Dimension FX Media

• • Contact: Louise Gingras
  • Email: webmaster@dimensionfxmedia.com
  • Phone: 514-772-1144
  • Web site: www.dimensionfxmedia.com

Domain Name and Hosting payment are handled thrugh PPOC

Central Web

• • Contact: Vincent
  • Email: info@centraleweb.ca

Wordpress, plugins and the theme must always be up to date. Update them regularly.

Go to DASHBOARD / UPDATES Menu (in the black section)

Update WordPress

• • • • Check if WordPress is the last version
      • If not update WordPress

Update Plugings

• • • • Check all plugins that need update
      • Click update plugin

Update Theme

• • • • Check the Theme
      • If not update Update the theme

The 7 Template

• • The 7 template was purchased on the Envato / Themforest website
  • You can find the User Guide here
  • You can see Video Training here
  • You can also see Dream Team Youtube Chanel

WPBakery Plugins

• • You can see many Tutorial  WPBakery Youtube 

The WordPress Multilingual Plugin

• • You can find the documentation and Tutorials on the WPML website
  • You can fing Video Tutorial on WPML Youtube Channel

Access to email by: https://wpcteamcanada.com/Webmail
Do not publish password here.

Website CONTACT FORM ONLY

• • Email info@wpcteamcanada.com
  • Redirect to : admin@wpcteamcanada.com

Website WEBMASTER

• • Email: webmaster@wpcteamcanada.com
  • Redirect to: admin@wpcteamcanada.com

TEAM CAPTAIN

• • Gerry David
  • Co-Captain /Image Submission Co-ordinator
  • Email: teamcaptain@wpcteamcanada.com
  • Redirect to: Gerry personal email

ADMINISTRATION

• • Jillian Chateauneuf
  • Co-Captain / Team Co-ordinator / Sponsorship/Media
  • admin@wpcteamcanada.com
  • Redirect to: Jillian personal email

NEWSLETTER

• • Email: newsletter@wpcteamcanada.com
  • Redirect to: No redirection
  • Note: When sending a newsletter make sure you add: This email address is not monitored. For questions please contact (team captain or admin or?)

MEDIA

• • Email: media@wpcteamcanada.com
  • Redirect to: admin@wpcteamcanada.com

This procedure is only for the footer so don’t forget to also change the Partners / Associations and Parners / Business pages

To change Major Partners on FOOTER:

• • Note that only Association Partners and Business Partners goes on the Footer
  • Go in the Edit Menu Partners, Clients, etc. (in the black section on the left in admin)
  • Many Partners and Supporters are already created if they are there:
    • you just have to activate them (publish)
    • and select the Logo categories (see logo categorries below)
  • You can add more if required.

Add New Logo :

• • Go in the Edit Menu Partners, Clients, etc. (in the black section on the left in admin)
  • Click on : Add new Logo
  • Add Title : Company Name
  • Select Logo Category: See category below
  • Insert Target link: Their website with the http:// or https://
  • Insert Feature image (Logo): See specs below

Logo Categories are:

• • Associations – Partners
  • Associations – Supporters
  • Business – Partners
  • Business – Supporters

Logo / Image Specs & Size

• • Logo need to be on a White Background (for the footer)
  • Image Size: 500 x 275 px
  • File Naming: Logo-500×275-CompanyName.jpeg

Team Canada Images

• Size: sRGB, to fit box 3000px (max W) x 1200px (exact H), 300dpi, jpg 8
• Filename: year-WPC-TeamCanada-Category-Firstname-Lastname-CityPR.jpg
• Metadata:
• Description/Caption (this becomes the title shown on website): year, WPC Team Canada, Category, FirstName, LastName, City PR
• Keywords: WPC Team Canada, World Photographic Cup, then copy the caption wording here too
• Creator/Photographer: Firstname Lastname
• Copyright: © Firstname Lastname

Finalist Edit Website Library Image to add to caption and title: Top10, 9^th Place, Bronze Medal, etc.

