Learning How to Use UH WordPress

Creating a People Page

• Creating the Post Category
• Adding a Person

Creating the Post Category

1. Log in to your WordPress Administration Screen (Dashboard).
2. In the left navigation pane, go to Posts > Categories.
3. Enter the title of the category. This will be the title of the page.
4. Enter the specific slug, "directory" into the Slug field. It must be "directory" in order for the displayed page to work. Your web address will be:

UH System multisite

https://www.hawaii.edu/sitename/category/directory

UH Manoa multisite

https://manoa.hawaii.edu/sitename/category/directory

5. Enter the description in the Description field. This is what you see here.
6. Click 'Add New Category' to add a new category, or click 'Update' to update the existing category details.

 

Adding a Person

1. Log in to your WordPress Administration Screen (Dashboard).
2. In the left navigation pane, click Posts. Click the 'Add New' subtab.
3. Add the student, faculty, or staff’s name as the Title field, and details of this student, faculty, or staff in the content editing area.
4. Add the faculty or staff member’s photo in the 'Featured image' box in right-hand settings bar of the Post editor.
5. Under Categories on the right-hand settings bar of the Post editor, check off the category that corresponds to the slug "directory".
6. Click 'Publish'.