How to update existing project or bio (Portfolio Entries)

    • Login (dev site): https://www.linkdesigngroup.com/wp-admin/
             Live site will be: https://www.linkdesigngroup.com/wp-admin/
    • Click Portfolio Entries in left column – this displays a list of all portfolio items
    • Locate the entry you want to change and click Edit link just below the title
    • Click on the block you want to change
    • Make changes to block and save, then update in the upper right hand corner
    • Check the front end by clicking the permalink

How to add new project or bio (Portfolio Entries)

    • Login (dev site): https://www.linkdesigngroup.com/wp-admin/
             Live site will be: https://www.linkdesigngroup.com/wp-admin/
    • Select sliders under Layerslider WP in left column
    • Choose an existing project slider and duplicate it – drop down arrow in upper right corner
    • Open the new slider and click slider settings – change the title
    • Click Slides 
    • For each slide, replace the background image
    • Save changes at the bottom – take note of what number this slider is (for instance “15”)
    • Click Portfolio Entries in left column – this displays a list of all portfolio items
    • Find a similar project in the list and click the clone link directly under the title
    • Locate the newly created entry (should be at the top of the list now) and click edit
    • Change status to “draft”
    • Change the slider number in the first block to your new slider’s number. For example: layerslider id=”15″
    • Replace all the images and text
    • Remove unused blocks but leave the bottom block “page content” (related projects)
    • Replace the Featured Image and make sure it’s in the proper categories in right column
      Note: the category Featured causes that project to show up on the homepage grid as well as the project page grid.
    • Update in the upper right hand corner
    • Preview
    • Go back to the back end and publish when approved

NOTE: To change where it shows up in the Portfolio Grids, change the date – past date will make it show lower, newer date will make it show higher.

How to make changes to pages

How to update existing job description

How to add a new job opening

    • Login (dev site): https://www.linkdesigngroup.com/wp-admin/
             Live site will be: https://www.linkdesigngroup.com/wp-admin/
    • Select Posts in the left hand column
    • Choose an existing job description and click Clone
    • Locate the new copy and click Edit
    • Make changes to the body copy
    • Click the button block at the bottom and change it’s link under Link Settings
      For instance “mailto:info@linkdesigngroup.com?subject=Application: Project Architect”

How to add push staging to live (make your changes live)

    • Login (server): https://accounts.icdsoft.com/dashboard/hosting
    • Click “Control Panel Login”
    • Select WordPress
    • Click the button “Manage” under Manage WordPress Installations
    • Click on pencil icon (Edit)
    • Scroll down to Staging. Click “Set as live”. This will now push the staging site to be live

Permalink Bug (fix the broken links issue)

  • Once the changes have been pushed, log into the live site.
  • Go to Settings in the left hand column
  • Click “Permalinks”
  • Click “Save Changes”. You don’t have to change anything – just click that button. This should repair the broken links.