from YouTube after pasting in the URL to the editor it will magically change to show the actual video content right there in the editor succede than en reve Space tht Anal tentis These are he voyager of tho starship Enter misson to explore range new worlds o seek out newe and nev lations te body p where no Embedding your link using this shortcode does not requ format for using the shortcode is embed width 123 height 456 URL embed AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 41 WordPress can automatically embed content from the following sites Animoto Mixcloud e cColegeumor Photobucket Twitter DailyMotion Polldaddy Vimeo Hidr Smibd Vine Hu SlideShare YouTubelonly public meu SmugMug and unlisted videos Instagram SoundCoud and playlists Kickstarter Information about embedding Google Calendar maps using Google Maps is discussed later in this guide under the Google Account section of this User Manual 4 42 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Adding HTML Links HTML links allow your site visitors to easily navigate around your site They are also used when you want to
51. ing the Edit Original button allows you to perform some simple manipulation with your uploaded image You can rotate and flip your image as well as scale and crop it to different sizes If you wish to replace the image entirely click the Replace button and you will be shown your Media Library where you can select a new image Once you have updated the image properties click the Update button to save your changes Alternatively click the small x in the top right of the pop up window to close the pop up without saving any changes Setting a Featured Image Some themes allow you to specify a Featured Image for your Page and Post A Featured Image often called a Post Page Thumbnail is usually some sort of image that is representative for that particular Page or Post How these images are displayed is dependent entirely on the Theme that is currently in use If your Theme allows you to set a Featured Image the following Featured magepanel will be displayed when you are editing your Page or Post If Featured Images can t be set then this panel won t be displayed cannet be Thiais Wor ofany ane an oF even faut mage reupef men Iia teer process whieh marking crrying atin Setting your featured image is very similar to adding an image into your Page or Post After licking the Set featured imagelink a popup window will display that looks similar to the one that displays when you add an image to y
52. ishing Content Once you ve added all your content to your Page or Post you haue the option of Saving the Page asa Draft or Publishing the page Clicking the Save Draftbutton will simply save your Page Post This is handy if you would like to come back at a later date to add more content or if you are simply not ready to publish yet Edit Post Spaceflight 1 pv The skyt the rit only for thosewho ren fae to iyt ower the fal frentier arethevoyagss of Me een RON E ated Clicking the Publish button will save your Page Post and publish it on your website Clicking the Previewbutton will show you a preview of the current Page Post There are also several options available when saving By default the Statusis set to Draft but this can be changed by clicking the dftlink just to the right of Status within the Publish panel Pending Review means the draft is waiting for review by an editor prior to publication Draft means the post has not been published and remains a draft for you AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 51 You can also change the visibility of the Page by clicking the Eaitlink just to the right of Visibility within the Publish panel Public is the default and means the page is viewable to all There is also an option to make the Post sticky Sticky posts are placed at the top of all blog posts and stay t
53. ither Left Center or Rightaligned Setting alignment to Nonewill remove the other alignment settings How this affects your image depends on the active WordPress theme in use Size Selecta specific size from the dropdown list or select Custom Size and then enter the Width and Height in pixels in the input fields that appear Link To Select where you would like to link your image to from the dropdown list You have the choice of linking to the image attachment page by selecting Attachment Page or you can link to the full size image by selecting Media File You can also link to any URL by selecting Custom URL When you do this a new field will appear that allows you to enter in the custom URL You can also choose not to link to anything by selecting None AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 31 Image Title Attribute Displayed as a tooltip when the mouse cursor hovers over the image inthe browser Image CSS Class By default WordPress will assign several CSS Classes to your image If for some reason there are other CSS Classes that you wish to assign to your image then you can add them into this input field Link Rel Describes the relationship from the current document to the specified link More information on the rel HTML attribute can be found on Wikipedia Link CSS Class If there is a specific CSS Class that needs to be set on the HTML link then you can add it into this input field Click
54. ively you can also click the file title or the thumbnail image Clicking the Editlink next to the file after it is just been uploaded will also allow you to edit its properties After clicking Edit the relevant properties for that particular media file are displayed including the title URL filename file type and in the case of an image the file dimensions When editing the file properties the Alternative Textfield will only be displayed for images e 66 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Edit Media BigHero6 swe Title Although the field isn t labelled the Titles the field at the very top of the page The Title is displayed as a tooltip when the mouse cursor hovers over the image in the browser Caption is displayed underneath the image as a short description How this displays will be dependent on the WordPress theme in use at the time You can also include basic HTML in your captions Alternative Text This field is only displayed for image files The Alternative Textis displayed when the browser can t render the image It is also used by screen readers for visually impaired users Description This content is displayed on the file s attachment page AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 67 49 Metadata Artist This field is only displayed for audio files It allows you to specify the recording artist Metadata Album This field is only disp
55. k on the Categariesmenu option you will be shown a list of Categories that have already been added along with some blank fields that allow you to add new Category AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 53 49 Categorles To add a new Category fill in the blank fields and then click the Add New Categorybutton Name The name is how it appears on your site Slug The Slug is the URL friendly version of the name itis usually all lowercase and contains only letters numbers and hyphens Parent Categories unlike tags can have a hierarchy You might have Car category and under that have children categories for Ford General Motors and Toyota Totally optional To create a subcategory just choose another category from the Parent dropdown 4 54 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Description The description is not prominent by default however some themes may display it Once you add a new Category it will appear in the list of Categories on the right side of the screen When hovering your cursor over each row in the list of Categories a few links will appear beneath the Category name Edit Allows you to edit the Category properties such as Name Slug Parent and Description Quick Edit Allows you to quickly edit the Category Name and Slug Delete Deletes the Category permanently from the list of Categories After clicking Delete you will be prompted to
