DS Training – Level 1 (Users)

Here is an outline of items covered under DS training topics for level 1 (users). Training sessions on these topics took place Jan 27 (topics 1-3) and Feb 3 (topics 4-6); for the password to video recordings of these sessions, please email [email protected].

• Login
  • ds.lclark.edu login history
  • Jetpack WP.com Single Sign On authentication; advantages of WP.com login
  • ds.lclark.edu & WP.com user & site relationship
  • Login errors: Local login window; -10520 error. Solution? Generally, clear cache or restart browser
• Profile
  • Where/what part of profile displayed
  • ds.lclark.edu: Display name & bio important
  • Avatar (via Gravatar.com); site default if no avatar
  • Other profile information
• Posts
  • Posts vs. pages vs. custom post types
  • Screen Options tab to simplify post window (& WP Admin UI plugin to simplify on group sites)
  • Title and permalink
  • Post body: Visual vs. Text views (& shortcode)
  • Taxonomies: Categories, tags, global tags
  • Featured images & media [more detail under Images below]
  • Links/feeds/embeds [more detail under Embeds below]
  • Math, charts, & tables
  • Plugin-specific metaboxes (e.g., MapPress, ZotPress)
  • Check spelling/grammar
  • Save/publish options (including autosave)
  • Quick posting online resources via Press This
• Images
  • Site media library, alternative storage (e.g., Flickr), & management via Media Library Assistant
  • Image copyright & optimal image size
  • Uploading images to media library
  • Image thumbnails: Thumbnail/Medium/Large & others; management via Simple Image Sizes
  • Featured images (also Display Featured Image for Genesis plugin) and images in posts/pages
  • Displaying image slideshows via Royal Slider (+ image galleries via Jetpack)
• Embeds
  • = display content from another site on your site
  • Google Doc embedder (not for Google Docs!)
  • How to use the iframe plugin
  • Javascript and Flash embeds: Problems and workarounds
• Mobile
  • WP mobile apps
  • Mobile app & Jetpack+WP.com login
  • Posts, categories, images, geotagging
  • Readily switch sites (if connected to WP.com)