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Video Demo: how to create a blog

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Creating a news story / blog - written guide



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Checklist

Create your news story / blog post using the following content:

  •  Each story should have a heading/title
  •  Each story should start with the date and location in brackets, for example (21 February 2017, Nairobi), and have an identical posting date (this is based on the publication date)
  •  Each story requires a photo
  •  Each story requires an excerpt macro, this is the preview text that will appear in the snippet (this guideline provides more information about the excerpt macro)
  •  Each story requires labels as this determines where it will appear (see Using labels in News Stories for more guidance)
  •  Each story requires the image to be selected

Creating a news story / blog

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Navigate to your Division/ Office/ MEA space

  • From the UNEP Menu navigate to your Division/ Office/ MEA space
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Click on the + button

  • Click on the + button located on the leftright-hand side of the screen within the Division/Office/MEA space
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Create a blog post

  • Make sure the space selected is for the correct space depending on the Division/Office/MEA
  • Select Blog post
  • Click Create

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Confirm that you are about to create a news story / blog and and not a page, ensure that once you have clicked on create you are able to see the following

    • Additional information for this blog post heading on the top left hand corner (see screenshot below)
    • URL link that includes /createblogpost.action
    • You are asked write a Blog post title and not a Page title

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Step 3: Add Publication Period and Labels and Select Image

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TIPS:

  1. Write a compelling title with a few words, avoiding acronyms.
  2. In the text, write clear and short sentences. Summarize the report findings. If possible, add quotes of colleagues who contributed for the publication telling about its importance and relevance to implement UNEP’s mandate.




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Add Labels

1. Click on

the 

the Additional information for this blog post

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to get a drop down.

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2. Enter

the publication date and the expiry date (if relevant / required) (see screenshot below)

Click on publish to add the date and time when you want the blog to be published

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Click on expire to add the date and time when you want the blog to expire

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3. Enter the assigned labels by clicking on the pencil (see screenshot above)

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These are determined by where you want to news story to appear (see Using labels in News Stories for more guidance)

the assigned labels by clicking on the tag icon.

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  1. You need to add the label: hq_news so the blog post is displayed on the landing page. If you are a regional office, you don't need to add a label to appear in the home page.

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Add image

Select  a high-quality picture so your blog post gets higher visibility, and it is suitable to appear in the landing page. 

4. Select the image to appear in the news feeder

(see screenshot below)

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5. Click on 

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Save and publish

  1. Click on save additional information (see screenshot below)

Step 4: Add Except Macro

1. Add the except macro by click on the + button in the menu and selecting other macros (see first screen shot below), search for except and click on the macro (see second screen shot).

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The text you want to appear in the summary of this news story should appear in the excerpt macro.

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2. Click Publish / Save

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2. Click on Publish (bottom right corner)

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Before you publish checklist


  •  Each story should have a heading/title without acronyms
  •  Each story requires a teaser image
  •  Each story requires labels as this determines where it will appear. For the landing page you will use: hq_news. If you are regional office, you won't need to use a label.

Example of a news item with all the features

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