Website editing guide - News
To add, edit or remove a news story, you will need to login to the Content Management System in the backend of the website. To do this, open a new window or tab, go to your school’s home page then click on the person icon in the top right corner. Use your login username and password to sign in. You can switch between your school’s site and this site to follow these instructions.
It will be simpler if you have your story pre-planned and any new image/s at the ready.
If you add a feature image to you story, it appears large on the homepage. So it is important that it is of good quality and resolution. Try not to use images of logos as your feature image as these will not work well on your homepage.
If you don’t have an good image to add as a feature image for the story you don’t have to upload one. But you could always find something of suitable quality and for free on sites like Unsplash or pexels.
Images should be a minimum of 1000 pixels wide and the maximum file size that can be uploaded is 2mb. Images larger than 2mb will be rejected. Images larger than 2mb can reduced in size using suitable software such as:
WINDOWS: Paint
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Right click on your image to choose ‘Open with’ Paint
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Once opened, click the Resize button within the Home panel
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Check the Pixels radio button and enter the width – 1000 pixels
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Click Save – you should notice your file size has gone down considerably
MAC: Preview
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Right click your image to choose ‘Open With’ and select Preview
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Click on Tools and choose Adjust Size
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To maintain the aspect ratio, make sure that Scale proportionally is selected
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Enter the width (1000 pixels). The height should adjust automatically
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Click OK and Save your newly resized image
An online service such as:
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Optimizilla
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Compressor
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Kraken
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Windows 10 photos app
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Adobe Photoshop
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A suitable app from the App store or Android store
Please note:
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The maximum file size you can upload is 2mb;
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Minimum image width is 1000 pixels;
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‘Optimise’ images for web where possible;
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The most recent story will appear at the top of the page and on the homepage.
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News stories are referred to as âPostsâ;
To login
Click on the person icon at the top right of the Home page.
Enter your Username and Password
Username – xxxxxxx
Password – xxxxxxxxxxx
Then follow these guides…
To add a new news story
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In the left hand dashboard menu, roll-over âPostsâ and click on âAdd Newâ.
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Add the âTitleâ of your story.
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Type or copy-paste the text of your story into the âtext panelâ.
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If appropriate, you can add tags to the News story. Select from âChoose from most used tagsâ or if preferred, create a ânew Tagâ.
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If you donât want to include an image Click âPublishâ. Your News story has been added.
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If you want to include an image click âSet featured Imageâ. (The image you select will appear at the head of your news post. It will also appear on the homepage so make sure it is of good quality). There is further help about this topic at the top of this page).
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Add a new image to the Media Library using the âUpload filesâ tab. Select your image in the Media library.
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Click âSet featured imageâ.
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To add additional images to your News story click âAdd Mediaâ.
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If needed, add new images to the Media Library using the âUpload filesâ tab.
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Select the size for your images.
If you are adding multiple images, select âMediumâ for each of them. Three small images will fit across the width of the News post.
If you are adding one or two images, select âLargeâ. Large images will stack one above the other.
You can mix and match the image sizes as appropriate for your story/images.
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Select your image/s in the âMedia libraryâ.
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Click âInsert into postâ.
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Click âPublishâ.
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The green bar indicates that your post has been published. Click âView Postâ to see your post page. Visit the site and see your Post on the âLatest Newsâ page.
To edit a news story
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In the left hand dashboard menu, roll-over âPostsâ and click on âAll Postsâ.
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Search for the Post you wish to edit or scroll down to it in the list.
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Roll-over the Post title/headline and click âEditâ on the menu that appears.
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Make text edits as you normally would. To delete an image from the âtext panelâ, click your text cursor on the the image and press the âdeleteâ button.
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To remove a featured image click âRemove a featured imageâ.
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Use âSet featured imageâ and âAdd mediaâ to add images (Follow the instructions 6 through to 13 of the âAdd a new news storyâ instructions).
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Click âUpdateâ.
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The green bar indicates that your post has been published. Click âView Postâ to see your post page. Visit the site and see your Post on the âLatest Newsâ page.
To remove a news story
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In the left hand dashboard menu, roll-over âPostsâ and click on âAll Postsâ.
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Search for the Post you wish to edit or scroll down to it in the list.
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Roll-over the Post title/headline and click âBinâ on the menu that appears. The post will be permanently deleted. Any images associated with the post will remain in the âMediaâ file of the website.