 

Headshot – Team Canada / Curator / Committee / Judges / Past Captain

• Size: sRGB, Black & White, 1000px x 1000px, 300dpi, jpg8
• Filename: Headshot-WPC-TeamCanada-FirstName-LastName.jpg
• Metadata:
• Description/Caption (this becomes the title shown on website): WPC Team Canada, FirstName LastName
• Keywords: WPC Team Canada, World Photographic Cup, then copy the caption wording here too, add year if team member
• Creator/Photographer: Firstname Lastname
• Copyright: © Firstname Lastname

 

Media/NEWS POSTS:

Feature Image

• Size: sRGB, 1200px W x 630px H, 300dpi, jpg 8
• Filename: year-WPC-TeamCanada-LastName-MediaName-FeatureImage.jpg
• Metadata Description/Caption: year, WPC Team Canada, LastName, MediaName

Main Content Image

• Size: sRGB, size not an issue (but max 1200pxH) 300dpi, jpg 8
• Filename: year-WPC-TeamCanada-LastName-MediaName.jpg
• If more than one page add to the file name: MediaName-2, -3, etc
• Metadata Description/Caption: year, WPC Team Canada, LastName, MediaName

 

Logos:

• File name: companyname-logo.jpg

 

Certificates:

• File name: year-WPC-TeamCanada-Certificate-Firstname-Lastname.jpg

 

CANDIDS (for new posts or for use on web pages):

• Size: sRGB, size not an issue (but max 1200pxH) 300dpi, jpg 8
• If more than one image in the same block they must be the same ratio
• Filename: year-WPCTeamCanada-Certificate-LocationTimeorPerson.jpg
• Metadata:
• Description/Caption:year, WPC Team Canada, FirstName LastName (or Location/EventName)
• Keywords: copy caption, add location or event name, if multiple people name everyone in photo

• Go to “Theme Options (near top of side panel) then choose Branding”
• Scroll Down to “Copyright information”
• Change date for the current year – ©2014-20XX

• Go to MEDIA / LIBRARY section
  • Search image by image year  (example: 2021-WPC…) or photographer name (example: John)
• Add best of Nation and/or World Top10 to the TITLE and CAPTION
  • Like this: 2021 Commercial, Louis-Philippe Provost, Gatineau QC, Best of Nation, World Top 10
  • , Best of Nation, World Top 10
  • , World Top 10

• Go to TEAM section
  • Search photographer name
  • Clic “Edit”
• Insert result in the Heading section under the image
  • Best of Nation, World Top 10
  • World Top 10
• Save (Update) the page

• Go to “PHOTO ALBUM)
  • Clic on “Edit “of the Album
• Insert result in the Heading section under the image
  • Best of Nation, World Top 10
  • World Top 10
• Save (Update) the page

• Go to “POSTS / Add New”
• Name the post like this: 2022/Three Canadians Top 10 in the World
• Insert the template : News Post, Top 10 Group (make sure you are on Backend Editor to see Templates)
• Go to the TEAM Masonry and Grid on right side
  • Add the Top 10 Banner Images
  • Set to 2 Columns if more than 3 images
• Change text and information
• Go to the TEAM Masonry and Grid on left side by quote
  • Add jpg of Press Release
  • Add candid images of ceremony if you have them
• Select the Categories : Best of Nation & Top 10
• Insert Featured Image
• Add the Excerpt text
• Save (Publish)

• Go to “POSTS / Add New”
• Name the post like this: 2022 World Top 10 / Deborah MacEwen
• Insert the template : XXXXXXX
• Go to the TEAM Masonry and Grid Widget
  • Remove “Team Canada Member” by clicking “X”
  • Type the Bio “Name” and Select that name
• Change text and information
• Change image
• Select the Categories : Top 10
• Insert Featured Image (their image with banner on side)
• Add the Excerpt text
• Save (Publish)

• Go to “POSTS / Add New”
• Name the post like this: 2023 Best of Nation / Jo-Anne Oucherak OR 2022 Best of Nation & World Top 10 / Michelle Valberg
• Insert the template : XXXXXXX
• Go to the TEAM Masonry and Grid Widget
  • Remove “Team Canada Member” by clicking “X”
  • Type the Bio “Name” and Select that name
• Change text and information
• Change image
• Select the Categories : Best of Nation (and Top 10 if appropriate)
• Insert Featured Image (their image with banner on side)
• Add the Excerpt text
• Save (Publish)

• Go to MEDIA / LIBRARY section
  • Search image by image year  (example: 2021-WPC…) or photographer name (example: John)
• Add best of Nation and/or World Top10 to the TITLE and CAPTION
  • • Like this: 2021 Commercial, Louis-Philippe Provost, Gatineau QC, Best of Nation, World Top 10, Gold Medal
    • , Bronze Medal
    • , Silver Medal
    • , Gold Medal
    • , 4th Place
    • to
    • ,10th Place

• Go to TEAM section
  • Search photographer name
  • Clic “Edit”
• Add result in the Heading section under the image (keep Best in nation and Top 10 before the Medal or place)
  • Gold Medal
  • Silver Medal,
  • Bronze Medal
  • World Top 10, 4th Place to 10th Place
• Save (Update) the page

