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Using the Editor the Proper Way - WordCamp Toronto 2015
- 1. USING THE EDITOR THE PROPER WAY BY SETH ALLING @sethalling #WCTO
- 3. NOTE: THIS GUY IS NOT ME #WCTO
- 4. THAT HURT NOTE: I WISH THIS WAS ME #WCTO
- 5. YUP... IT’S BROKEN 1. Learn what to do 2. Be aware of surroundings 3. Do things correctly 4. Don’t give up #WCTO
- 7. LEARN THE PARTS OF THE EDITOR #WCTO LEARN WHAT TO DO
- 9. SLUG
- 10. USE THE KITCHEN SINK #WCTO LEARN WHAT TO DO
- 11. TOGGLE KITCHEN SINK ELEMENT BREADCRUMB
- 12. UNDERSTAND ELEMENTS Block Level Elements ▸ Paragraph ▸ Heading 1 ▸ Headings 2 - 6 ▸ Ordered List ▸ Unordered List ▸ Blockquote ▸ Preformatted Text Inline Elements ▸ Bold ▸ Italic ▸ Links ▸ Images #WCTO LEARN WHAT TO DO
- 13. KNOW HOW TO MAKE LINE BREAKS Visual Editor Press ENTER for new paragraph Press SHIFT-ENTER for single line break Text Editor Press ENTER twice for new paragraph Press ENTER once for single line break #WCTO LEARN WHAT TO DO
- 14. ADDING YOUTUBE VIDEOS 1. Copy Video URL 2. Paste into Editor (on its own line) 3. DONE! This also works for Vimeo, Vine, Twitter, SlideShare and more. #WCTO LEARN WHAT TO DO
- 15. USING [SHORTCODES] Example: Size embedded content [embed width="123" height="456"]http://youtube.com/url[/embed] #WCTO LEARN WHAT TO DO
- 16. SCREEN OPTIONS ARE YOUR FRIEND #WCTO LEARN WHAT TO DO
- 17. SCREEN OPTIONS ARE YOUR FRIEND LEARN WHAT TO DO #WCTO
- 19. DON’T PASTE CONTENT DIRECTLY INTO THE EDITOR (UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO) Toggle the Paste as text button or CMD-SHIFT-V (CTRL-SHIFT-V on PC) BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS #WCTO
- 20. Sample Layout ▸ Heading 1 (Usually post title) ▹ Headings 2 ▹ Heading 3 ▹ Heading 3 ▹ Heading 2 ▹ Heading 2 PROPER FORMATTING CAN GREATLY IMPROVE READABILITY BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS #WCTO
- 21. If you need to add code, make sure you are under the Text tab. Know allowed html tags: wp-includes/kses.php USING YOUR OWN CODE BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS #WCTO
- 22. AVOID ALL PLUGINS that allow inserting of PHP code. No exceptions. NEVER, NEVER INSERT PHP CODE BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS #WCTO
- 23. Things to watch for: 1. Not current (especially if no updates in 2 years) 2. Bad reviews 3. Few active installs CAREFUL USE OF PLUGINS BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS #WCTO
- 24. GET RID OF DISTRACTIONS BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS #WCTO
- 25. [SHORTCODE] CLUTTER BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS Can be fixed. Add to theme’s functions.php add_shortcode( 'shortcodetag', '__return_false' ); (Even better to create a custom plugin! Talk to me after if you need help.) #WCTO
- 27. TAKE YOUR TIME DO THINGS CORRECTLY “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.” ― Lewis Carroll #WCTO
- 29. ADD SPECIAL CHARACTERS (1/2 is not ½) #WCTO DO THINGS CORRECTLY
- 30. ADD AND EDIT IMAGES #WCTO DO THINGS CORRECTLY
- 33. REMEMBER THAT MISTAKES HAPPEN #WCTO DO THINGS CORRECTLY
- 36. REVISION RESTORATION CAN SAVE YOU #WCTO DO THINGS CORRECTLY
- 37. ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP SYSTEM SETUP #WCTO DO THINGS CORRECTLY
- 39. IT’S YOUR WEBSITE! OWN IT! DON’T GIVE UP #WCTO
- 40. RESOURCES ▸ 14 Tips for Mastering the WordPress Visual Editor ▸ 10 More Tips for Using the WordPress WYSIWYG Editor ▸ Getting The Most Out Of The WordPress Post Editor ▸ 5 Key Steps to Mastering the WordPress Visual Editor #WCTO
- 41. http://sethalling.com/wcto THANKS! SETH ALLING sethalling.com LEAD DEVELOPER AT RANCH HOUSE DESIGNS @sethalling #WCTO