Creating Your First Post

A post is a short listing on your website, such as a news item or a blog article, that usually links through to a page holding the full article. This guide helps anyone writing their first post create it, file it under categories, choose what happens when a visitor clicks it, and keep it hidden until it is ready.

Before You Begin

• If you have not worked with posts before, read Understanding Posts first.
• You need at least one post category. If none exist, the post editor prompts you to create your first category. See Creating Post Categories.

Creating a Post

• Go to Dashboard > Website > Posts.
• Click New Post.
• Enter the Post Title.
• Choose the post's Categories. See Choosing Categories below.
• Upload an Image.
• Write a Teaser / Short Description to give visitors a reason to click through.

Choosing Categories

Every post needs at least one category. The first category in Categories is the post's primary category: when the post has its own page, that page is created under the primary category's page. Any other categories show the post in more category listings.

• Click the Categories field.
• Select the post's main category.
• Select any other categories the post should appear in.
• To change the primary category, drag it into first place.

If your categories are nested, the list shows them as a tree you can expand and collapse. On a new post, if only one category has a page, it is already selected.

Adding a Missing Category

You can add a category without leaving the post.

• Type the new category's name in Categories.
• Select the Create option, for example Create "Events".

The category is created straight away and added to the post. It has no page, so if it is the post's primary category and you choose Create a New Page, Page Location shows the warning Primary category needs a page. Drag a category that has a page into first place, or give the new category a page as described in Creating Post Categories.

Linking the Post (Full Version / Link To)

Full Version / Link To sets what happens when a visitor clicks the post on your website. Most posts use Create a New Page, which creates a page for the full article.

• Create a New Page - Creates an empty page for the full article.
• Link to Existing Page - Links the post to a page you have already created. Choose it in Select a Page.
• Link to External URL - Links the post to another web address, such as https://www.youtube.com/. Enter it in External URL.
• Link to File - Links the post to a file you upload, such as a PDF document. Upload it in Upload a File.
• Link to Event - Links the post to an event you have created in Oncord. Choose it in Select an Event. Available when Events is enabled.
• Link to Product - Links the post to a product in your product catalogue. Choose it in Select a Product. Available when Products is enabled.
• No Link - The post is static and does not link anywhere.

With Create a New Page, Page Location shows where the new page will be created: under the primary category's page, or the page of its nearest parent category that has one. Click Override to enter a different location.

Hiding the Post (Offline)

To hide the post while you are working on it:

• Open the Additional Attributes tab.
• Under Status, tick Offline.

An offline post is hidden from website visitors, but administrators can still see it. Untick Offline when you are finished, or visitors will not be able to view the post. The Additional Attributes tab also holds the post's Date and Author.

Saving the Post

The available save buttons depend on Full Version / Link To:

• Create a New Page: Click Save & Create Linked Page to save the post and open the new page in the page editor.
• Link to Existing Page: Click Save & Close to return to Posts, or Save & Edit Linked Page to open the linked page in the editor.
• Other link options, including No Link: Click Save Post.