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Quick links: How to add an upcoming gig • How to email writing • How to add a video • How to edit a gallery • How to add a new link • How to change the number of gigs listed in links
A quick tour
When you login to the admin area you’ll land on the dashboard, with a little info about the current status.
In the menu on the left are Posts, Media, Pages, Products, Analytics, Site Kit and Settings.
Posts – This is where your upcoming gigs appear when you email them in. You can delete or amend any of these if you wish. There is also a News category if you want to publish something non-giggy.
Media – Any image you upload can be found here. You don’t need to go here to upload or insert an image onto a post or page, you can do it from there.
Pages – These are the static pages on your website. They can be edited if you wish.
Products – Anything you want up for sale goes here. It’s a slightly technical process, so I’m happy to add things for you.
Analytics – Displays data about sales. About as interesting as reading the Financial Times, but it’s there if you want to look.
Site Kit – Slightly more interesting, as it displays data about site visitors and the like. You’ll find a summary on the dashboard.
Settings – STAY AWAY!
How to email writing
Publishing a post by email is straightforward. Please note that you can only post by email to one site at a time. If you try to post to multiple emails at once, only the first one will be used.
When writing a new email, the subject line will be used as your post’s title, and the email body will be used as the post’s content.
Your email can be plain text or formatted. Be aware that the Post by Email system will strip any HTML tags that it thinks will interfere with a post’s display on your site. For example, italic and bold formatting will be retained, but colour and font changes will not.
List of things to include:
Subject (the title of the piece of writing)
IMPORTANT: begin the subject with {writing}: for example:
{writing}: Rosie Is A Goldmine
Body (the poem or lyrics)
Attach an image of the piece of writing/scribble to the email.
Send the email to the secret address given to you and wait for it to process (it should only take 5 minutes or so). You should have the address written down somewhere, but if not you can find it in the draft page called ‘Secret Email Address’. DO NOT publish that page!
How to add an upcoming gig
Posting a gig is similar to posting writing, only you need to include some HTML!
List of things to include:
Subject (the date of the gig)
IMPORTANT: begin the subject with {gigs}: like the following:
{gigs}: Friday 8 November 2024
Body (where, the line-up, tickets)
IMPORTANT: you need to include some HTML, like the following:
<p>Bristol, BS5 – The Greenbank. Supporting Henry Parker and David Ian Roberts</p><p><a href="TICKET_SOURCE">Tickets</a></p><p> </p>Copy and paste the above, then change the TICKET_SOURCE to the link URL, for example: https://wegottickets.com/event/628576/ if there are tickets, otherwise delete it and change ‘Tickets’ to either ‘Donation’ or ‘Free Entry’
Attach a suitable image to the email and it will autopost to Instagram (as well as Facebook).
Send the email to the secret address given to you and wait for it to process (it should only take 5 minutes or so). You should have the address written down somewhere, but if not you can find it in the draft page called ‘Secret Email Address’. DO NOT publish that page!
How to add a video
1: At YouTube, click on the Share button and copy the URL
2: On the videos page in WordPress admin, select the top video and click on the Options button
3: From the list of Options, select Duplicate
4: Click on the Edit URL icon
5: Replace (paste over) the YouTube share URL and click the Embed button
6: Update the page using the Blue button at the top right
Always go check any updated changes on the front of the website. You may need to refresh your browser window to view them.
How to edit a gallery
Editing Paintings and Commissions:
1: Paintings and Commissions can be found in Pages. Roll over the title and click edit.
2: Click on an image and then hover over the top left icon to select the whole Gallery block.
3: Click the Add button and select Open Media Library, or Upload.
4: Either select an image from those already uploaded, or click on the Upload tab and upload a new one from your computer.
5: If you click on Edit Gallery on the left you can re-order the images. When happy click Update Gallery
Remember to Update the page to save your changes and check on the frontend to ensure it looks how you want it to look.
Editing Album Covers & Posters:
1: Album Covers & Posters can be found in the Products section. Roll over the title and click edit.
2: The Gallery can be found on the right. Click on Add product gallery images.
3: Select any images you want to add from your Media Library…
4: …Or Upload a new image (or more!). When done click on Add to gallery.
5: You can move images around to re-order them. When happy click on Update to save your changes.
6: This is how the page looked on the frontend before making any changes…
7: This is how the page looks after making your changes.
How to add a new link
1: Go to Pages, hover over Links and click on Edit
2: Click on the top or bottom button NOT the Latest Posts link
3: Select Duplicate and a new identical button will appear
4: Select and change the link text, then click on the Edit link icon
5: Select and paste or type the new URL and click on the Save button
6: Finally, REMEMBER to Update the page and go check the link to ensure it goes to the correct place!
If you want to delete an old link, click on the button, go to step 3 and select Delete instead of Duplicate
How to change the number of gigs listed in links
1: Go to the Links page and click on the Latest Posts block
2: Change the Number of Items on the right up or down
3: Finally, REMEMBER to Update the page and go check the page.