How do I add a news post?

You can add a news post by following the below steps:

    1. Go to the dashboard
    2. Click on the ‘News’ icon or the ‘News’ label on the left navigation bar
    3. Click ‘Add new’
    4. Add news  title
    5. Select category, on the right side, in the ‘Categories’ section
      • The news post can belong to many categories, click all that apply
    6. Add content using the visual editor
      • The visual editor is your standard WYSIWYG editor and the simplest editor for just adding content to a page.
      • A quick detailed guide on how to structure content
    7. Add a featured image that will display under the news title and as a thumbnail preview when published
      • Click on the set featured image link on the “Featured image” section located at the bottom right side
      • featured image click
      • Select either upload files or media library
      • Select image
      • Add alt text and click on the ‘Set featured image’ button
      • Click ‘Publish’
      • An option to hide the image from the page will  generate after clicking publish
      • If you wish to hide the image within the post, checkmark the option “Don’t display image on individual page” afterward click publish to update changes.
      • featured image pic
    8. Add meta description and keyphrase by scrolling down and clicking on the ‘Yoast SEO’ tab
      • Add focus keyphrase in the empty field titled ‘Focus keywords’ underneath the SEO, Readability, Social tabs.
      • Include the keywords the page is targeting.
      • Click edit snippet to add meta description.
      • Write Meta description in the empty field under ‘Meta description’.
      • Close snippet editor
    9. Click ‘Publish’
    10.  Click “View Post” on the top admin bar or the permalink to view the news post. Note: To go back into the news admin functionality click on ‘Edit Post’ on the top admin bar.
    11. You created a news post! All news posts can be found on the ‘News’ page of your ProudCity site.
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