56. l take you back to the previous screen that allows you to select or deselect your images 4 28 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual When you are editing your Post Page if you wish to insert an image that you uploaded earlier as opposed to uploading a new image click the Add Media button again Once the popup window displays click the Media Librarylink at the top of the popup window rather than dragging a new file into the upload window All your previously uploaded images will be displayed with the most recent ones shown first Select the image s that you wish to insert into your Page or Post and then simply click the nsert into postbutton or if you are editing a Page this button will say nsert into page As mentioned earlier you can also click the df link at the bottom of the window if you wish to change the order the images are inserted Edit or Delete an Image There are various options available for adjusting the layout of inserted images After clicking on an image that has already been inserted into your Page or Post a small toolbar youcan will appear over the image By selecting one of the alignment buttons change the alignment of the inserted image Clicking the edit icon allows you to edit the image properties Clicking the delete icon will delete the image from your content It will only remove the image from your Page or Post it will not delete the image
57. layed for audio files It allows you to specify the album to which the audio file belongs to Once the file properties are updated click the Update button to save your changes Editing an Image WordPress has a basic image editing tool that allows you to perform some simple manipulation with your uploaded images You are able to rotate and flip your images and also scale them and crop them to different sizes When editing the file properties of an image as opposed to other file types like documents or PDFs click the Edit image button that appears just below the image to show the image editing tools If you click the Edit magebutton while using the Grid View the image editing tools will appear in the pop up window Attachment Details mumsna serras 49 68 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual If you click the Edit magebutton while using the List View your page will look slightly different to the above Grid View In addition to the image editing tools you will also see the properties of the file such as the file size and dimensions You can also still update the Caption Alternative Text No matter what view you are using just above the image you will find the following image editing buttons Crop Click on the image and drag the selection box to the size that you wish the image cropped Click the Crop button to crop the image to the new size Rotate
58. licking on them To deselect an image click the tick in the top right corner of the image At the bottom of the window the number of ages currently selected will be displayed There are several options within this nsert Media window to help make it e into your Page or Post to add images AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 25 By default all previously uploaded images are shown starting with the most recent uploads IF you want to narrow this list down at the top of the window is a dropdown list that allows you to filter your displayed images by media items items Uploaded to this post or just Images Audio files or Videofiles There is also a Search field that allows you to search for specific images The properties of the currently highlighted image i e the image with the blue border will be shown on the right hand side of the Insert Media window These properties include the filename the date the file was uploaded and the image size Its at this point you can also change the image Title Caption Alt Textand Description for each image and also the Alignment Link and the Size at which the image is inserted Title is displayed as a tooltip when the mouse cursor hovers over the image in the browser Caption is displayed underneath the image as a short description How this displays will be dependent on the WordPress theme in use at the time You can also include basic HTML in your capti
59. list If you have a large number of pages within your site you can type the Page or Post name in the Search field to make it easier to find As you type the list will re populate based on matching results After selecting one of your existing pages the relevant details will be updated in the URLand Titfefields Click the Add Linkbutton to add your link Inserting Links to Media Files Adding a link to media files such as documents or PDF s is just as easy as adding a standard html link There are a couple of ways you can go about it Click the Add Media button 4 and then simply drag your file from wherever it is on your computer into the browser window Your file will be automatically uploaded Alternatively click the Select Fifesbutton and then select the file that you wish to upload using the dialog window that is displayed Once your file is uploaded your Media Library which contains all your previously uploaded files is displayed The file that you ve just uploaded will be automatically selected for easy insertion into your Page or Post AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual create Vs Patt Insert Media Sropdon The URL Update the Titfefor your file The 7itlewill be used for the text link when it is inserted into your content From the Link To dropdown list select Media File The field just below this will be automatically populated with the URL for the file Click
60. lo world Palen Y sene Publ iai Use the slider at the top of the page or click the Areviousand Nextbuttons to navigate through your various Post or Page revisions Content that has been deleted will be shaded red and content that has been added will be shaded green If there is content that is shaded dark red and or dark green those shades highlight specific content that was removed added If the paragraph or line is simply light red and or light green then the whole paragraph or line was affected by the change You can also compare two different revisions by clicking the Compare any two revisions checkbox at the top of the page 22 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual If you wish to restore a previous revision click the Restore This Revision button Da onis Compare Revisions of Hello world MURS px Tie ries iiri eo dE Ac ep E Eo Too fros Uis world have succeeded than encouraging people 2 fpem 5 EB AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 23 4 Adding Images and Other Media Adding images and other media files such as videos documents or PDFs is extremely easy wi WordPress All your images and files are stored in the Media Library Once they are uploaded into the Media Library itis a very simple matter to insert them into your Page or Post content In the case of files such as Word Documen
