Creating a CMS Post
Introduction
You can compose Posts and publish them on your site to create things like blog posts and news articles. You can define a publication date range, add social networking hooks, add custom Themes, restrict access to only authenticated users, restrict access by Membership Level, and define SEO values.
Creating a New Post
Login to the Administrative side of your database. Open the top-level CMS menu, and select "Posts".
Click the "Add New Post" button.
New Post - Basics
You must input a Title and a Publication Date Range. If you don't want your Page to expire from your site, then you can select "No End Date". Choose a Layout. The "Both Sidebars" layout will display Shopping Cart Search Controls and the Mini Shopping Cart, The "Cart Sidebar" will just display the Mini Shopping Cart, and the "Full Width" will display neither the Shopping Cart Search Controls nor the Mini Shopping Cart. For most purposes, the the "Full Width" option is best. Choose your Theme. This will change the look and feel of the page.
You can select an existing Category for your Post. You can also add a new Category from this screen. Click the "Add Category" button, input a name for the Category, and click the Save button. Likewise, you can do this for Tags. The System will build a URL Path based on your domain and the Post's Title. If you would like to change the last portion of the URL, use the text box. Click the "Save" button. You can click the "forward icon" next to the URL Path to view your work so far.
New Post - Content
You can input an Excerpt. The Excerpt will be used when displaying the Post in Search Results. You can also click the "Content Builder" button to begin building your Post's content.
New Post - Thumbnail
You can add a Thumbnail image. Click the Upload button, and select your image. The image will be used in the search results, similar to how excerpts are used.
New Post - Access
You can display social media sharing links on your Posts. You can also restrict access to your Post to logged in Shopping Account users only. You can additionally restrict to users who have certain Membership Levels.
New Post - SEO
You can add a Meta Description and/or Meta Keywords to your Post. A Meta Description can help Search Engines display the most relevant text in a search. Meta Keywords should relate directly to your content, and they will help Search Engines find your Post.
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