Adding a New Accommodation

Instructions:

• Log in to WordPress
• Go to the Accommodations tab on the left-hand side
• Click “Add new”
• Add the title of the room
• On the right side – go to the Accommodations type bubble under Publish – you can put things like cottage, suite, etc.
• Styles will vary for images – you can have hero galleries or media galleries
• Adding image galleries
  • For Hero Gallery:
    • Go to the first hero / slides tab under Title, click add slide for each new image
    • Upload/Select the image for each slide
    • You can reorder them by clicking and holding the left side (near the number) and moving them
  • For Media Gallery:
    • Go down to the paragraph/description section
    • Click “Add Media” button right above it
    • Left side – “Create Gallery”
    • Create a new gallery button (bottom right side)
    • Upload/Select the images you want
    • You can now rearrange the order
    • For gallery settings – link to media file, columns vary based on number of pictures, size varies based on the shape of the pictures (Hint: Thumb – good for taller pictures, Tout – good for wider pictures)
    • Insert Gallery
    • If there’s a media gallery, add a feature image by going to the right-hand side
  • Excerpts:
    • Under the description / media gallery section, you’ll see Excerpt.

      -This is a short description that will appear on the main Accommodations page

      -You can put a short blurb/summary about the room here

• Once you’ve added all the proper categories, pictures, details, etc. go to the top right of the page
  • Preview Changes (check for formatting, images)
  • Publish