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Our website is built in [http://www.wordpress.org WordPress], a blogging and "Content Management System" software. Simply put, WordPress makes it easy to update our website, and anyone can learn how to use WordPress in about 15 minutes.  
Our website is built in [http://www.wordpress.org WordPress], a blogging and "Content Management System" software. Simply put, WordPress makes it easy to update our website, and anyone can learn how to use WordPress in about 15 minutes.  
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==Logging in to the system==
==Logging in to the system==
Every new member receives a login to WordPress upon graduating from the Academy. Please look for yours, and use it to log in. (If you can't find your login information, simply e-mail the Newsies email list and request assistance.)
You will receive via email your login information. It should look something like this:


Now that you're a member of the News Team, you should have access to new options on the sidebar that allow you to add news stories.  
[[File:WordPress-logging in 1st time.png|frame|center]]


===Note===
Click the link as shown in the image above. You can now follow the instructions in [https://youtu.be/QVzG6KxVmzs this video] which explains how to log in.
If you were a UFOP: SB118 member before November, 2010, you should have received your user name and password automatically from the system when it came online in that month.  
 
If you joined after November, 2010, you should have received your user name and password after you graduated from training.  


==Your Display Name==
==Your Display Name==
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#  Follow the instructions to upload an image of you or your character (or your RL image, if you want -- it's totally your choice!) and follow the prompts. (Click the "Add one by clicking here!" to start.)
#  Follow the instructions to upload an image of you or your character (or your RL image, if you want -- it's totally your choice!) and follow the prompts. (Click the "Add one by clicking here!" to start.)


Once you return to our WordPress site, and you log in, you should see a tiny version of your Gravatr in the upper right-hand corner. You may need to wait up to 15 minutes, reload the page, and/or log out of our site to make it appear.  
Once you return to our WordPress site, and you log in, you should see a tiny version of your Gravatar in the upper right-hand corner. You may need to wait up to 15 minutes, reload the page, and/or log out of our site to make it appear.  


==Your Author Bio==
==Your Author Bio==
Under each post you create, your Gravatar and a small author bio will appear. You need to set that author bio before you can begin posting. You are free to use an In Character or Out Of Character bio, but we recommend that you match the bio to your Gravatar -- so if you choose an In Character Gravatar, you should write an In Character bio. If you use an Out Of Character image for your Gravatar, you should use an OOC bio.  
On our Community News, each post will information about the author underneath the published content. Your Gravatar and a small author bio will appear. You need to set that author bio before you can begin posting. You are free to use an In Character or Out Of Character bio, but we recommend that you match the bio to your Gravatar -- so if you choose an In Character Gravatar, you should write an In Character bio. If you use an Out Of Character image for your Gravatar, you should use an OOC bio.  


To set your bio, go to your profile, edit your "Biographical Info" field on the profile page of our WordPress site (click that link to go there directly), and make sure you save your profile!  
To set your bio, go to your profile by logging in to WordPress and clicking on your name in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Then edit your "Biographical Info" field on the profile page of our WordPress site (click that link to go there directly), and make sure you save your profile!  


Here's an example of FltAdml. Wolf's bio:  
Here's an example of FltAdml. Wolf's bio:  


: Tristan Wolf is the founder of UFOP: StarBase 118. He served as the Commanding Officer for a number of the group's simming installations, notably the first ship -- the USS Phoenix-B -- and the first iteration of StarBase 118 Operations. His real name is Jordan, and his interests include science fiction (natch) and progressive politics. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his partner and their dog.
: Tristan Wolf is the founder of UFOP: StarBase 118. He served as the Commanding Officer for a number of the group's simming installations, notably the first ship -- the USS Phoenix-B -- and the first iteration of StarBase 118 Operations. His real name is Jordan, and his interests include science fiction (natch) and progressive politics. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his partner and their dog.
==Understanding the Queue==
After you've written a post, it will not actually appear on the website immediately. Instead, it enters a queue where it will be reviewed by an Editor on the site. The editor will review your post, proof-read it, and then schedule it to be posted automatically on a convenient date. We try to post one piece of news a day, at least.
You should be aware that if you've written a "feature length" article that it may be held for over a week, or more, to be used when the site is particularly low on news content. This often happens at the end of the month, so we sometimes hold longer pieces for those "dry spells" when good content is needed.
On the other hand, if you've written a piece which is time sensitive (i.e.- it references current events OOC or IC), then you'll want to e-mail the Newsies Yahoo! Group and notify the team that there is a time sensitive piece waiting in the queue to be reviewed. That's the '''only''' way an editor will know to review your piece and schedule it in a timely fashion.


==Creating and Editing Posts==
==Creating and Editing Posts==
Once you're ready to create a new post, you can view the video below to learn more about how to the nuts-and-bolts of posting work:  
Once you're ready to create a new post, you can view the video below to learn more about how to create a post:  


* [http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/15/writing-and-publishing-a-post/ Writing and publishing a post]
* [https://youtu.be/00KhIUcJPLE Writing and publishing a post]


===Important note===
===Important note===
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#* This is only important if you've copied and pasted content into the post window. WordPress will save the same formatting you had wherever the text came from, and you'll want to make sure to remove that extra formatting, so that our posts all appear uniform in nature.
#* This is only important if you've copied and pasted content into the post window. WordPress will save the same formatting you had wherever the text came from, and you'll want to make sure to remove that extra formatting, so that our posts all appear uniform in nature.


==Understanding the Queue==
After you've written a post, it will not actually appear on the website immediately. Instead, it enters a queue where it will be reviewed by an Editor on the site. The editor will review your post, proof-read it, and then schedule it to be posted automatically on a convenient date. We try to post one piece of news a day, at least.
You should be aware that if you've written a "feature length" article that it may be held for over a week, or more, to be used when the site is particularly low on news content. This often happens at the end of the month, so we sometimes hold longer pieces for those "dry spells" when good content is needed.
On the other hand, if you've written a piece which is time sensitive (i.e.- it references current events OOC or IC), then you'll want to email the team email list and notify the team that there is a time sensitive piece waiting in the queue to be reviewed. That's the '''only''' way an editor will know to review your piece and schedule it in a timely fashion.
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