Content Editors' duties - xiaoxu193/bitofnews-image-editor GitHub Wiki

Edit drafts in news.bitofnews.com/wp-admin

• Go to the Wordpress admin and check the "Drafts" folder to see if writers submitted new articles
• Edit grammar
• Shorten lengthy sentences with better phrasing. Breakdown long paragraphs into smaller paragraphs. Add in subtitles if the article is too long.
• Add images by using Creative Common pictures from Flick
• Set the correct Category: Life / Science /News / Business
• Set the "Featured Image"
• Move the article from Draft to Pending Review

Setup your writer's Wordpress account

• Go to http://news.bitofnews.com/wp-admin/users.php. Login if you need to
• Click Add New
• Enter their username (usually just firstname, if it's taken, use firstname+lastname), email, first name, last name, set their role to "Author".
• Click "show password" and copy this. Complete the setup by clicking Add new user.
• Email them the password and give them the following instructions to setup their profile image.

Setup your writer's profile image

These are instructions for your writers:

• Go to gravatar.com and click "Create your own Gravatar"
• Register an account with your email address: [email protected]. NOTE: This email address must match the email address you entered in your Wordpress profile
• After you create the account, you can then upload a profile picture. After you're done, the picture will show up on our site within 10 minutes.