Posts are the entries that make up a blog, as we know it. Conceptually, a blog is like a journal. All of the entries display in reverse chronological order – today’s entry will appear over yesterday’s entry, yesterday’s entry will appear over the day before, etc.

Create a Post

To create a Post, do the following:

• From within your Dashboard, click on Posts > Add New.
• Enter the following information:
  • Title: This can be any reasonable length.
  • Text Editor: This is where you create the post that you want to display. There’s quite a bit to using the text editor that applies to both Pages and Posts, so we have a separate post that explicitly covers using the text editor.
  • Excerpt: This optional field allows you to create a custom summary of your post and can be used in different features within your theme.
  • Send Trackbacks: This field will provide you the ability to send trackbacks to legacy blog systems regarding the fact that you’ve linked to them.  To use this, just enter the URL you wish to send the trackback to.  To enter multiple URLs, just separate each one with a space.
  • Custom Fields: Within this fieldset, you can create a custom field for your page, if desired. To create a Custom Field:
    • Name: Enter a name for your field
    • Value: Enter a value for your field.
  • Discussion: Within this fieldset, you can enable or disable features that allow for commentary and tracking:
    • Allow Comments: Checking this box will allow readers of your blog the ability to add commentary.
    • Allow Pings: Checking this box will allow for trackbacks and pingbacks
      • Trackback: A software feature that notifies a blog owner of something that is occurring on another site that might be of interest.
      • Pingback: A software feature that will automatically notify a blog owner that a post of his or hers has been linked to.  This information can then be used on the blog owner’s site.
  • Post Tags: In this optional field, you can enter tags, on the fly, for your post.  To enter multiple tags, just separate each one with a comma.
  • Categories: In this optional fieldset, you can select pre-determined categories to organize your post material.
    • All Categories Tab: This tab contains a list of all defined categories in the hierarchy that you have ordered them.
    • Most Used Tab: Orders categories based upon which is used most.
    • +Add New Category Link: Click this link to add a new category.
  • When you’re finished entering information, you have two options:
    • Save as a Draft: Click the Save Draft button, which will save this item as a draft copy, leave it unpublished, and be viewable only to you and those with adequate permission levels on your blogsite, or
    • Publish: Click the Publish button, which will publish your post and make it visible to the world.

Edit a Post

There are a few different ways to edit a post:

Edit from the Dashboard View:

• From within the left menu, click on Posts to open your Edit Posts screen and its list of posts
• Click on the title of your post to open and edit it
• Click on either Save, if you want to save it as a draft, or Publish if you want to publish it for all to view.

Edit from the Right Now Panel on your Dashboard:

• From within the Right Now panel, click on the Post link to open your Edit Posts screen and its list of pages
• Click on the title of your post to open and edit it
• Click on either Save, if you want to save it as a draft, or Publish if you want to publish it for all to view.

Edit from the Site View:

• While on the post you wish to edit, scroll down to the bottom of the post and click on the Edit this entry link.
• Your post will open in edit mode.  Make all desired edits.
• · Click on either Save, if you want to save it as a draft, or Publish if you want to publish it for all to view.

Delete a Post

There are a few different ways to delete a post:

Delete from the Dashboard View Menu:

• From within the left menu, click on Posts to open your Edit Postss screen and its list of posts
• Click on the title of your post to open and edit it
• From within the Publish panel, click on the red Delete link.
• A confirmation dialog box will open to inform you that you’re deleting a post and give you the opportunity to cancel the deletion.  Click the OK button.
• You will be redirected back to your Edit Posts screen.

Delete from the Right Now panel on your Dashboard:

• From within the Right Now panel, click on the Posts link to open your Edit Posts screen and its list of posts
• Click on the title of your post to open and edit it
• From within the Publish panel, click on the red Delete link.
• A confirmation dialog box will open to inform you that you’re deleting a post and give you the opportunity to cancel the deletion.  Click the OK button.
• You will be redirected back to your Edit Posts screen.

Delete from the Site View:

• While on the post you wish to delete, scroll down to the bottom of the post and click on the Edit this entry link.
• Click on the Edit this entry link at the bottom of the post.
• Your post will open in edit mode.  From within the Publish panel, click on the red Delete link.
• A confirmation dialog box will open to inform you that you’re deleting a post and give you the opportunity to cancel the deletion.  Click the OK button.

Post Tags

Post Tags can be considered very fine categories for your blog.  Posts with similar tags are linked together when a user clicks one of the tags, so that the user can view related information that might stem from different sources.

Create a Post Tag

To create a Post Tag, do the following:

• From within your Dashboard, click on Posts > Post Tags.
• Enter the following information:
  • Tag Name: This is the name of your tag.
  • Description: This can serve to further describe your tag, if necessary.  By default, this text is not prominently shown on your site, but some themes may show it.
• After all information has been entered, click on the Add Tag button.
• Your new tag will appear in the list at the right of your screen.

Edit a Post Tag

To edit a Post Tag, do the following:

• From within your Dashboard, click on Posts > Post Tags.
• At the right of the screen is a list of all tags, locate the tag you want to edit and click on its name.
• You’ll be redirected to the Edit Tag screen.  Make any changes desired.
• Click the Update Tag button.
• You’ll be redirected back to the Tags main screen and your revised tag will show in the list.

Delete a Post Tag

To delete a Post Tag, do the following:

• From within your Dashboard, click on Posts > Post Tags.
• At the right of the screen is a list of all tags, locate the tag you want to delete and check the box next to it.
• From the Bulk Actions drop down box, select Delete.
• Click the Apply button.
• A confirmation dialog box will open to inform you that you’re deleting an item and give you the opportunity to cancel the deletion.  Click the OK button.
• Your tag will be removed from the list on your Tags screen.

Categories

Categories can be considered very fine categories for your blog.  Posts with similar tags are linked together when a user clicks one of the tags, so that the user can view related information that might stem from different sources.

Create a Category

To create a Category, do the following:

• From within your Dashboard, click on Posts > Categories
• Enter the following information:
  • Category Name: This is the name of your category.
  • Category Parent: Categories can have a hierarchy and also be displayed as such in menus.  This is an optional feature.  If you would like to establish a hierarchy, select a parent item here (if any).
  • Description: This can serve to further describe your category if necessary.  By default, this text is not prominently shown on your site, but some themes may show it.
• After all information has been entered, click on the Add Category button.
• Your new category will appear in the list to the right of the screen.

To Edit a Category

To edit a Category, do the following:

• From within your Dashboard, click on Posts > Categories.
• At the right of the screen is a list of all categories, locate the category you want to edit and click on its name.
• You’ll be redirected to the Edit Category screen.  Make any changes desired.
• Click the Update Category button.
• You’ll be redirected back to the Tags main screen and your revised tag will show in the list.

Delete a Category

To delete a Category, do the following:

• From within your Dashboard, click on Posts > Categories.
• At the right of the screen is a list of all categories, locate the category you want to delete and check the box next to it.
• From the Bulk Actions drop down box, select Delete.
• Click the Apply button.
• A confirmation dialog box will open to inform you that you’re deleting an item and give you the opportunity to cancel the deletion.  Click the OK button.
• Your category will be removed from the list on your Categories screen.