Adding a new article

Here is the usual order of steps. Plan on about ten minutes once the text is ready.

1. Go to Posts and click Add New Post.
2. Type the title at the top.
3. Paste in the article text. If you are copying from Word or Google Docs, paste with Ctrl+Shift+V so the odd formatting stays behind. Use the + button for headings, images, quotes and lists.
4. Open the Authors panel on the right and add everyone who wrote the piece. There is a full walkthrough on the next page.
5. Tick at least one category, for example Black Wellness or Research Corner.
6. Click Set featured image and upload a landscape photo, ideally 1200 px wide or more. Fill in the alt text while you are there.
7. Write a short excerpt of one or two sentences. This is the summary people see on the category pages.
8. Scroll down to the Yoast box and add a meta description of around 150 characters.
9. Click Preview and check the article on your phone as well as your computer.
10. When you are happy, click Publish and confirm. If it should go out later, click the date next to Publish and pick a day and time first.

Keep any references at the end of the article under a heading called References.