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Adding a featured image enhances each story
Adding a featured image enhances each story
Sample Student, Sports Editor • August 21, 2023

There are two ways to add a photo to a story in WordPress.  One is to set the photo as a Featured Image for the story, and the other is to insert the photo into the body of the story’s text.  Your SNO site is designed to make use of the Featured Image method.  Photos inserted directly into the body...

Completing the custom fields
Completing the custom fields
Sample Student, Staff Writer • August 21, 2023

Each story has custom fields available for you to fill in as needed. Not all of these features will show up on the homepage, but they will show up on a story’s page. While the descriptions for each custom field make its purpose obvious, read below...

Prepare your photos for online presentation
Prepare your photos for online presentation
Sample Staff Member, Staff Writer • August 21, 2023

Your site automatically generates a series of scaled down images for each photo you upload for the various parts of your site that display different sizes of images. Cameras take pictures at a far higher resolution than will ever be useful on a website...

Use the recent sports scores widget
Use the recent sports scores widget
Sample Staff Member August 21, 2023

Your site includes a scrolling sports score box widget that can be set to display in any of your widget areas.  To adding a sports score, click...

Tell the story with an immersive photo
Tell the story with an immersive photo
Sample Student, Editor-in-Chief • August 21, 2023

Want to tell the full story?  To get started click on Add Story under the Stories tab on the left navigation bar in the WordPress dashboard. Enter...

Go beyond a single photo with slideshows
Go beyond a single photo with slideshows
Sample Staff Member, Staff Writer • August 21, 2023

Slideshows are built by uploading multiple photos to a story. Follow the steps below to make a slideshow that goes with any story. When adding/editing...

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Add user accounts for editors, staff members
Add user accounts for editors, staff members
Sample Staff Member August 21, 2023

The WordPress publishing system allows for multiple user accounts and administrative privileges. Your setup already includes a user account for...

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