What is yours? I started a draft of a post for this topic almost a year ago then ditched it to focus on other things. Today I was showing someone how to create blog posts and shared my process. I’m curious to hear what other bloggers do. (If you don’t mind taking a few minutes to share in the comments, that would be so awesome.) Or even better, write your own post about your process and drop a link in my comments so other people see your blog, too 🙂
Scenario: You’ve been on vacation and have lots of images and stories about your time away.
How do you write it up?
This is what I would do (while using a computer — I’m not focusing on the app at this time). * Bonus – You get to see what a great evening we had with a friend while celebrating the Fourth of July. Haha.
How I Create a Post
- First, I would put all the images I want to use into a folder.
- I’d name the images reflecting what each image is.
- Next, I’d add a Gallery Block and upload the images — all in one shot.
- When the images were done uploading, I’d switch the block type to Image Blocks so they were each separate.
- For each image, I would add the alternative text so visually impaired people using screen readers can know what the images depict.
- Using the arrows, I would put the images in the order of the story I want to write.
- While I can use the + to add blocks, I personally like the Insert Before and Insert After options I get by clicking the three dots on the block toolbar. So I use that.
- I add text and make things look prettier. I often play around with the block settings until I get a look I like.
- Sometimes I hold my shift key while selecting a couple of blocks then change the block type again to group them or align them differently.
- I play with sizing and formatting.
That’s it.
Here is a screencast of my process. Pretend you don’t see how badly I type after a ten-hour workday 🙂
I’d really love to hear how you create. Please share.
12 responses to “Posting Process”
Weird but I don’t think of my process much and I think that’s where some of my problems lie of not being an efficient and organized blogger. I think of the content that I’ve collected and what titles of posts I can come up with with all the content. I plan the post with headings then, fill it in with the body that I researched and pictures after I edited them. And I think that I’ve included most of it.
I love that you work with headings. My SEO plug-in always chides me for not using them.
I have the Yoast Seo plug-in otherwise I’d be totally lost and not consider SEO at all.
Yoast is a great one!
I must look at your video a third and fourth time to see what I’d like to change in my routine. After a second viewing, I wrote out my process and posted it. https://amehrling.com/2021/07/07/process-in-writing-a-post/
The writing was easy, but I couldn’t make it look pretty like yours. The formatting of the word processor did not translate into the block editor. I couldn’t easily find how to make a bulleted list. I will always be impressed by your technical abilities.
Ooooh. Sorry. I used the List Block for that – https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/list-block/. Not gonna lie — it took me about half an hour to get that screencast right. (Don’t tell my colleagues.) I kept using Droplr, and it kept cutting me off. I finally gave up and used QuickTime to record.
I found something in WordPress to use bullets, but I couldn’t get it to look right. I’ll have to come back to your link here and see where to find this.
If only I had found the instructions in this link, I could have easily changed paragraphs into a bulleted list! I need a tutorial in how to find help. It shouldn’t be hard, but I couldn’t find what I needed. I’ve saved this link so that I can get back to it. Many thanks.
I will also admit that sometimes I use PopClip to make a list. It’s one of my favorite tools in the universe. I don’t know if there is a PC version, but the MAC is https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/
That is pretty much what I do too, I suppose. As in, for example, my recent post: https://crossedeyesanddottedtees.wordpress.com/2021/07/19/just-married/
BUT I have a confession to make: I’m still clinging to the classic editor. Ay yi. I will try the new one soon though, I promise! 😀
Ach, I look forward to hearing your reaction when you change. It’s a learning curve, but the new editor lets one be so much more creative. It’s so versatile! And getting better every day.
Ok… I guess. 😏