Blue Devil Report – The Student News Site of Merced College

Showcase area displays top stories in a variety of formats
June 4, 2018
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This area at the top of the homepage is called the Home Top Story & Showcase Area. You can use this space to showcase your top stories. You have two options for this...
Design your site to fit your publication’s style
June 4, 2018
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The SNO Framework is built around the idea of giving site owners complete flexibility with easy to customize options for every aspect of their sites. The SNO Design Options...
Help is just a click away
June 4, 2018
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Having trouble with something on the site? Help is only a click away. Go to http://v5.help.snosites.com/ to access all of our support materials and submit a support ticket...
Avoid double story placement
June 4, 2018
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If you place stories in more than one category, say both Showcase and Sports, the story will display in both of these sections on the homepage. The recommend way of working...
Adding a featured image enhances each story
June 4, 2018
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There are two ways to add a photo to a story in WordPress. One is to set the photo as a Featured Image for the story, and the other is to insert the photo into the body...

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Each story has custom fields available for you to fill in as needed. Not all of these features will show up on the homepage, but they will show up on a story’s page. While the descriptions for each custom field make its...

Add a story to your site

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Adding a story is a simple process with SNO FLEX. To get started, click on New under the Stories tab on the left navigation bar in the WordPress dashboard. Enter the headline for the article. In the box to the right...

Another headline goes here

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This is sample body text. To delete this and other sample content, click on Manage under the Stories tab in your WordPress dashboard and just trash the stories that you no longer want to see. It is probably in your best...

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Sports

Go beyond a single photo with slideshows

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Slideshows are built by uploading multiple photos to a story. Follow the steps below to make a slideshow that goes with any story. When adding/editing a story, click on the Add Media button above the main story box. In...

Take your stories beyond the text June 4, 2018

Use social media to increase readership June 4, 2018

Customize the look and feel of your site June 4, 2018

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The Arts

Prepare your photos for online presentation

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Your site automatically generates a series of scaled down images for each photo you upload for the various parts of your site that display different sizes of images. Cameras take pictures at a far higher...