using the wordpress media library
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Using the Wordpress Media Library and Slideshare with the Iowa State University College of Engineering's new websites.TRANSCRIPT
How to keep it clean, manageable, and easy to use
*WORDPRESSmedia library organization
travis ballstadt, digital media coordinatoriowa state university college of engineering
* the wordpress media library can – and will – become a very large database of images, audio files, pdfs, and more
* as our sites fill out and more departments add to the media library, it will become more crucial to keep it well organized
* wordpress has a wonderful built in search functionality to make finding content in the media library very simple.
* the key is to properly name content and tag it NOW to make it easier to find LATER
*fear not
the key is to properly name content and tag it NOW to make it easier
to find LATER
* if we do the work now, we can easily find our content years from now
* titles, descriptions, and filenames are all searchable keywords
*pro tip : search before upload
For non-timely news type images (ie headshots), search first to see if there’s already one there to avoid duplicates
* Name the file appropriately before uploading
* Do not upload as “IMG_018” etc.
* Add titles and descriptions that are keywords about what the photo is, or who is in it
* If you were looking for this photo, what would you search for?
file name is searchable
Title – different from filename
Description – be DESCRIPTIVE! Add names of people in the photo
• headshots: Alleman James.jpg
• action shots: filename flyingmonkeys.jpg title The Flying Monkeys
description The Flying Monkeys Girl Scout Troop FLL teamprosthetic hand Global Innovation Award
ClaireBassett team mentor alumni
• news shots: think in terms of a caption on a photo.if your photo has a caption, copy & paste it to
descriptioncaptions are not searchable
*naming conventions
• upload a decent sized photo, resize it in wordpress• not GINORMOUS, but around 1280x720 @ 72dpi is good• scale it down when you add it to a page or post
• ALWAYS search the database before adding a generic photo, or headshot
• try to keep duplicates out• an uploaded photo can be added to unlimited
posts/pages• resizing in wordpress is only attached to that
post/page• original uploaded photo is available for other uses
on site• you might even find a photo you like better in the media
library
*more pro tips
how to log in, upload, and embed a powerpoint presentation
*SLIDESHAREpresentationsharing network
* slideshare is basically a social network for sharing presentations and, therefore, information
* it will allow users to easily view a presentation without leaving our website or downloading the file and opening new software
* we have an official college of engineering account to keep all presentations in one central location
* username is [email protected]
* once logged in, the dashboard will show you a big UPLOAD button
* powerpoint presentations & pdfs only, please
* upload publicly (privately is not an option on our account)
* navigate to the file(s) on your hard drive and upload
* you can upload multiple files at one time
* change the name of the file if you wish – use something descriptive
* add tags – keywords for people searching
* category should be “education”
* remember, this is like a social network, people searching for information will come across these files
* after a large conference, you can search slideshare for the name of the conference and find most of the presentations for review
* click a presentation name to go to its individual page
* here you can view the presentation or make changes to the descriptive information you entered
*copy the url of the slideshow
*paste it into your wordpress page or post
*done.
