Editing the HCIL Website

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logging onto the HCIL website: https://hcil.umd.edu/wp-login.php To request access, email hcil-info@cs.umd.edu

Posts Featured items on the HCIL are organized by posts (e.g. Featured News, Featured Alumni). Edit Posts by clicking on "Posts" in the dashboard on the left side of the screen. While editing, you may run into issues with weird spacing or hidden formatting. Switch to the HTML or "text" view and delete or edit HTML as necessary.

1. Create a new post by clicking "add new" button. 2. Add images or video by clicking "Add media." You can either upload your own media, or add media from the media library. 3. Preview any changes you make before publishing. The last thing you want to do is delete some else's work 4. Organize posts into featured items by checking the appropriate category. If multiple posts are checked in a category (e.g. featured publication), the links to the different posts will rotate between the images. If you only want a featured item to remain static, uncheck the any other posts featured in that category. 5. Tags - you can tag your posts with keywords. However, this feature is not used often. 6. Featured images allow you to change the image link to the post. You can either upload your own media, or add media from the media library

Adding Media" Click on the media tab on the left dashboard, click "Add new" and select the file you want. Your file will appear as https://hcil.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/Year/Month/name.extension, e.g. https://hcil.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/test.png

  • Make sure to name the file appropriately before uploading - you will not be able to edit the file's URL after uploading*


Editing HCIL Posts