Adding/Editing a POST

Adding a post is very similar to adding a PDF/Word document to a Web Page.  The biggest difference is that a Post is a piece of News or a Spotlight that is tied to the News feed on the NSBSD Website.  Examples of Posts include District-Wide News for the Home Page, School Newsletters, Employment Opportunities and Scholarship Opportunities.  Please refer to the ‘Difference between a Page and a Post’ section above for more details.

To Add a New Post:

1. Select Posts (on left side of the Dashboard)
2. Select Add New (beneath Posts)
3. The ‘Add New Post’ text box will appear:
4. Create the Title of the Post as you want it to appear on the site (Ex: Sample Post)
5. Add Content directly in the text box (Type or copy/paste from Word)
6. To Link to a reference document (a Job Announcement for example) follow the steps to upload a Word/PDF document.  If you are not linking to another document, skip to step 13.
7. Click on the Upload Media/Star icon
8. Locate document from your computer (PDF is best)
9. Revise the Title of the Document to appear as you want to see it on the site
10. Click on the ‘FILE URL’ button
11. Click on the ‘Insert into post’ button
12. The link will now appear in the Post Text Box.
13. Important: Select the Post Category where post will be located on the site on Right hand side bar of the Dashboard (Job Openings or Scholarships for example).  This should auto-default for most schools and departments.  If not, be sure to select the right category and/or contact the Project Manager for Assistance.

Example categories include:

• Job Openings (for HR only – job postings)
• School Main Page (Alak School) – this category is the NEWS column on each school’s home page (for school newsletters and news posts).
• Emergency School (Emergency IPK) – this category is to be selected only for an emergency school closure notification.  It shows up in RED BOLD on the school home page.

Note: If you are not ready to Publish but want to save your Work.  Click on Save as Draft so that you can revise and publish later.

To Edit/Revise a Post:

1. Select Posts (on left side of the Dashboard)
2. Select EDIT (beneath Posts)
3. Locate the post from the List
4. Under the Post title select Edit
5. Make necessary changes to the Post
6. SAVE changes by clicking on the Update Post button

To Delete a Post:

1. Select Posts (on left side of the Dashboard)
2. Select EDIT (beneath Posts)
3. Locate the post from the List (Search by Title or Filter by Category)
4. Hover over the Post title and select/click on Delete
5. Or, edit and change from Published to Draft

To Remove a Post/Save as Draft:

If you want to remove a Post from the Live Site but save it for future reference, you can save it as a Draft rather than Delete it.

1. Select Posts (on left side of the Dashboard)
2. Select EDIT (beneath Posts)
3. Locate the post from the List (Search by Title or Key Words)
4. Hover over the Post title and select/click on Edit
5. On the Right Side-Bar, Next to Status, Click on Edit
6. From the Drop down menu, change from Published to Draft
7. Click on the OK button
8. Save/Click on the Update Post Button

Emergency/School Closure Posts

There is a Post-Category for Emergency closure information.  To Post news that a school is closed due to weather or other cause you:

1. Go to Posts — Add New
2. Create the Post Title, Ex: “BHS Closed Today 1/15 due to weather”
3. Select the Post Category titled Emergency/School Name.  Ex: Emergency BHS
4. Publish the post

This post will show up in Bold Red Letters on your School’s Home Page.  If you would like this News displayed on the District Home Page as well, please contact the Web Project Manager.