Setting up Your Profile
Setting up your profile correctly will help your followers to find your articles easily. Follow the instructions below to set up your profile.
Member Profile
- Once logged in you will notice a blank profile with just your name waiting for you to add your profile image and banner image etc.
- Click on the avatar to upload your photo from your computer or device for the first time. Click the gear then edit profile to change your profile image.
- Click the + in the banner area to upload your chosen banner.
- Click the gear at the right to change your personal details or password.
Inserting your Profile information
- Make sure the About button is selected.
- Click the word add (seen highlighted in blue).
- Fill in the boxes to complete your profile data.
- Click Update Profile
Updating & Publishing your articles
- When you first click on Posts it will show a blank page with the words ‘You have not created any posts’. Your posts are your articles. All your uploaded articles will show here for both you and the public to see and access.
- To upload your article follow the instructions below.
Uploading/editing your article
While logged in, at the very left in a black bar along the top, you will see ‘The Share Magazine’. Click the link to enter the WordPress dashboard where you can upload or update your article/s.
- Right Click The Share Magazine link and choose Open Link in New Tab.
- On this new tab go down to Posts from the list in the left panel and choose ‘New’ when your mouse passes over it.
- OR click the Post link and choose the New Post button at the top.
- Enter the name of your article in the top uppermost text box.
- Copy your article from your computer and past it below your article name in the header.
- In the right panel under the Page tab select Discussion and tick the box. Also select Featured image and upload a suitable image for your article page.
- Click the Submit for Review button (standard members) at the top right and submit your article for review before it goes live. The Update button for trusted members.
Viewing your new article after approval
- When logged in click the Posts tab on your profile page. This time you should see your uploaded article displayed below.
