From the dashboard, you can access other areas of the portal through the links on the menu which is on the left hand side of the screen. The main menu is comprised of tabs under which are sub menus. These tabs are: Posts, Media, Links, Comments, Profiles, Tools and Settings.
Some of the tabs are closed by default. To reveal the sub menu under the tab, simply place your mouse over the tab to make it active, and then click on the down arrow button that appears. Repeating this action will close the tab again.
The Posts Tab
The posts tab is the most important tab of the dashboard. The tab consists of four links which are used to create, edit and manage post tags and categories.
As an editor, you will only make use of the first two links of the Posts tab which are “Edit” and “Add New”. These are the only two links that an editor needs to do their work. In a later section, we shall take a closer look at these links and explain their functions.
The other two links which are “Post Tags” and “Categories” are usually not used in the course of editing so we shall not go into details about them.
The other tabs
The other tabs in the menu are rarely used by an editor and are therefore less important. New editors are therefore advised not change any of the settings on these links.
Any clicking should only be for the purpose of exploring and getting familiar with the portal areas. Only advanced editors with approval from Senior Editors are authorised to change any of these settings.
Media: This tab is used to manage images, videos and other media that have been uploaded to the portal gallery.
Links: Managing of website links.
Comments: View recent comments left on various posts by visitors of the portal.
Profile: Here the experienced web editor can manage his profile.
Tools: Contains advanced settings that editors are not allowed to change.
Settings: Contains more advanced settings that editors are not allowed to change or to modify.
