In this tutorial I will show you how to add a new portfolio item using the WordPress theme Paper Core 1.5. In this example I will be adding a rug to an online portfolio.
- Log into you WordPress website.
- Click on the 'Posts' tab.
- Click the 'Add New' button.
- Enter in a title for your post. In this example I will enter the dimension of the rug '5.7x8.2' as the title.
- Place the cursor in the main content field and click the 'Ad an image' icon .
- Upload the image from your computer.
- Copy the url in the 'Link URL' field.
- Click the 'Insert into Post' button.
- If the image is to large you can make it smaller by clicking on the image then clicking the 'Edit Image' icon that appears.
- Click on of the percentages under the 'Size' feature to reduce the image size by that amount.
- Click the 'Update' button.
- Select the categories that apply under the 'Categories' area. The categories that apply in this example are 'rugs', and 'Small Rugs'.
- Select 'description' from the drop-down menu in the 'Custom Fields' area.
- Enter in your description text in the 'Value' field just to the right of the 'description' field you just created.
- Select the 'preview_image' field from the drop-down menu in the 'Custom Fields' area.
- Paste the URL you copied from your image in your 'value' field just to the right of the 'preview_image' field you just created.
- Click the blue 'Publish' or 'Update' button at the top of the page.