• Go to “PHOTO ALBUM)
  • Clic on “Edit “of the Album
• Add result in the Heading section under the image (keep Best in nation and Top 10 before the Medal or place)
  • Gold Medal
  • Silver Medal,
  • Bronze Medal
  • World Top 10, 4th Place to 10th Place
• Save (Update) the page

• Go to “POSTS / Add New”
• Name the post like this: XXXXX
• Insert the template : XXXXXXX
• xxx
• Change text and information
• Change image
• Select the Categories : Medalist, Press Release
• Insert Featured Image
• Add the Excerpt text
• Save (Publish)

• Go to “POSTS / Add New”
• Name the post like this: XXXXX
• Insert the template : XXXXXXX
• Go to the TEAM Masonry and Grid Widget
  • Remove “Team Canada Member” by cliquing “X”
  • Type the Bio “Name” and Select that name
• Change text and information
• Change image
• Select the Categories : Medalist
• Insert Featured Image
• Add the Excerpt text
• Save (Publish)

Under Slider Revolution Plug-in/ find WPC Home, module

-to turn a slide off and save it go to slides (top left) and click “eye icon” on/off

-to create a new slide chose ‘duplicate’ then edit this duplicate

Under Settings

-edit text on right column “select content”

• Big Title:
• Sub-Title:

-update Discover More link URL under “actions” button on right. You will have to copy and paste the full URL here that will link to the page you want.

Under Slide Options (little icon upper right by settings)

-change background with media library

Change new slide name – top centre

Under “slides” list drag new slide to the top so it shows up first

When finished go back to WP Dashboard (top left W icon)

Change the Heading Title in the gray zone:

• New Title: 2023 Entries are now being accepted
• New Sub Title: can leave as last year’s winner or …
• Text under red line:

click Enable box on row that says “read rules and visit submission page” (Row-Edit-General)

Change :

• Entries for 2023 will be accepted in July/August of 2022.
• 2023 Submission Opens in
• Change the Countdown date

To :

• Entries for 2022 are now open.
• 2022 Submission Close in
• Change the Countdown date

Submit Your entry

• Make sure your FormStack form is updated and correct before you edit the submit entry page as it is linked
• Change Title and years:
  • Entries for 2022 will be accepted in July/August of 2021
  • by Entries for 2022 are Now Open until the End of August 2021
• Close the temporary message “Submissions are Currently Closed” by checking “Disable row” (found under Row-edit-general)
• Open the “Submit your entry” form by unchecking “Disable row”

• Go to “POSTS / Add New”
• Name the post like this: 2023 WPC Team Canada / Submit your Entry Now
• Insert the template : Submit your Entry Now
• Change date
• Change text and information
• Select the Categories : Submit Entry
• Insert Featured Image : Keyboard with Enter Button
• Add the Excerpt text
• Save (Publish)
• use the Facebook button to share to the Team Canada Facebook page

• File name :  WPC-TeamCanada-FirstName-LastName-Headshot.jpg
• Size: Square, 1000x1000px
• Image in Black & White
• Quality : 8
• Profil: sRGB
• Meta Data: WPC Team Canada

If position change, select new Categories in  the “Team” Section / Quick Edit

• Go in the “TEAM” section
• Search Teammates
• Click on Quick Edit
• Check and uncheck Team Categories : Canada’s International Judges, Committee, Curators, Past Captain
• Update to save the change

• Go to “TEAM / Add New”
• Enter FirstName LastName
• Insert the template (make sure you are on backend enditor) : New Curator
• PUBLISH THE PAGE
• Go to the team Widget (Team Masonry & Grid)
  • Remove Highlighted “Name” by cliquing “X”
  • Type the new Bio “Name” and your saved team member should appear
  • Select that name
• Edit the page slug by deleting the number and adding their name (ie: wayne-fisher)
• Insert Bio
• Select Team Categories (Committee, Curators, Past Captain, Canada’s International Judges)
• Feature Image:
  • Prepare image: 1000x1000px, B&W and named like this: WPC-TeamCanada-FirstName-LastName-Headshot.jpg
  • Insert the Headshot
  • if no headshot use the general clipart one named WPC-TeamCanada-Headshot-Holder.jpg
• Add Links, WebSite, Social Medias :
  • Test the link before
  • Copy/past the link including the http:// or https://
• Add Position Title, like this:  Photographer, Wedding Photographer, Commercial Photographer, Team Captain 2014, Canada’s International Judges 2015
• Add the Excerpt text (scroll down, centre area, empty box)
• Save (Update) page

