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WordCamp Brisbane 2015

Contents
  1. 15 Cool Things You (maybe) Didn’t Know WordPress Can Do
    1. Hide/Rearrange Dashboard Widgets
    2. Get Help
    3. Sort & reorder pages
    4. Bulk Edit Posts & Pages
    5. Embed Media
    6. Emoji!
    7. Drag & Drop Media
    8. Edit Images
    9. Insert Multiple Images
    10. Change (Edit) Media Selection
    11. Galleries
    12. Custom Links in Menus
    13. Menu Options
    14. Theme Previews
    15. Widget Previews

15 Cool Things You (maybe) Didn’t Know WordPress Can Do

15 Things WordPress Can Do intro

Hide/Rearrange Dashboard Widgets

Hide Dashboard Widgets

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/01_HideDashboardWidgets.mp4

 

Get Help

Get Help

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/02_GetHelp.mp4

Sort & reorder pages

Sort Pages

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/03_ReorderPages.mp4

Click on Title or Date to sort Pages in the admin, or more permanently reorder them using the Order number (accessible via Quick Edit): 0 is the default value, the lowest numbers will be at the top of the list (including negative integers), and higher numbers are moved to the bottom of the list.

Simple Page Ordering plugin makes it even easier to manage this.

Bulk Edit Posts & Pages

Bulk Edit

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/04_BulkEdit.mp4

Bulk edit on the Pages screen is useful for turning comments off and applying Page Templates when you install a new theme. Bulk editing posts is very useful when you create a new Category or Tag that applies to previously published content, or when you want to start use Post Formats.

Embed Media

Embed Media

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/05_EmbedMedia.mp4

You can easily embed videos from YouTube and Vimeo by just copying the link to the YouTube or video page and pasting it on a new line in a Post or Page.

Embedding uploaded video and audio is easy too!

Emoji!

Emoji

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/06_Emoji.mp4

On a mac, use Ctrl+Cmd+Space to bring up the Emoji keyboard. On Windows you might need to copy & paste from a site like GetEmoji.com.

Drag & Drop Media

Drag and Drop Media

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/07_DropMedia.mp4

You can drag & drop media from your file browser to upload when you are in the Media Library, the Media > Add New admin page, the Add Media dialogue when editing a Post or Page, and into the content editor for Posts and Pages.

Edit Images

Edit Images

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/08_EditImages.mp4

You can scale, crop, rotate and flip images from the WordPress image editor.

Insert Multiple Images

Insert Multiple Images

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/09_InsertMultipleImages.mp4

Hold down Ctrl (or Cmd on Mac) to select multiple individual images, or Shift to select multiple consecutive images for insert into a Post or Page; similar to how you would to select multiple files on your computer.

Change (Edit) Media Selection

Change Image Selection

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/10_EditSelection.mp4

Edit Selection link at the bottom of the Add Media dialogue is a lot easier to rearrange the order of images before you insert them into your content than after.

Galleries

Galleries

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/11_Galleries.mp4

The WordPress Gallery on codex.wordpress.org. Gallery styles added by Jetpack are also quite cool!

Custom Links in Menus

Custom Links

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/12_CustomLinks.mp4

Adding a Custom Link menu item on easywpguide.com.

Menu Options

Menu Options

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/13_MenuOptions.mp4

Use Screen Options to enable more menu features. Appearance Menus Screen on codex.wordpress.org.

Theme Previews

Theme Previews

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/14_ThemePreviews.mp4

Appearance Customize Screen on codex.wordpress.org.

Widget Previews

Widget Previews

Widgets are like Ewoks: they are small, helpful, some a cuter than others, and they both have silly names with the letter W in them!

https://kristarella.com/wp-content/uploads/15_WidgetPreviews.mp4

You can now setup widgets without users seeing them until you are ready (unlike the Appearance > Widget screen that autosaves, and might save a partially setup widget).

Thanks

We had some questions on:

  • WordPress Networks (multisite)
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network
  • Post reordering (chronological instead of reverse chronological)
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/show-your-posts-in-chronological-order/
  • What a good resource for learning more about stuff in the WordPress admin?
    http://easywpguide.com/

Image Credits

All images are Creative Commons licensed. Thanks to:

  • Tambako The Jaguar
  • William Warby
  • Mr.TinDC
  • JD Hancock
  • Matthew Paulson
  • Matthew Garrett
  • StartTheDay
  • Adam Bartlett
  • CHRIStophe Robert HERVOUËT
  • Juan Ramón Martos
  • Basheer Tome
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival
  • Garrett Ziegler
A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying t A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying to paint ❤️💚💙

#watercolor #watercolour #christmas
I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! S I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! So glad my friend asked me to make some cards for our church helpers, because it set me on a roll!
#watercolor #watercolour #christmas #christmascards #watercolorcards
Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Title Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Titles! I was a sub for @jamesxuereb.me in the Blue Flame Dragons thanks to his sprained ankle; we won first round and came fourth overall!
I did a bunch of judging and officiating, which was really good.
I didn’t place in my individual events, but had a very fun final round of kumite (sparring).

#gkrkarate #karate
More stamping tonight. Even better than last night More stamping tonight. Even better than last night’s!
Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’d done some pages in other ink colours before I dismantled the stamps 😂
Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit the @legocertifiedstores_anz Wicked display!
#wicked #lego #afol #sydney
A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample ca A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample cards. It’s going to be for mini paintings and collages. Sometimes it’s nice to start with a colour rather than a blank white page!
A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel Smith and Schminke Horodam watercolours. So soothing! I love some of the granulating colours!
#watercolours
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