Enter the title of the POST.

Before creating a post, Determine in which Language the post should display.

Note: Most posts are created in English and then translated. If a post should be created in a language other than English, select the appropriate language from the dropdown.

Enter and Format the content. For additional information on the Visual and Text Editors, see the appropriate in-depth overview in this document.

1. Status – an Editor can select either “Draft” or “Pending Review” – this is determined by the workflow guidelines at each location.
2. Visibility – Select one of the following. The default is “Public” and this is the typical visibility for pages and posts.
   1. 1. Public – Once Published can be viewed by any visitor to the website.
         1. Check the Sticky box to stick the post to the front page.
      2. Private – Once published, may only be viewed by the editor.
3. Publish immediately – This may be changed to publish a Post with a date in the past or it may be used to schedule a Post to publish at a particular day and time.
4. Public Post Preview – This feature is only available after a post is saved to draft. It is used to send a preview link of a draft post to another user who does not have to be logged into OpenNet or America.gov. Check ENABLE PUBLIC PREVIEW box to access preview link.
   

   Note: Preview link expires after 48 hours.

This feature is used to specify the descriptive blurb to appear on the Home Page Blogroll and News and Events Landing page. EXCERPT box must be checked in SCREEN OPTIONS to appear. Enter desired summary in Excerpt box before publishing Post.

This provides an overview of the SEO for the Post. Clicking the “Check” button will direct the user to the Yoast section of the page for further guidance. For more detailed information on Yoast and how to best utilize it in the site, please see the appropriate in-depth overview in this document.

In the CATEGORIES section, Select a category.

The “EXCLUDE” category is used to prevent a post from displaying on the home page. The “EXCLUDE ALL” category prevents a post from displaying on the homepage, news and events page and ubermenu.

In the TAGS section, Add or Select a Tag.

1. Type the Tag into the text field, more than one tag may be entered if they are separated with commas.
2. Click the ADD button.
3. To select from most-used tags, Click the “Choose from the most used tags” link.

If desired, set an expiration date for the post (post will automatically be removed from the site).

1. From post in EDIT mode, Check ENABLE EXPIRATION box.
2. Select expiration day and time using the dropdowns and text boxes.
3. Select whether the post will expire as a DRAFT or PRIVATE.
   

   Note: Draft/Private will be activated within 15 minutes after set time.

4. Click PUBLISH or UPDATE.
5. The post or page will now expire on the selected date and time.

In the POST TEMPLATE section, Select a template from the dropdown:

1. Default
2. Full- Width Image
3. Parallax Image
4. Transparent Image

If desired, set an Notification Message to Appear in the header of the site.

1. From post edit mode, Select YES under NOTIFICATION MESSAGE – TURN ON?
2. Enter text in the NOTIFICATION TITLE and NOTIFICATION DESCRIPTION text boxes.
   

   Note: Notification title has a 40 character limit and notification description has a 70 character limit.

   Note: English notifications operate independently from language notifications.

3. If desired, edit the READ MORE hyperlink text.
4. Click PUBLISH or UPDATE.

In the FEATURED IMAGE section, Set the featured image.

1. Click the “Add Image” link.
2. Upload a new image to use as the featured image or Select an existing image from the Media Library. For more detailed information on the Media Library and how to best utilize it in the site, please see the appropriate in-depth overview in this document.
3. Click SET FEATURED IMAGE.

In the HIDE FEATURED IMAGE section, Click YES if the featured image should be suppressed on the Post.

If desired, Set the background image in the PARALLAX BACKGROUND section.

1. Click the “Add Image” link.
2. Upload a new image to use as the featured image or Select an existing image from the Media Library. For more detailed information on the Media Library and how to best utilize it in the site, please see the appropriate in-depth overview in this document.
3. Click SELECT.

In the AUTHOR section, Select the appropriate author from the drop-down list.

If desired, Complete the YOAST SEO section. For more detailed information on Yoast and how to best utilize it in the site, please see the appropriate in-depth overview in this document.

Navigate back to the PUBLISH section and Click the appropriate button

1. SAVE DRAFT – Saves the work, but does not publish to the LIVE site.
2. PREVIEW – Allows the user to see how the Post will look when it is published.
3. PUBLISH – To publish the Post immediately or to publish a back-dated Post.
4. SCHEDULE – To set the time for the Post to publish in the future.