61. mation prompt Click the OKbutton to delete the file or click the Cance button to return to the Media Library AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 71 Appearance The various Appearance menus allow you to change how your site looks and behaves If your has been setup for you by a third party then it is more than likely that you won t need to change any of the settings in here Depending on the theme that your site is running you may find that you don t have all the menu options listed here or you may have a couple of different ones The reason for this is that a couple of the options under the Appearancesection are theme based For example the initial default theme The Box Plus allows you to customize options for how your theme displays Not all themes will have these option pages or if they do they may be under another menu entirely Selecting a Theme The overall appearance of a WordPress site is controlled by the Theme you choose The Association of Former Students has preinstalled five Aggie themes on all sites Twenty Fifteen Accent First The Box Plus and McKinley For most sites The Box Plus will be yout setup You also have the ability to dawnload a new theme purchase one or have one custom designed and built for your WordPress blog There are hundreds of places where themes may be downloaded for free or small fee The best place to find more WordPress themes is the official WordPress Themes Directory Clicking
62. mats include MP4 OGG WebM FLV WMV MP3 WAV and WMA files AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 39 Insert Media ied itn dati Meum d cron vea nage n Please make your filenames server friendly Ensure you name your file without spaces apostrophes slashes or other non alphanumeric characters like and 8 its Rename your file if it does before uploading To preserve readability some people replace spaces with an underscore or hyphen For instance My File Name txt becomes My_File_Name txtor My File Name bt Embedding a Video Image or Other Content Another way to add video or other content into your pages is through embedding A popular example of this is embedding a YouTube video into your page When you are embedding a file there is no need to upload the file to your site You are basically just creating a link to the file from within your own page WordPress is able to automatically embed files from a number of different services 49 40 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual To embed something into your Post or Page simply paste the URL into your content area The URL needs to be on its own line and not hyperlinked tte pp te iaonang micee who v Mage mes goisecomathoeustatu E si miso explore sua br riy pr When embedd
63. networkcom Google login screen will appear Google One account All of Google Sign in to continue to Gmail sempleclvb angiene work com mL Iso sean mm BMoorre IF this is your first time logging into the Google Account use the credentials provided in the initial account the Web Team sent you Click Sign In When you login for the first time you will be prompted with a license agreement to accept and you will be asked to change your password 108 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Google Calendar To add a calendar to your website you can use Google Calendar Go to https calendargooglecom and login to your AggieNetwork com Google Account For help with adding events to your calendar go to Attp txog h5 tytsb to read the Calendar Help Calendar Permissions By default your organization s Google Calendar is private You will need to make it public so you may embed the calendar into your WordPress site After you add events to your calendar hover over the calendar listed for your organization i e Sample Club and click Share this Calendar from the menu that appears Borc a pur Network com Hosting User Manual 109 On the screen that appears ensure the box that says Make this calendar publicis checked You can also delegate access to managing the calendar to other users from the same page Click Save once you are done making these changes Sample
64. nge this you need to contact the Web Team 49 102 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual ET pen General Settings Contre your Ste Tt and Tagine pe teeing tear jw n AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 103 Writing The Whitingsettings configure various options regarding your site content Settings include defining the Default Past Category Default Post Formatif supported by your Theme and if the Link Manager plugin is installed the Default Link Category pre pem Siem Writing Settings ress this Bren Update services 104 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Reading The Reading settings configure how your site is viewed You can define whether your front page displays a static Page or your blog Posts how many blog posts are displayed by default as well as Syndication RSS options If you configure your site to display a static front page you can set which page to display and a page that will show your blog posts The Search Engine Visibility setting enables you to block your site from being found on search engines Google Bing Yahoo etc or allow it to be visible your log pope AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 105 a Media The Media settings define the default image sizes that are created when an image is uploaded You can also configure whether your uploaded media files are
65. nloaded to your site and installed You are then given the option to activate the plugin or return to the plugin installer page On the Add Pluginspage you also can manually upload a plugin to your site To upload a plugin click the Upload Plugin button at the top of the page 49 92 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Add Plugins soma as 5 D tonto and instel ou Select your plugin file from your computer by clicking the Browse button Your plugin file must be uploaded in zip format After clicking the nstal Now button your plugin will be automatically uploaded to your site and installed You are then given the option to activate the plugin or return to the plugins page There is aways a possibility any plugin you install or update might cause errors that make your dashboard inaccessible You will need to contact the Web Team web AggieNetworkcon to have us manually delete that plugin from your site if you cannot access the dashboard AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 93 amp Users This screen lists all the existing users for your site Users with roles other than Administrator will see fewer options when they are logged in Depending on your Role you can also add new users as well as manage their Roles Atthe top of the screen there are links that allow you to filter the list of Users based on the User Roles The number in brackets will advise how many there
66. on but you might find a similar option Depending on the theme s capabilities The Association of Former Students logo at the bottom of your site will automatically adjust its color based on the background color option AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 87 Editor The Editor menu allows you to edit the individual CSS and PHP files which make up your Theme Normally once a theme is installed and configured on your site there is no need to make any changes within here Extreme care should be taken with this option to avoid making changes that will affect how your site is displayed Incorrectly modifying any files within this section could cause your site to display incorrectly or not at all Extra caution must be taken if you intend to make any changes here It cannot be stressed enough how dangerous this option is if you know nothing about HTML CSS or PHP Modifying theme files can drastically change how your site isplays and potentially cripple your site 49 88 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Plugins Plugins extend and expand the functionality of WordPress Once a plugin is installed you may activate it or deactivate it here Thousands of WordPress plugins exist providing a limitless range of functionality The easiest place to find them is within the official WordPress Plugin Directory You can search and install new plugins by clicking on the Add Newbutton at the top of the page or the Add Mewlink in the l
