WordPress

Cadenza websites are built with WordPress, the most popular Content Management System (CMS) in the world. Its powerful, yet easy to use. Learn how to navigate the Admin to find out how to perform common tasks, and understand how each feature works to create and manage your site.

Admin Overview

The WordPress Administration Screen – your Dashboard – provides access to the control features of your Cadenza website. Each Admin Screen is presented in sections, the toolbar (and header), the main navigation, the work area, and the footer. Admin Tool Bar The Toolbar resides at the top of your Admin Screen and contains links to information, as well as quick-links to…

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Admin Toolbar

The Admin Toolbar displays at the very top of your browser window, above the main Admin area. You also have the option to view the Toolbar at the top of your browser window if you are viewing your live website AND are logged in as a User. You can decide if you want to see the Toolbar when viewing your…

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Quick Links

The Quick Links buttons are located at the top of your Dashboard. Quick Links provide an easy way to perform common Cadenza tasks, and include: Post News – jump quickly to the Add New screen for creating a News Post Add Events – jumps to the Add New Event screen Add Media – opens the Upload New Media screen for…

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WordPress Editor

Nearly every feature on your Cadenza website uses the WordPress Visual/Text Editor. And if you are using the Page Builder, then the same Visual/Text Editor is included as a Content Module or is included as part of other Content Modules. In the Editor, you can compose or paste the content for your page, post, or event description. The editor has…

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Workspace Options

The WordPress admin area is flexible to allow you to organize your workspace to better suit your individual needs. While the default layout has been thoroughly tested to maximum efficiency, you may find that moving things around a little works better for you. Your workspace is defined by WordPress “Metaboxes”. Metaboxes are all of the little (or big) white boxes…

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Screen Options

Screen Options, displayed as a hanging tab under the toolbar, allow the user to decide what fields or modules are presented in the work area for a given Administration Screen. Each Screen may have a different set of Screen Options. Click on the Screen Options tab to expand the options available for a particular Screen, check (or uncheck) the desired…

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Help Tab

Contextual Help, displayed as a hanging tab under the toolbar, displays one or more Help items that are related to the Screen that is displayed in the work area. Click on the Help tab to expand the Help available for a particular Screen, then click the Help hanging tab to collapse the Help display. Not all features and functionality have…

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Adding New Users

Administrator’s may add new Admin Users to their Cadenza site. These may be additional full access Administrators, or other users with more limited capabilities. If you are a site owner, be very careful who you allow to have access to your Cadenza website and make sure that all users follow strict Strong Password and security protocols. There are two types…

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Usernames & Passwords

Your website is part of the greater Cadenza network, a supported system of a centrally managed database and code base. As such, your Username must be unique and different than any other Cadenza user, regardless of which site they belong to, much the same as your Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn Username. Choose a Username that suits you best and is…

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WordPress Roles

You can add users to your Cadenza admin and assign them different Roles, depending on the level of access you wish to grant. Only Administrators can create new users and assign roles and only an Administrator can edit another user’s role. A Role defines a set of tasks a user assigned the role is allowed to perform. There are five primary…

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