Website User Request and FAQ
Hi JASNA Members!
Our website is currently hosted on WordPress.com. To understand how to use this site, please refer to these helpful links. If you are having problems logging in, please email us at jasnasandiego@gmail.com. If you are confused on how to do something on the site, please leave a comment below.
Want an user account on our site?
Please send an email request to jasnasandiego@gmail.com.
NOTE: Only members in good standing who have paid JASNA membership dues and registered in our region can receive an invitation to be a user on this site.
Learn WordPress
Currently, WordPress.com is switching over to a simplified user interface. If you would like to read through their user guide, please find it here. If you have any more specific questions, please check out the questions below.
Frequently Asked Questions
User Account
- How do I log in the first time? Either click the link in the email you are sent to start the account creation process. Confused by the process? read “How to create a user account on WordPress.com“.
- Want a fancy profile picture? Sign up with Gravatar.
- How do I change my username? Step by step here.
- How do I choose a strong password? Recommendations here.
Dashboard
- Where are things? How to navigate the dashboard.
Creating Content
- How do I publish a post? Check out the longer explanation here or the shorter guide here.
- How do I publish a page? *Only officers have the ability to publish pages. Check out the longer explanation here or the shorter guide here.
- How do I add a link? Like this!
- How do I make sure my posts end up in the correct area of the navigation? Select the proper category for that post.
- What are tags and how I use them use tags to help organize the site content and to help others find the site? Tags explanation here.
Images, Video, and Audio
- How do I add images or galleries to my post? Image guide here.
- How do I make the image go to the left or the right? Use image alignment.
- How do I create that full length image that goes across my post? Add a featured image.
- How do I embed a YouTube video or audio on your post? Check out what you can embed and how.
- What are “shortcodes” and how do I use them to display content automatically on my post? Someone’s getting fancy! Answer here.
- Have another question about media? Here is the link to the support guide for media.