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Posts
When creating posts, do not use the header 1 format, as the title automatically inserts for you. Use header 2 through 5 to organize your content.
Watch the Posts shortcode training video
Overview Accordion Open
Posts can be displayed in two ways:
- Posts can be embedded as part of a page that has several content types on it.
- Posts can be displayed on a post page that is devoted to only displaying the posts.
How-To Accordion Closed
Post Shortcode
The post shortcode allows users to display specific posts on a page. There are several ways to narrow which posts should be displayed, including post IDs, categories, and tags.
- Select post.
- Fill out the necessary fields.
- Any combination of these fields can be used.
- Insert the desired number of posts into the count field of the shortcode.
- Specified posts appear on the front end of the site.
Posts Page
To set up a Posts page, please reach out to the EASI Web Team after creating at least 3 post items.
Within the email include which sidebar widgets you would like on your news page
Options include:
- Featured Posts
- Categories
- Tag Cloud
- Archives
Troubleshooting Accordion Closed
When using the post shortcode remember to:
- Type within the quotations
- Use a comma, then space after each item
- (e.g. post ids=”1, 15, 4″ categories=”department, college” tags=”featured, news” count=”2″)