67. on a feature within the Dashboard that was added or updated You may click Dismissat the bottom of the pointer to hide it DELIA achboard R to your AggieNetwork com Word On most pages just below your Username there are a couple of small inverted tabs One called Screen Optionsand another called Hefa Clicking either of these links will cause a panel to slide down from the top of the page The Heplink will display some help information The Screen Optionslink will display various options that allow you to configure what is displayed on the current page The details this panel change depending on what page you are currently viewing example on your main Dashboard page the Screen Options allow you to set which panels you would like to have displayed on the Dashboard 49 4 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Dashboard Menu Options Down the left hand side of the Dashboard and on every page you will see your main navigation menu This is where you will find all the options to update and configure your site Hovering your cursor over each of the main menu options will display a fly out menu with the various choices for that particular menu option Once you click each of the main menu options that particular menu will expand to show all the available options within that section if there are any Ke The main menu options and their usage are Dashboard This will displ
68. on the Appearancemenu option will bring up the Themes screen The currently active theme is shawn at the top left of the screen The other themes shown are ones that are installed but not currently in use To see how your site would look in another theme that isn t currently active you can click the Live Previewbutton associated with each theme While the preview screen is displayed you will be able to click your site s links to preview your various pages in the new theme layout and also make various theme changes To change your site to another Theme hover your cursor over the theme you want to activate and click the Activate button that appears underneath the Theme Alternatively if the preview window is displaying you can click the Save amp Activate button in the top left corner of the window to activate the theme To view more details about a particular theme hover your cursor over a theme thumbnail image and click on Theme Details A pop up window will appear that displays a larger image along with the theme description and other details 4 72 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Clicking on the Add Newbutton at the top of the page allows you to upload a new theme to your site and also search the WordPress Themes Directory for new themes and install them within your Dashboard aree IPTE Themes Q e Mekeleyig 35 Restoring Aggie Presets If you make changes to the color scheme of any of four preinstall
69. ons Alt Text is displayed when the browser can t render the image It is also used by screen readers for visually impaired users so it is important to fill out this field with a description of the image To a small degree it also plays a part in your website Search Engine Optimization SEO search engines cannot read images they rely on the Alt Text Description is usually displayed on the attachment page for the media however this is entirely up to the theme that is currently in use 26 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual arte Insert Media Ede ar amom onns n War om n ence For each image you can select how you would like the image aligned either Left Centeror Right aligned using the Alignmentdropdown list You can also select Nonefor no alignment which will mean the image will display using the default alignment setting for your Theme You can also change what your inserted image s will link to using the Link Tadropdown list You have the choice of linking to the image s attachment page by selecting Attachment Paga or you can link to the full size image by selecting Media File You can also link to any URL by selecting Custom URL When you do this a new field will appear that allows you to enter in the custom URL You can also choose not to link to anything by selecting None When your image s are uploaded WordPress will also create several copies of your file at vario
70. ou want to get really involved in developing your own WordPress theme or modifying your site with plugins but it can be daunting for those who only need to use the Content Management side of WordPress or just need to update their site pages every so often You should not print this entire manual as it is updated rather frequently to document new WordPress releases and features we release for your AggieNetwork com Hosting Account If you saved this guide to your computer a few months ago please check to see if there is a newer version of this guide by visiting http bxag hostingmanua Requesting an Account 1 Contact the Web Team through the Mew Account Request form hitp t ag newaccount the AggieNetwork com Hosting website You must completely fill out the form You will need to decide your subdomain which will need to be in the format of organization AggieNetwork com for instance the McKinney A amp M Club site is https mckinneyamc Aggieetwork com 2 You must be a designated technical contact for the Class Club Constituent Network or Aggie Mothers Club Club President or Class Agent All other individuals must petition their organization s leader to designate them as a web contact for proper authorizati 3 Within a few days the Web Team will send you an automated e mail with your URL username password and a link to this help guide Vanity Domains You may also purchase your own vanity domain name at a later
71. ou will be prompted to confirm your choice Click OKto delete the Tag or Cancelif you don t want to delete it View This wil istall the Posts that are currently using this Tag IF you would like to permanently delete numerous Tags at once click the checkboxes next to the Tags you would like to delete and then choose Deletefrom the Bulk Actions dropdown list at the top of the page After selecting Delete click the Applybutton to immediately delete the selected Tags you will not be prompted to confirm your choice Adding Tags within your Post Adding Tags while ec When adding or editing your Post the Tagspanel can be found just below the Categories panel To add an existing Tag click the Choose from the most used tagslink This will display a list of previously used Tags if available They are arranged alphabetically and in cloud format That the more often a Tag has been used the larger the font itis displayed in To add a previously used Tag simply click on the Tag name and it will be assigned to your Post To add a new Tag simply write the Tag or Tags separated with commas into the edit field and click the Addbutton Tags that are assigned to the Post will be displayed below the edit field To remove a Tag from your Post click the small icon next to the Tag name ing your Post will automatically assign those Tags to your Post AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 59 49 repre s fev min toenplor
72. ould look similar to the screen below The Add Themesscreen allows you to search and install themes directly from the official WordPress Themes Directory By default the screen will show a list of Featured themes You can use the links at the top of the page to filter the results to see Featuredthemes Popular themes or the Latestthemes Click the Feature Filter link to filter the results based on the Tags you specify There are Tags for Colors Layout Features and Subject Alternatively click the Search themes input field and enter text to search for a specific theme AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 75 D LLL Add Themes oe Ares 9 we Sparing Twenty Fourteen ENTE Co Cle the Seorh them aprener pr Hovering your cursor over each theme thumbnail will display extra buttons To view the details of atheme along with a preview click the large Details amp Previewbutton or the smaller Preview button Clicking the asta fbutton will download and then install the theme on your site Once the theme is installed you will be given the choice to view a Live Preview immediately Activatethe theme or return to the Theme nstaller 4 76 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 4 ales Customizing your Site Using the Customizer you can modify certain parts of your website When you click on the Customize menu option you will be shown the various theme options that you can
