Contributing to the FamiLAB Blog - Revision history

Mack: /* Photos */

2012-01-06T16:33:24Z

Photos

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	'''Wordpress allows direct photo uploads, this is recommended for your featured image.''' If you only have a few pictures for your blog post, then you can upload them this way - please realize that the main frame for the images is only about 620 pixels wide, so uploading your 5mp image is only a waste of your time, and the person viewing the site. Resize those images before uploading them.		'''Wordpress allows direct photo uploads, this is recommended for your featured image.''' If you only have a few pictures for your blog post, then you can upload them this way - please realize that the main frame for the images is only about 620 pixels wide, so uploading your 5mp image is only a waste of your time, and the person viewing the site. Resize those images before uploading them.

−	'''Note from Mack: Uploading to Wordpress ~~sync~~ your images with our CDN which will speed page load times. Please do this for anything on the front page as well as inline images in your post.'''	+	'''Note from Mack: Uploading to Wordpress syncs your images with our CDN which will speed page load times. Please do this for anything on the front page as well as inline images in your post.'''

	Note from Ian: For most stuff that is non-instructional, I upload the featured image to wordpress, everything else is on Picasa - this allows Google+ sharing, tagging, commenting. Then, I paste in the code for a picasa image gallery. If I feel like writing something where I share each step, then I link to the picasa image- picasa allows me to specific the smaller size I want, with it linking back to picasa for the large image. This means fast page loads, and an ability to still get to the full sized image. Most times, I'm hosting the images using my personal picasa account for ease. There is a picasa plug-in for wordpress that I've used on some of my other wordpress installs, we should take a look at it.		Note from Ian: For most stuff that is non-instructional, I upload the featured image to wordpress, everything else is on Picasa - this allows Google+ sharing, tagging, commenting. Then, I paste in the code for a picasa image gallery. If I feel like writing something where I share each step, then I link to the picasa image- picasa allows me to specific the smaller size I want, with it linking back to picasa for the large image. This means fast page loads, and an ability to still get to the full sized image. Most times, I'm hosting the images using my personal picasa account for ease. There is a picasa plug-in for wordpress that I've used on some of my other wordpress installs, we should take a look at it.

Mack: /* Photos */

2012-01-06T16:29:41Z

Photos

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	=== Photos ===		=== Photos ===
−	Wordpress allows direct photo uploads, this is recommended for your featured image. If you only have a few pictures for your blog post, then you can upload them this way - please realize that the main frame for the images is only about 620 pixels wide, so uploading your 5mp image is only a waste of your time, and the person viewing the site. Resize those images before uploading them.	+	'''Wordpress allows direct photo uploads, this is recommended for your featured image.''' If you only have a few pictures for your blog post, then you can upload them this way - please realize that the main frame for the images is only about 620 pixels wide, so uploading your 5mp image is only a waste of your time, and the person viewing the site. Resize those images before uploading them.
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		+	'''Note from Mack: Uploading to Wordpress sync your images with our CDN which will speed page load times. Please do this for anything on the front page as well as inline images in your post.'''

	Note from Ian: For most stuff that is non-instructional, I upload the featured image to wordpress, everything else is on Picasa - this allows Google+ sharing, tagging, commenting. Then, I paste in the code for a picasa image gallery. If I feel like writing something where I share each step, then I link to the picasa image- picasa allows me to specific the smaller size I want, with it linking back to picasa for the large image. This means fast page loads, and an ability to still get to the full sized image. Most times, I'm hosting the images using my personal picasa account for ease. There is a picasa plug-in for wordpress that I've used on some of my other wordpress installs, we should take a look at it.		Note from Ian: For most stuff that is non-instructional, I upload the featured image to wordpress, everything else is on Picasa - this allows Google+ sharing, tagging, commenting. Then, I paste in the code for a picasa image gallery. If I feel like writing something where I share each step, then I link to the picasa image- picasa allows me to specific the smaller size I want, with it linking back to picasa for the large image. This means fast page loads, and an ability to still get to the full sized image. Most times, I'm hosting the images using my personal picasa account for ease. There is a picasa plug-in for wordpress that I've used on some of my other wordpress installs, we should take a look at it.

Mack: /* Other Stuff */

2011-12-20T15:42:59Z

Other Stuff

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	Google Analytics is enabled, Mack can pull reports		Google Analytics is enabled, Mack can pull reports

−	=== ~~???~~ ===	+	=== Contact Form ===
		+	The contact form goes to web at familab dot oh arr gee, which is in turn forwarded to members who have volunteered to respond promptly to web inquiries. If you'd like to help, email us at that address.

Mack: /* The FamiLAB Blog */

2011-12-20T15:41:23Z

The FamiLAB Blog

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	= The FamiLAB Blog =		= The FamiLAB Blog =

−	The FamiLAB blog, located at www.familab.org/blog (also a redirect from www.familab.org) is a Wordpress installation hosted by (get info from Mack)	+	The FamiLAB blog, located at www.familab.org/blog (also a redirect from www.familab.org) is a Wordpress installation hosted by (get info from [[user:Mack\|Mack]])

	== Why do we have a blog ==		== Why do we have a blog ==

Digitalman2112: /* Photos */

2011-12-20T15:38:55Z

Photos

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	Chorca uses Flickr - Im sure you can do all the same things with any of these services.		Chorca uses Flickr - Im sure you can do all the same things with any of these services.
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		+	==== Embedding a Picasa slideshow ====
		+	At the ALBUM level, choose "link to this album", then "embed slideshow" - this leads to a popup box...select "extra large 600px"...check captions and autoplay (your call, but why not?)...copy the embed code, and paste into the HTML editor tab for your Wordpress post.

