Adding new newsletter

This is how to add the new newsletter to WordPress and have it show up on the home page and in the resources -> newsletter menu.

First you need to upload the newsletter

  • Make sure the newsletter file name will be easy to tell the complete date example Newsletter 2016-01 (for January 2016)
  • Go to the Media admin menu and select add.
  • Drap and drop the newsletter or click select file and upload it from your computer.
  • After it has been added to wordpress edit it and update the category to newsletter.
    • After it uploads there should be an edit link.
    • Click that and change the category and save.  It opens in a new window so you can just close that window.

Adding it to the home page.

  • Create new blog post (not page)
  • Title should be {Month} Newsletter
  • Select Add Media
  • Filter Category to newsletter to find easily.
  • Select the newsletter
  • On the left menu at the bottom make sure it is set to link to media file
  • Add file.  Should now see a link with the newsletter file name.
  • If it isn’t highlights and showing a pencil to edit it you might have to click it get that.  You want to click the pencil to edit the link.
  • Change option to select open in new window. Save the change.
  • Publish page.
  • The home page is setup to automatically display new post with the newsletter category.  So it should show up automatically.
Adding it to the Resource -> Newsletter page
  • Go to the Pages admin menu
  • Under the Resource page you should see one called Newsletters
  • Click that page to edit it.
  • Put your cursor at the end of the last latest newsletter and hit enter.  It should create a new bullet line.
  • Now just add media just like you did on the post page.
  • Remember to set it to open in new window.
Home page widget setup