73. our Page Post You can upload a new image to use as your Featured Image or you can simply choose from one of your previously uploaded images 32 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual By default you will be shown a list of the previously uploaded images If you wish to upload a new image click on the Upload Fileslink at the top of the popup window After clicking the image you wish to use as your featured image you can then update the Title Caption Alt Text and Description To set the image as your Featured Image click the Set featured jmagebutton Your chosen image will then appear in the Featured Imagepanel Set Featured Image Insert an Image Gallery WordPress has its own simple built in Image Gallery that allows you to add multiple images to a page in one easy step To insert an image gallery into your Page Post click the Add Media button 21 55 popup window will display that looks the same as the one that displays when you add an image to your Page Post You can upload new images to use in your gallery or you can simply choose from your previously uploaded images AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 33 By default you will be shown a list of your previously uploaded images If you wish to upload new image click on the Upload Fileslink at the top of the popup window Click the Create Gallerylink in the left hand navigation then select the images that you wish to insert into your gallery After sele
74. over the Dashboard menu option in the left hand navigation menu and in the fly out menu click the Updates link You can also click the Dashboardmenu option and then click the Updates link underneath If there are any plugins that can be updated these will be listed in the Plugins section on the page To update your plugins tick the boxes next to each of the plugins you wish to update and then click the Update Plugins button The new plugin files will be downloaded and automatically installed If there are any themes that can be updated these will be listed in the Themes section on the page To update your themes tick the boxes next to each of the themes you wish to update and then click the Update Themes button The new theme files will be downloaded and automatically installed After your site has been updated give your site a quick test to make sure its functioning as expected This ensures new themes and plugins have not introduced new functionality that adversely affects your site or changes how your site operates AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 107 49 Google Account When you registered for your AggieNetwork com Hosting account you were granted an GhAggieNetwork com Google Account for your organization to use alongside its website This section provides a brief overview of how to use some of those features Login You can login to your AggieNetwork com Google account by visiting https mallaggie
75. py the HTML embed code from the box Share link Embedmap Mem hare c pew googie This mapis builtforyou x When youre harap an yote sim yea see your savad paces en tne map aces ee a map bur formen 69 114 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Once you haue the code copied either create a new page or post in your WordPress site or edit the page or post where you want the map displayed To embed the map into your site you must Switch from the Visual Editor to the Text Editor before pasting your HTML code into the editor box After pasting the HTML embed code into the Text Editor if you return to the Visual Editor you will notice a gigantic grey box which represents the embedded map iframe You may still add information above or below the calendar on your page When you are done adding content click Publish or Update depending on whether you are adding or editing a page or post The embedded map will now display on your site Embedding Advanced Maps If you wish to embed a map that includes directions You can find directions using Google Maps as you normally would Then click the Gear icon on the bottom right corner of the page Click Share or embed map in the menu that appears popup will appear that will have a Share link and Embed map tabs Click the Embed map tab select the map size you desire and then and copy the HTML embed code
76. r Post Perform a site Search View or Edit your Profile Logout from the WordPress Dashboard AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 7 49 lt lt Hiding the Toolbar You can stop the Toolbar from displaying by modifying the preferences associated with your Profile Simply click on the Userstink in the left hand navigation to display the list of Users From this list of Users click your user name or click on the Eaftlink that appears beneath the user name when hovering your cursor over each row Alternatively click on the Your Profilelink underneath the Users menu option in the left hand navigation or within the fly out menu Profile pos Personal Options Keybeardshorteuts moderation Mere intormation Toolbar Name PI When editing your Profile there is a Toolbar option as shown in the screen above Show Toolbar when viewing site Checking this box will display the Toolbar at the very top of your website only for the person who is currently logged in 8 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Posts versus Pages WordPress is built around two basic concepts Posts and Pages Posts are typically blog entries series of articles listed usually reverse chronologically Pages are used for more static content ie content that doesn t change or changes infrequently An About us page is an example of a Page a typical we
77. r each row The Deletelink won t appear for the user that is currently logged in monere Delete Users rms fester rose In addition to deleting a user you will be given an option of what you would like to do with all the content currently assigned to that User The available choices are 49 96 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Delete all posts This will delete all the content which this user created Attribute all posts to This will assign all the content currently linked to this User to another User of your choosing Simply select the User from the dropdown list After making your selection click the Confirm Deletion button to remove the User If you create additional admin accounts they will be unable to delete the main site administrator account ie sampleclub for sampleclubAggieNetwork com or sampleclub AggieNetworkcom Editing your Profile To edit your profile details simply click on your user name when viewing the list of Users or click on the Edtlink that appears beneath your user name when hovering your cursor over each row Alternatively click on the Your Profifelink in the left hand navigation AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 97 49 TET tn your rette M p If you are an Administrator and would like to edit someone else s profile click on their user name when viewing the list of Users or click on the Editlink that appears beneath
