Blog Account Process
1. If someone wants a blog, they must fill out the form.
Users who want to sign up for a SLS Blog Account need to fill out a form here: http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/sign-up-form/
(This form is maintained here: http://formbuilder.stanford.edu and its called Blog Account Request
In order to edit that form you need admin rights to this form: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/law/forms/slsblogrequest.fb
Every time a user enters their information in that form, an email gets sent to webteam and its saved in the database. )
2. Make the Blog Images
The Nathan Abbott template (the black one) and the Minimalist template (the all white one) requires images that need to be made individually.
They look like this:
Download the psds of the images you'll need here.
Theres 2 versions for the black one depending on if the title is one line or two lines.
Name them the same name as the blog. For example, if the url of the blog is http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/roadmaptojustice/
name the images: roadmaptojustice.jpg
NOTE: Both the white and black versions needs to have the same file name. So save them in separate folders.
Once you make the jpgs upload them here:
Black one: /dynamic_branch/prod/wp-content/themes/default/images/logos/
White one: /dynamic_branch/prod/wp-content/themes/sls-abbott/images/logos/
2. Add the new user to Wordpress
Login into Wordpress https://blogs.law.stanford.edu/wp-login.php
Click on Site Admin
Cick on Users
Scroll to the bottom where it says "Add user" and add the user's information in Username and Email.
If their Username is already taken, email the user and ask him to choose another. Provide him/her with other options.
Once you hit the Add User button they will receive this email:
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Subject: [SLS Blogs] Your username and password
Your username and password have been created.
Below are your login details:
Username: USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Once your blog has been created you will receive another email detailing when it's ready for you to post updates. In the meantime, you can login to update your name, profile and contact info.
https://blogs.law.stanford.edu/wp-login.php
SLS Webteam
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3. Create the blog
Now that you've created the username, you need to create the blog they will administer.
Under Site Admin, click on Blogs, scroll to bottom.
Under Add Blog, enter the preferred URL they wanted. If its taken email the user and give them options
Add the title they chose
Under Admin email put the email they entered.
Hit Add Blog. The admin will get this email:
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Your new SLS Blogs blog has been successfully set up at:
http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/elainetestblog23/
Login and add your first blog post today.
Username: xxxxxxxx
Login Here: xxxxxxxxxxx
To learn more how to use your new blog visit our tutorials:
http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/tutorials/
We hope you enjoy your new blog.
SLS Webteam
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4. Fine tune the templates
Currently the users get 3 templates to choose from.
The Sandstone template needs to be tweaked on start up.
In the Dashboard, click on Appearance. Themes.
Click on Sandstone Court and choose it.
Then in Appearance > Widgets drag the following widgets to the sidebar
Pages
Categories
Recent Comments
This will make the alignment of that template look better.
5. Add the API key
On the main dashboard page there will be a warning that Akismet needs the API key. Click on it and add this: fd81de3b99ee
Akismet manages our spam but the only way it can work is if we enter that API key.
6. Tell Irina the blog is ready for the images to be linked up.
Remember the images you made in step 2? Email Irina and tell her the URL of the blog and tell her the images have been uploaded and are ready to be linked up.
She will then update the backend so the images show up in the right blog.