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Take your stories beyond the text
Sample Staff Member
August 18, 2019
Stories don't have to be for just the written word any more. Using some of the SNO FLEX features you can add embeddable objects, pull quotes, related story links, and videos all right along side the story text. Check it out on the SNO help site: http://v5.help.snosites.com/add-content/story-features/
Use social media to increase readership
Sample Staff Member, Staff Writer
August 18, 2019
Social media platforms are the best way to drive traffic to your new site. So, set up a Facebook Fan Page, and get your audience to like your publication. Even add a Facebook Like Box to your website to increase your audience. Then when you publish a story, add a link and teaser on your Facebook...
Customize the look and feel of your site
August 18, 2019
The look and feel of this site is created by a combination of style and layout choices. To help get you started, your site came with a preselected style, but you can change this preset style to create a different baseline look. You can change the fonts, background, general appearance, and even your...
Create a custom header
Author, Writer
August 18, 2019
Your header graphic should have your logo, organization name, tagline, and any other essential information about your program. Your graphic should be sized to 980px wide, and the height should be between 100px and 200px. You can upload your header graphic in the Custom Header Graphic section of the SNO...
Adding a featured image enhances each story
Sample Student, Sports Editor
August 18, 2019
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 of the story’s text. Your SNO site is designed to make use of the Featured Image method. Photos inserted directly into the body...
Showcase area displays top stories in a variety of formats
Sample Student, News Editor
August 18, 2019
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 area: displaying a single Top Story or showcasing many stories/photos most recently added to single category. There are many options...
Another headline goes here
Sample Student, News Editor
August 18, 2019
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 interest to wait to trash these stories until after you have added your own content...
Design your site to fit your publication’s style
Sample Student
August 18, 2019
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 page, available under the Appearance tab on the left side of your WordPress dashboard, allows you to change to a different pres...
Help is just a click away
Sample Student
August 18, 2019
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 if you can't find the answers you are looking for.
Avoid double story placement
Sample Student
August 18, 2019
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 with this is to place a story in the Showcase category first, and then once other stories have displaced it as a top story, change...
Sidebar offers more room for widgets
Sample Student
August 18, 2019
This story is currently using With Sidebar Page Template. Every story has three options for its story page: Full-Width, With Sidebar, or Long Form. Simply, select which you would like on the left hand side of the Edit Story page. The default for this option can be set on the SNO Design Options page...