• Go to “CONTACT” page
• Change the Co-Captain and/or Captain name
• Save (Update) page

• Go to “WEBMAIL”
• Change the redirection to all committee members if required
  • teamcaptain@wpcteamcanada.com
  • admin@wpcteamcanada.com
  • info@wpcteamcanada.com
  • media@wpcteamcanada.com
  • webmaster@wpcteamcanada.com
  • newsletter@wpcteamcanada.com
• Save

Under Slider Revolution Plug-in/ find WPC Home, module

-to turn a slide off and save it go to slides (top left) and click “eye icon” on/off

-to create a new slide chose ‘duplicate’ then edit this duplicate

Under Settings

-edit text on right column “select content”

• Big Title:
• Sub-Title:

-update Discover More link URL under “actions” button on right. You will have to copy and paste the full URL here that will link to the page you want.

Under Slide Options (little icon upper right by settings)

-change background with media library

Change new slide name – top centre

Under “slides” list drag new slide to the top so it shows up first

When finished go back to WP Dashboard (top left W icon)

Change the Heading Title in the gray zone:

• New Title: 2023 Images are now being curated!
• New Sub Title: Visit again at the end of October to see who makes the team.
• Text under red line: Optional to leave past years medalists listed

Change text dates and countdown calendar :

• Entries for 2023 will be accepted in July/August of 2022 (update to next years date)
• 2023 Submissions Close in  (change to next year’s date and Open)
• Change the Countdown date (so it ends July 1st next year)

Submit Your entry

• Change Title and years:
  • • Entries for 2022 are Now Open until the End of August 2021
    • to Entries for 2023 will be accepted in July/August of 2022
• Open the temporary message “Submissions are Currently Closed” by unchercking “Disable row” Go into EDIT ROW to find this option
• Close the “Submit your entry” form by checking “Disable row” Go into EDIT ROW to find this option

• • File name :  WPC-TeamCanada-FirstName-LastName-Headshot.jpg
  • Size: Square, 1000x1000px
  • Image in Black & White
  • Quality : 8
  • Profil: sRGB
  • Meta Data:

Caption/Description: (this becomes title shown on website) WPC Team Canada, FirstName LastName

Keywords: WPC Team Canada, World Photographic Cup, Year

Creator/Photographer: FirstName LastName

Copyright: ©FirstName LastName

• Edit team members page
• Insert the template “Member Bio – Add a row of images”  (found on blue bar under template icon)
• Do not insert the new image at this time
• Reorganize the order of images to have the current year first (use that sections move tool upper left corner)
• Choose the correct category under the image and Edit the date for the correct “Year” and “Category Name”.
• Delete other “year and category’ rows BUT DO NOT DELETE the row that just says ‘Heading;’ you will need that to type the WPC World score for that image
• Select Team Category for this year (WPC Team Canada 2022, 2023, 2024…) (in far right column)
• Update any information as requested by the team member
• Save (Update) the page

• Go to “TEAM / Add New”
• Enter FirstName LastName in the Title area
• Insert the template (make sure you are in Backend Editor, look on blue bar for template icon) : Bio Team Canada Member
• Publish the page (important step)
• Go to the team Masonary Grid Widget
  • Remove “TeamCanada Member” placeholder by clicking “X”
  • Type the new Bio “Name” you just created and Select that name
  • Save
• Insert Bio (edit box -use text tab top right to ensure you are between formatting codes)
• Insert Quote (use text tab top right)
• Do not insert images or images Story at this time
• Edit the date for the correct “Year” and “Category Name” under the image.
• Delete other “year and category’ rows BUT DO NOT DELETE the row that just says ‘Heading;’ you will need that to type the WPC World score for that image

On right sidebar:

• Select Team Categories (WPC Team Canada 2022, 2023, 2024…)
• Add Feature Image:
  • Prepare image: 1000x1000px, B&W and named like this: WPC-TeamCanada-FirstName-LastName-Headhot.jpg
  • Insert the Headshot
  • if no headshot use the general one named WPC-TeamCanada-Headshot-Holder.jpg
• Position: City, Province (As: Toronto, ON)
• Links, WebSite, Social Medias :
  • Test the link before
  • Copy/past the link including the http:// or https://
• Add the Excerpt text
• Save (Update) page
• (if you don’t see the headshot on the final page you missed the Masonary step above)