78. rmatfrom a list of radio buttons similar to the following screen If your Theme doesn t support Post Formats then the Farmatpanel won t be displayed 1 u THIS IMAG While the actual post content entry won t change the theme can use the selected Format to display the post differently How content is displayed is entirely up to the Theme How content is displayed is entirely up to the Theme but the following list of available Post Formats provides some general WordPress guidelines as to how they might be styled Aside Typically styled without a title Similar to a Facebook note update Audio An audio file such as a Podcast Chat A chat transcript Gallery A gallery of images Post will likely contain a gallery shartcodeand will have image attachments Image A single image Link A link to another site AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 21 Quote A quotation most likely contained within a blockquote Status A short status update similar to a Twitter status update Video A single video Reviewing Past Revisions When you are editing your Post or Page the number of revisions for that particular Post or Page is shown in the Publish Panel if you have any Click the Browselink next to Revisions in the Publish panel to browse through the various revisions for the current Post or Page ew Vere Edit Post Hel
79. roperties for that particular file f the file is an image you will also see a larger version of that image For supported audio and video files Ma MP4 OGG WebM FLV WMV WAV and WMA you will see the appropriate media player For other file types such as PDF s or Word Documents there is link to view the attachment page which has a link to the actual file Attachment Details Vm valise ics wl vary depending Within the List View hover the cursor over one of the rows and click the Viewlink If the file is image you will see a larger version of that image For supported audio and video files MP4 OGG WebM FLV WMV WAV and WMA you will see the appropriate media player For other file types such as PDF s or Word Documents you will see the attachment page which has a link to the actual file AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 63 Adding a File to the Media Library To add a new file to the Media Library click on the Add Newlink in the left hand navigation menu or the Add Newbutton at the top of the page IF you click the Add Newbutton when you are viewing the Media Library in the List View or click the Add Newlink in the menu simply drag your images from wherever they are on your computer into the area marked Drop files here Your file s will be automatically uploaded Once your images or files are uploaded they are listed below the f
80. s menu locations used in your Theme You may have one menu location or you may have multiple depending on the Theme currently in use Your menu location won t necessarily be called Top primary menu either as shown below Again that will depend entirely on your Theme Assign an existing menu that you ve created to the appropriate location by selecting it from the dropdown list Click the Save Changes button to save your changes Alternatively you can choose to create a new menu and automatically assign it to the location by clicking the Use new menulink 86 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual s menuto each menu Chek the ve your changes Header The Headermenu option will only be available if your current Theme is making use of this option Itallows you to choose an image to display in the header area You can choose one of the images that comes with the theme or you can upload your own image You can also choose to display a static image or a random image The Site Title and Tagline in the header area can be turned on or off using the Show header text with your image option on this page Again depending on the theme you are using you may or may not have this or a similar option Background The Backgroundmenu option is another theme specific menu It allows you to choose a background image and the background color for the theme Again depending on the theme you use you may or may not have this opti
81. sing lt strong gt tag If you highlight some text prior to clicking a button both the opening and closing tags will be inserted around that highlighted text For example highlighting the text bold text prior to clicking the Ba dbutton will insert lt strong gt bold text strong The following editor buttons are available while in the Text editor b Bold Bold text i Italic italicize text Link Used to insert a website link When the button is clicked a popup window will appear where you type in the URL that you would like to link to b quote Blockquote Used as a way of showing a quote How this looks will be entirely dependent on the Theme that your site is currently using det D Used as a way of showing deleted text How this looks will be dependent on the Theme but is usually done by showing the text with a strikethrough ins Insert Used as a way of showing inserted text How this looks will be dependent on the Theme but is usually done by showing the text with an underline img Image Used to insert an image into the text When the button is clicked a popup window will appear where you type in the URL of the image that you would like inserted ul Unordered List Used to insert an unordered bullet point list ol Ordered List Used to insert an ordered numbered list u List Item Used to insert a list item into your ordered or un ordered list AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 19
82. t information such as Title Slug Date plus a few other options 6 Trash Will send the Post to the Trash Once the Trash is emptied the page is deleted View Displays the Post If the Post hasn t been published yet this will say Preview Next to each Post title is a checkbox This allows you to perform an action on multiple items at once You simply check the Posts that you would like to affect and then from the Bulk Actions dropdown select either the Editoption or the Move to Trashoption and then click the Apply button The ditoption will allow you to edit the Categories Tags Author whether to allow Pings or not the Status and whether or not the Posts are Sticky The Move to Trashoption will move the selected items to the Trash 4 10 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual You can also filter the pages that are displayed using the dropdown lists and the Filterbutton At the top of the list of Posts there are also two icons that change how the list is displayed Click the List Viewicon ES to display the posts in the traditional List View or click the Excerpt View icon to display a short excerpt from the Post underneath the Post ttle Pages After clicking on the Pagesmenu option you will be shown a list of Pages that your site contains Among the information displayed is the Page title the Author and either the Date Published the Date the Page was Last Modified The Pages screen will look similar to screen below
83. t to use alongside your new WordPress site Aggie Network Analytics tracks site visitors and provides statistics about them These include pages visited and the duration of visits to those pages generalized geographic locations of site visitors web browsers used to access the site the search keywords used to find the site other sites that link to the site and much more Log Aggie Network Analytics is a customized version of Piwik an open source web analytics platform Go to https analytics agglenetworkcom and a login screen will appear Enter your initial account credentials in the boxes and click Sign in Your username should be the same as your WordPress login i e sampleclub If you forgot your password you may click Lost your password and Piwik will email you anew password Signin Remember Me EU Lost your password 118 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Once you login to Aggie Network Analytics Piwik you will see your site s account dashboard If nobody has visited your site since its creation you WILL see the following screen instead rm Tracing eode for EI Paso Aie Moms There is no need to panic if you see this screen If you visit your site your dashboard should change in a day or so to reflect your visit Piwik Videos While using Aggie Network Analytics is somewhat self explanatory you may watch some Piwik Documentation videos at https txog analyticshelp to better your
