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This is a standard post. You create it in much the same way as you would a page, however there are some post-specific features.

Format

You can choose specific formats of posts. In general, these are not used often, however they can help highlight certain content. Examples of different formats can be seen beneath this post.

I think you will agree that the standard format is best. Your blog roll can look messy if you use many different formats, so if you do choose to experiment do so modestly.

You can set the format using the Format box to the right.

Tags

Tags let you group together similar content. I have tagged this post really helpful advice and wow.

A URL is generated for each tag, so you can link directly to blog stories only related to that tag, e.g., this link goes to the Bright Futures tag on Foster Care.

http://www.edinburghbrightfutures.com/tag/foster-care/

It is only worthwhile using tags if you do so in a uniform manner. There is no point having the tags

  • fostering
  • foster care
  • foster

As these create three separate links.

You should cast a wide net with your tags, but not so wide as to be useless. It can be useful to create tags for important updates or for posts about a certain class or subject. This means that anyone interested in – for example, English- could use the Maths tag and avoid reading other stories.

Tags are only useful if you are making a lot of posts. If you are not posting often then your content will be easy enough to find anyway.

Tagging can be tricky to get right. If you need any assistance with tags please contact the Graeme Smith, Children and Families Web Services Manager, on 0131 469 3627.

You can read about tags in WordPress support.

Using Bright Futures tags

Every school has a Bright Futures tag that links to all the stories about them that we have posted. This can be a useful solution if you want to include news, but don’t want to commit to using a blog roll on your own site, as all you need is a link and the content will update automatically.

Read about Bright Futures tags on the Orb.