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The Veranda HouseWORDPRESS MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Login ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Editing Existing Pages .................................................................................................................................................................. 4

Adding New Pages ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Editing a Room Post ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Editing a Packages Post ............................................................................................................................................................... 9

Editing/Adding Text ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Creating a Link .................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Linking to a PDF ................................................................................................................................................................. 13

Editing/Adding Images ............................................................................................................................................................... 14

Adding an Image .............................................................................................................................................................. 14

Editing an Image ................................................................................................................................................................ 15

Editing Slider Images (RoyalSlider) .......................................................................................................................... 16

Image Galleries ................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Adding Photos to an Existing Gallery ................................................................................................ 19

Editing Photos in an Existing Gallery ................................................................................................. 20

Add photos to a New Gallery ................................................................................................................. 21

Optimizing/Sizing an Image ...................................................................................................................................... 22



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LOGIN

Before you make any changes to your site, you will need to login. The login for your site is: www.theverandahouse.com/wp-admin

Once you see the above screen, login using the following credentials:

username: editor-veranda password: Mv9GO7u_3L-kNY



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EDITING EXISTING PAGES

• In your Dashboard, click Pages on the left navigation.

• Click All Pages to access every page on your site.

• Find the page you want by searching for it in the top right corner or by scrolling through the list.

• Click the Page Name or Edit to access the editable pieces of the page.

• You can also access the editing screen directly from the page you want to edit.

• Click Edit Page in the upper left corner.



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EDITING EXISTING PAGES [CONTINUED]

• Be sure to click Update on the right to make sure all changes have been saved.

Note: learn about editing Slider Images on page 16.

Note: if you don’t put anything in the List fields, nothing will show up on the page itself.

• There are 7 different templates, but most pages use the General Pages with Sidebar template.

• The following shows what field in the Dashboard corresponds to the visible site.

• The Default Template has only a full width content area.

• The Home Page template has a few extra editable areas corresponding to the live view.



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ADDING NEW PAGES

• In your Dashboard, click Pages on the left navigation.

• Click Add New

• Insert information into content areas.

• Updated the Parent Page and Template in Page Attributes.

• Click the blue Publish button to make the page live.



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EDITING A ROOM POST

• Click the room type you would like to edit on the left menu (Veranda House Rooms, Chapman House Rooms,, or Arbor Cottage Rooms

• Find the room you want by searching for it in the top right corner or by scrolling through the list.

• Click the Room Name or Edit to access the editable pieces of the page.


• Click Edit VH Room in the upper left corner (this will change based on what room type you are in)



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EDITING A ROOM POST [CONTINUED]


Note: learn about editing Slider Images on page 16 & Gallery Images on page 19.

Note: Featured Images should be 450px wide by 188px tall.

Rooms & Rates Page

• Every room will have a Red Bar Headline, Main Content Area, Gallery ID, Room Rates, Slideshow & Featured Image.




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EDITING A PACKAGE POST

• Click Packages on the left menu.

• Find the package you want by searching for it in the top right corner or by scrolling through the list.

• Click the Package Name or Edit to access the editable pieces of the page.

• Or Click Add New Package to add a new package.


• Click Edit Package in the upper left corner.



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EDITING A PACKAGE POST [CONTINUED]


Note: learn about editing Slider Images on page 16 & Gallery Images on page 19.

• Every package will have a Main Content Area, Red Bar Headline, Booking Link, Price, Slideshow & Featured Image.


Packages Page



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EDITING/ADDING TEXT

• Once in the Edit Page, click in the Content Area to edit/add text.

• Click Preview Changes in the top right to make sure text looks correct.

• Click Update after any changes to make sure they take effect.



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EDITING/ADDING TEXT [CONTINUED]

To create a link in the Content Area

• Highlight the word/s you want linked & click the Insert/Edit Link button.

• Link to either an external HTML page by typing in the URL in the URL field, or link to another page on your site by selecting the page from the dropdown list.

• Select if you want the link to open in a new window or not.



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EDITING/ADDING TEXT [CONTINUED]

To link to a PDF

• Move your pointer to where you want to add the PDF link or highlight a word you want linked.

• Click Add Media.

• Either select a PDF from the existing Media Library or click Upload Files in the top left to add new images.

• Once PDF has been selected, make sure the title (what shows in the text) is correct.

• Select Media File from the drop down box under Attachment Display Settings.



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EDITING/ADDING IMAGES

To add an image into a Content Area

• Move your pointer to where you want to add the image.

• Click Add Media.

• Either select an image from the existing Media Library or click Upload Files in the top left to add new images.

• Once image has been selected, edit it’s Title, Alignment, Size, etc. on the right.



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EDITING/ADDING IMAGES [CONTINUED]

To edit an image in a Content Area

• Click on the image you want to edit & a small menu will appear.

• Click on the image button to edit, the red circle button to delete.

• Make any edits necessary in the Edit Image screen.



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SLIDER IMAGES (ROYALSLIDER)

To add/delete photos in an existing Header Slider

• Click on RoyalSlider on the left menu.

• Select the Gallery you would like to edit.

• Add photos by clicking Add Images and selecting images from the Media Library or uploading images.

• Delete images by hovering over the image you want to delete and clicking the X in the top right corner.



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SLIDER IMAGES (ROYALSLIDER) [CONTINUED]

To add a new Header Slider

• Hover over an existing slider (any gallery except Homepage Slider) and select Duplicate.

• Click on the duplicated Slider to edit images & name.

• Edit Slider Name & add/delete images.



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SLIDER IMAGES (ROYALSLIDER) [CONTINUED]

Notes about the Header Slider

• Homepage Slider Images should be 1600px wide by 941px high

• All Interior Slider Images should be 1600px wide by 675px high

• Go back to slider list & copy shortcode that’s in the right field.

• Paste this copied shortcode into the Slideshow Field on the page you would like the slider to appear.



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IMAGE GALLERIES

To add photos an existing Image Gallery

• Click on Gallery on the left menu.

• Click on Add Gallery/Images.

• Select a gallery from the Gallery drop down list.

• Click Add Files or Drag images onto screen and then click Start Upload.



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IMAGE GALLERIES [CONTINUED]

To edit photos in an existing Image Gallery


• Click on Manage Gallery.

• Select the Gallery you would like to edit.

• Change gallery name, image names, gallery order, etc.

• Text that displays under image is controlled by the Description Field.



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IMAGE GALLERIES [CONTINUED]

To add photos to a new Image Gallery


• Click on Add Gallery/Images.

• Select a Create a new Gallery from the Gallery drop down list.

• Enter Gallery Name into field.

• Click Add Files or Drag images onto screen and then click Start Upload.

• All gallery images should be 800 pixels wide x 800 pixels high



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Optimizing/Resizing an Image

• Open a browser and go to http://pixlr.com/editor/

• Note: you may need to update your flash settings for this program to work.

• Click Open Image from Computer

• Once image is open, click the Crop Tool in the upper left corner.

• Select Output Size in the Constraint Drop Down.

• Type in the Width & Height you want your final image to be.



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• Click and Drag your mouse across the image to see your crop size.

• Click Enter to crop your image.



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• Click File > Save to save your image.

• Choose a new name for your image and choose JPEG as the format, Quality 80.

• Click OK


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