84. their user name when hovering your cursor over each row Update the appropriate fields and then click the Update Profile button to save all your changes 4 98 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Personal Options Visual Editor Checking this box disables the Visual Editor when writing and uses the plain html editor Admin Color Scheme Check this radio button next to the colour scheme desired for the administrative panels You have the choice of eight different color schemes Toolbar Checking this box will display the Admin Bar at the very top of your website only for the person who is currently logged in Name Username You cannot edit your username because as itis used as your username during the login process Even an Administrator cannot change your username First name Enter your first name in this text box Last name Enter your last name in this text box Nickname required It may be the same as your Username or it can be different If you don t supply a Nickname then your username will be placed in this field Display name publicly as Select how your name is cited on the site from the dropdown list You can choose from several choices Nickname Username First Name Last Name First Last or Last First If you prefer Last First insert a comma after your last name in the Last Nametext field and choose the last option from the dropdown list For security reasons itis a good i
85. tion in the left hand navigation menu and in the fly out menu click the Add Newlink Alternatively click the Pastsmenu option and then click the Add Newhlink underneath or the Add Newbutton at the top of the page You will be presented with a page similar to the image below Add New Post Enter title here ry B rane 4 14 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Adding Content with the Visual Editor The editor used to enter content into your Page or Post is very easy to use It is much like using regular word processor with toolbar buttons that allow you to Bold or talicizel 2 text or enter in Headings orbulletpoints You can even use most of the basic keyboard shortcuts used in other text editors You can even use most of the basic keyboard shortcuts used in other text editors For example Sh fts nterinserts a line break Ctr C Omd C copy CtrsX GmdeX cut ClrlvZ Cmd Z undo Cirt Cmd Y redo Ctrl A Cmd A select all etc use the Ctr key on a PC or the Commandkey on a The Visual Editor expands to fit your content no matter how tall the Visual Editor becomes the toolbar buttons will be available at all times by sticking to the top of the page Atthe top of the editor there two tabs Visualand Text These switch the editor view between the Visua Ealtorand the Text HTML editor The Textview will enable you to view the HTML code that makes up
86. ts Pages Adding your Site Content Adding a New Page Adding a New Post Adding Content with the Visual Editor Switching to the Text Editor Changing your Post Format Reviewing Past Revisions AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual i I Adding Images and Other Media Inserting an image Edit or Delete an Image Setting a Featured Image Insert an Image Gallery Edit or Delete an Image Gallery Insert an Audio or Video Playlist Inserting Video Audio or Other File Type Embedding a Video Image or Other Content Adding HTML Links Inserting an HTML Link Inserting Links to Media Files Editing an HTML Link Removing an HTML Link Editing Existing Content Deleting Content Full Screen Editing Saving and Publishing Content Categories Adding Categories within your Post Tags Adding Tags within your Post Media Library Viewing a File in the Media Library Adding a File to the Media Librar Editing the File Properties Editing an Image Deleting a File from the Media Library Appearance AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Selecting a Theme Restoring Aggie Presets Previewing and Customizing your Theme Adding a new Theme Customizing your Site Widgets Updating the Menu Adding a New Menu Editing an Existing Menu Item Adding a Ne
87. ts or PDFs if necessary it is a simple process to create links to those files so that people can then download them Inserting an Image Using the WordPress media manager it is extremely simple to insert align and link your individual images and image galleries To insert an image into your Page Post click the Add Media button and then simply drag your image s from wherever they are on your computer into the browser window Your file s will be automatically uploaded Alternatively click the Select Alesbutton and then select the file s that you wish to upload using the dialog window that is displayed Itis also possible to simply drag your image straight into the Visual Editor rather than clicking the Add Media button 24 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual orte Insert Media Crone he Poe rese vino noyer Drop files anywhere to upload No matter whether you ve clicked the Add Media button or simply dragged and dropped your image into the Visual Editor once your image is uploaded your Media Library is displayed which contains all your previously uploaded images The image s that you ve just uploaded will be automatically selected for easy insertion into your Page or Post Selected images are shown with a tick icon in the top right corner of the image After uploading your image s you can then select other previously uploaded images by holding down the Ctrl key Cmd key on Macs and simply c
88. tton within the Widget to save your settings IF you want to remove a widget from a Sidebar but save its settings for future use drag it into the nactive Widgetssection If you simply want to delete the Widget from your Sidebar click the Deletelink within the Widget The small arrow next to the Sidebar title will toggle the sidebar to be open and closed If you drag and drop a widget onto a closed sidebar the sidebar and widget will automatically open Updating the Menu If your theme supports custom menus you can make modifications to them from the Menus options Menus can contain links to Pages Posts Categories Custom Links or other content types 4 BO AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Manage Locations AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 81 Adding a New Menu Depending on the current Theme your site may use more than one navigation menu Sometimes you might have multiple menus in your site header At other times you may even have menus located in the sidebar or footer of your site To add a new menu hover your cursor over the Appearancemenu option in the left hand navigation menu and in the fly out menu click the Menuslink Alternatively click the Appearance menu option and then click the Menuslink underneath On the screen that s displayed click create a new menu You ll be presented with a screen similar to below Enter a name for your new menu in the Menu Nameinp