• Go to PHOTO ALBUM / Add New
• Name the gallery : WPC Team Canada 20XX
• Load the Gallery Template named: Gallery 20xx – WPC Team Canada (must be in backend editor to see templates)
• Edit text: listing members by category in alphabetical FirstName order
• Enter the First name and Last name of the photographer (in bold)
• Enter the city, Province of the photographer like this: Toronto, ON
• Add members bio link to the READ MORE button by selecting edit then URL
• Do not upload the images from the maker at this point
• On right sidebar click ALL GALLERIES (so it shows up in the website menu)
• Preview the page to make sure you have all the correct photographers
• Publish the page

• Name the post like this: 20XX WPC Team Canada / Photographers Announced
• Insert the template : Canada’s Team / Photographers Announced
• Change paragraph text if you want or just re-arrange. Maybe add the YEAR to first sentence.
• Edit to the TEAM Masonry and Grid Widget (empty looking row)
  • Remove “WPC Team Canada 2021” by cliquing “X”
  • Start typing WPC and Choose album page for the current Year
• Add Excerpt text (can copy and paste from paragraph above nice to mention the number of photographers selected)
• Select News Categories (right sidebar): Canada Team
• Insert Featured image “WPC-Team-Canada-Feature-Team-Photographers-20xx.jpg (you need to make this image using the psd file in Dropbox inside Useful Items folder)
• Save (Publish)
• Share to Team Canada Facebook page
• Send Facebook link and News Post link to all Team Canada members so they can promote themselves.

Image Size:

• • Horizontal: maximum 3000px (Horizontal can be smaller, but vertical need to be 1200px)
  • Vertical: maximum 1200px

Quality : 8

Profile: sRGB

File name like this: YEAR-WPC-TeamCanada-Category-FirstName-LastName-City-Province.jpg

• • 2020-WPC-TeamCanada-Commercial-John-Smith-TorontoON.jpg
  • 2020-WPC-TeamCanada-Illustration-John-Smith-TorontoON.jpg
  • 2020-WPC-TeamCanada-Landscape-John-Smith-TorontoON.jpg
  • 2020-WPC-TeamCanada-Portrait-John-Smith-TorontoON.jpg
  • 2020-WPC-TeamCanada-PortraitIllustrative-John-Smith-TorontoON.jpg
  • 2020-WPC-TeamCanada-Reportage-John-Smith-TorontoON.jpg
  • 2020-WPC-TeamCanada-Wildlife-John-Smith-TorontoON.jpg
  • 2020-WPC-TeamCanada-Wedding-John-Smith-TorontoON.jpg

Meta Data Description/Caption in the image data for “Title & Caption” in WordPress: YEAR  Category FirstName LastName, City PR

• • 2020 Commercial, John Smith, Toronto ON
  • 2020 Illustration, John Smith, Toronto ON
  • 2020 Landscape, John Smith, Toronto ON
  • 2020 Portrait Natural, John Smith, Toronto ON
  • 2020 Portrait Illustrative, John Smith, Toronto ON
  • 2020 Reportage, John Smith, Toronto ON
  • 2020 Wildlife, John Smith, Toronto ON
  • 2020 Wedding, John Smith, Toronto ON

Meta Key Words in the image data: WPC,WPC Team Canada, World Photographic Cup, then copy the Description/Caption wording here too

Meta Data Creator/Photographer in the image data: Firstname Lastname

Meta Data Copyright in the image data: © Firstname Lastname

• Go to Edit Menu TEAM
  • Search by photographer name
  • Clic “Edit”
• Insert image for the maker
• Insert Image Story
• Save (Update) the page

1. 1. Go to Edit Menu “PHOTO ALBUMS“
   2. Clic on “Edit“of the Album of the year
   3. Insert all images, one by one in the “Fancy Media”  for each photographer
   4. Go to the “Add/ Edit Media” lower in that page: Upload 24 images in this section sort by categories and first name
   5. Save (Update) the page

• Name the post like this: 20XX WPC Team Canada / 24 Images Revealed
• Insert the template : Images Revealed
• Change text and date … can use text from press release if you want
• Go to the Photo Masonry and Grid Widget below text
  • Remove “WPC Team Canada 2021” by clicking “X”
  • Start typing WPC and Choose Category for the correct Year
• Add the Excerpt text
• Add jpg of press release to right column: fancy media
• Select Categories: Canadas Team
• Insert Featured image – showing all 24 images (Louise at Dimension FX creates these)
• Just above excerpt change publish size to WIDE (used for reveal posts only)
• Save (Publish)