	=== Video ===		=== Video ===

Digitalman2112 at 14:25, 19 December 2011

2011-12-19T14:25:57Z

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	=== Photos ===		=== Photos ===
−	Wordpress allows direct photo uploads, this is recommended for your featured image. If you only have a few pictures for your blog post, then you can upload them this way - please realize that the main frame for the images is only about ~~630~~ pixels wide, so uploading your 5mp image is only a waste of your time, and the person viewing the site. Resize those images before uploading them.	+	Wordpress allows direct photo uploads, this is recommended for your featured image. If you only have a few pictures for your blog post, then you can upload them this way - please realize that the main frame for the images is only about 620 pixels wide, so uploading your 5mp image is only a waste of your time, and the person viewing the site. Resize those images before uploading them.

	Note from Ian: For most stuff that is non-instructional, I upload the featured image to wordpress, everything else is on Picasa - this allows Google+ sharing, tagging, commenting. Then, I paste in the code for a picasa image gallery. If I feel like writing something where I share each step, then I link to the picasa image- picasa allows me to specific the smaller size I want, with it linking back to picasa for the large image. This means fast page loads, and an ability to still get to the full sized image. Most times, I'm hosting the images using my personal picasa account for ease. There is a picasa plug-in for wordpress that I've used on some of my other wordpress installs, we should take a look at it.		Note from Ian: For most stuff that is non-instructional, I upload the featured image to wordpress, everything else is on Picasa - this allows Google+ sharing, tagging, commenting. Then, I paste in the code for a picasa image gallery. If I feel like writing something where I share each step, then I link to the picasa image- picasa allows me to specific the smaller size I want, with it linking back to picasa for the large image. This means fast page loads, and an ability to still get to the full sized image. Most times, I'm hosting the images using my personal picasa account for ease. There is a picasa plug-in for wordpress that I've used on some of my other wordpress installs, we should take a look at it.

Digitalman2112: /* Do-acracy on the website */

2011-12-19T14:22:47Z

Do-acracy on the website

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	=== Do-acracy on the website ===		=== Do-acracy on the website ===
	Posts are encouraged. If you want to change something major like the look & feel, major formatting, theme, etc. - you should discuss it with others first - please :)		Posts are encouraged. If you want to change something major like the look & feel, major formatting, theme, etc. - you should discuss it with others first - please :)
−	Think about the general public when changing the site - the site is more for the public than it is for the members.	+	Think about the general public when changing the site - the site is more for the public than it is for the members. Also think about whether the wiki would make more sense for the content.

	=== Widgets ===		=== Widgets ===

Digitalman2112: /* Do-acracy on the website */

2011-12-19T14:22:27Z

Do-acracy on the website

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	=== Do-acracy on the website ===		=== Do-acracy on the website ===
−	Posts ~~and Pages~~ are ~~fair game based on the comments above~~. If you want to change something major like the look & feel, major formatting, theme, etc. - you should discuss it with others first - please :)	+	Posts are encouraged. If you want to change something major like the look & feel, major formatting, theme, etc. - you should discuss it with others first - please :)
−	Think about the general public when changing the site - the site is more for the public than it is for us.	+	Think about the general public when changing the site - the site is more for the public than it is for the members.

	=== Widgets ===		=== Widgets ===

Digitalman2112: /* Do-acracy on the website */

2011-12-19T14:21:30Z

Do-acracy on the website

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	=== Do-acracy on the website ===		=== Do-acracy on the website ===
−	Posts and Pages are fair game based on the comments above. If you want to change something major like the look & feel, major formatting, theme, etc. - you should discuss it with others first - please :)	+	Posts and Pages are fair game based on the comments above. If you want to change something major like the look & feel, major formatting, theme, etc. - you should discuss it with others first - please :)
−		+	Think about the general public when changing the site - the site is more for the public than it is for us.

	=== Widgets ===		=== Widgets ===

Digitalman2112 at 14:20, 19 December 2011

2011-12-19T14:20:32Z

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	Note from Ian: Youtube videos can be linked in, although our editor likes to get strange with them and sometimes remove them while you are editing / resaving - not sure if this has been fixed in the most recent versions of the editor. I think you have to use the "old embed" code with youtube. (Try this sometime and update this copy)		Note from Ian: Youtube videos can be linked in, although our editor likes to get strange with them and sometimes remove them while you are editing / resaving - not sure if this has been fixed in the most recent versions of the editor. I think you have to use the "old embed" code with youtube. (Try this sometime and update this copy)
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		+	== Other Stuff ==
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		+	=== Do-acracy on the website ===
		+	Posts and Pages are fair game based on the comments above. If you want to change something major like the look & feel, major formatting, theme, etc. - you should discuss it with others first - please :)
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		+	=== Widgets ===
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		+	=== Caching ===
		+	Yes, we have caching turned on.
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		+	=== Analytics ===
		+	Google Analytics is enabled, Mack can pull reports
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		+	=== ??? ===