89. understanding of the more advanced features Aggie Network Analytics provides AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 119 DNS Settings for Vanity Domains If you have acquired your own domain such as myaggieclub com you may use your custom domain with our free hosting service However you must first configure your domain s ONS settings and have your domain point to our server Creating a CNAME record is the preferred setup however you may use the alternative method if you cannot create a CNAME record Please notify us of your new domain so we can assist you and reconfigure your site to use the vanity domain once we add it to your hosting account Please send us a screenshot of your ONS records which will help us troubleshoot if necessary If you are using email through your new domain we recommend you forward your AggieNetwork com Google Account to your club s desired primary email address this way you can still receive emails regarding your hosting account Consult https supportgooglecom moll answer 10957 to learn how to forward your AggieNetwork com email Preferred Setup Login to your domain control panel i e GoDaddy Register com Network Solutions Name Silo Name Cheap Open your DNS Records DNS Settings panel Seta CNAME record pointing to hosting2 mdc aggienetwork com Setan A record for www and point it to 128 194 206 464 Delete any unnecessary or Parked CNAME and A Records Send an email
90. us sizes You can choose which one you wish to insert into your Page or Post using the Size dropdown list To insert the image at the exact size you uploaded simply select Full Size Next to each size listed in this dropdown will be the actual dimensions of the image in pixels e g x 225 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 27 ant 4 you have selected all your images click the nsert into postbutton to insert the selected image s into your Post at the current cursor position when editing a Page this button will say Insert into paga If you wish to change the order of your images click the Edftlink at the bottom of the nsert Media window The window will change so that only the selected images are shown Alternatively clicking the Clear link will deselect all images After clicking the Ediflink at the bottom of the nsert Media window the currently selected images are shown You can change the order in which the images will appear in your Page or Post by clicking and dragging each image to rearder them You can also update the image Title Caption Alt Textand Description for each image To remove one of your selected images from the selection click the small x that appears in its top right corner Inset Meda Insert Media race Gatery dood fies Ubrary removing images EN Eme am UE Q mere drag each imageto Clicking the Return to library button wil
91. ut field Click the Create Menu button to create your new menu hm Vandy joe Nazie d MakMenus Varageicentons prs a ns Editing an Existing Menu Item Your current list of menu items resides in the right hand column on the menu screen If there are multiple menus on your site there will be a dropdown list displayed at the top of the page that enables you to select the menu that you would like to edit Simply select the menu you would like to edit from the Select a menu to editdropdown list and then click the Se ectbutton The menu items for your selected menu will then be displayed 82 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual varage Locations pm m p Mamers o Updtethe Naipeton Label and Tile donut res s drag nop each meru tem to The items in this right hand column on the Menus page will match the menu items that appear on your website Clicking on the down arrow next to each menu item name will show an options panel for that particular menu item In this options panel there are settings for that item that may be manipulated You can show or hide extra fields such as Link Target CSS Classes Link Relationship XFN or Description using the Screen Optionstab at the very top right of the screen URL Only displayed for Custom Links and will contain the URL to navigate to when that menu item is clicked Navigation Label This th
92. w Menu Item Adding Custom Link Menu Item Deleting a Menu Item Managing Menu Locations Header Background Editor Plugin Preinstalled Plugins Adding a New Plugi Users Adding a New User Deleting a User Editing your Profile Tools Available Tools Press This Categories and Tags Converter Import Export Settings General AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual I Writing 10 Reading 105 Media 106 Permalinks 106 Keeping your Site Updated 107 Google Account 108 Login 108 Google Calendar 109 Calendar Permissions 109 Calendar Settings 110 Embedding a Calendar into WordPress am Google Maps 114 Embedding Basic Maps a Embedding Advanced Maps 115 Aggie Network Analytics 118 Login 118 Piwik Videos 119 DNS Settings for Vanity Domains 120 Preferred Setu 120 Alternative Setup 120 What Now 121 iv AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Welcome to AggieNetwork com Hosting This AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual includes a WordPress guide intended to help you understand the various features within the WordPress Administrator Dashboard to keep your organization s site or blog updated If you are looking for more in depth knowledge there are many articles in the WordPress Codex that go into more detail The WordPress Codex is great if y
93. y your images in list over multiple pages Media Library asinen LA Visto ae ik Maie shut cn Operations as vege Malone peser ic Both views show the most recently uploaded files first There are also dropdown lists that allow you to filter the list of files that are currently being displayed along with a search field to help search for files Within the List View the list of files contains a small thumbnail version of the image or file the file name and the type of file PG etc the name of the Author who uploaded the file the Page or Post which the image was uploaded to and the date the file was uploaded When hovering your cursor over each row in the List View a few links will appear beneath the file name Edit Allows you to edit the file properties such as Title Alt Text Caption and Description You can also perform some basic image manipulation Delete Permanently Deletes the file permanently from the Media Library View Will take you to the display page for that file 4 62 AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual Viewing a File in the Media Library The Grid View will display a grid of thumbnail images for each of your media files Depending on the file type you will either see a thumbnail image for that particular file or an icon representation After clicking on a thumbnail within the Grid View a pop up window will display the p
94. you may need to change it to another number Random Order Click this checkbox to display your images in a random order Size Selects the size of the image to use in your gallery Edit or Delete an Image Gallery Editing or Deleting an Image Gallery is much like editing or deleting an image After clicking on an Image Gallery that has been inserted into your Page or Post two icons will appear on top of the gallery Clicking the left icon allows you to edit the image gallery properties Clicking the right icon will delete the image gallery from your content It will only remove the image gallery from your Page or Post it will not delete any images from your Media Library AggieNetwork com Hosting User Manual 35 49 Spic the al rone These foc Stony mace Metveyearmissorst exper cannot bo stepped This ie nor tho werk of any ane er even ae oun ous After clicking the Edit Gallery icon you will be shown the same popup window and options as when your image gallery was inserted into your Page Post Insert an Audio or Video Playlist Inserting an audio or video playlist is almost identical to inserting an image gallery Click the Add Media button 4 4 popup window will display that looks the same as the one that displays when you add an image to your Page Post You can upload new media files to use in your playlist or you can simply choose from your previously uploaded

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