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Another headline for a video story

November 20, 2024

This is another video story because it was published before the other video stories, it is displayed less prominently on the page.

Use social media to increase readership

Sample Staff Member, Staff Writer
November 20, 2024

Social media platforms are the best way to drive traffic to your new site. So, set up a Facebook Fan Page, and get your audience to like your publication. Even add a Facebook Like Box to your website to increase your audience.  Then when you publish...

How to add a video to your site

November 20, 2024

You need to use a third-party video hosting service to store and serve video. These services are built specifically for serving high quality video, and their accounts are free. Start by creating an account and uploading video to a video-hosting site....

Student Biography

November 20, 2024

There are many ways to display the Staff Bios.  Check out the options on the SNO Design Options page under Staff Page.

Customize the look and feel of your site

Sample Student
November 20, 2024

The look and feel of this site is created by a combination of style and layout choices. To help get you started, your site came with a preselected style, but you can change this preset style to create a different baseline look. You can change the fonts,...

Create a custom header

Author, Writer
November 20, 2024

Your header graphic should have your logo, organization name, tagline, and any other essential information about your program. Your graphic should be sized to 980px wide, and the height should be between 100px and 200px. You can upload your header graphic...

Choose the right image size for online

Sample Staff Member, Writer
November 20, 2024

Size your horizontal photos to 900px wide by 600px tall at a resolution of 72 dpi in RGB color mode before uploading them to your site. Always save photos in .jpg format. Your site will display vertical photos fine (except in the Showcase box), but the...

Tell the full story in long form

Sample Student, Editor-in-Chief
November 20, 2024

Want to tell the full story?  To get started click on New under the Stories tab on the left navigation bar in the WordPress dashboard. Enter the headline for the article. In the box to the right of the title, choose your title size for the Story Page,...

Adding a featured image enhances each story

Sample Student, Sports Editor
November 20, 2024

There are two ways to add a photo to a story in WordPress.  One is to set the photo as a Featured Image for the story, and the other is to insert the photo into the body of the story’s text.  Your SNO site is designed to make use of the Featured Image...

Sidebar offers more room for widgets

Sample Student
November 20, 2024

This story is currently using With Sidebar Page Template. Every story has three options for its story page: Full-Width, With Sidebar, or Long Form. Simply, select which you would like on the left hand side of the Edit Story page. The default for this...

Drop the sidebar and expand the story

Sample Student
November 20, 2024

This story is currently using Full-Width Page Template. Every story has three options for its story page: Full-Width, With Sidebar, or Long Form. Simply, select which you would like on the left hand side of the Edit Story page. The default for this option...

Sample Student Biography

November 20, 2024

To include a staff biography, click on New under Staff Profiles and fill out the required fields in the Profile Information Section.