Wednesday 10 April 2013

Labels!!

Hey Designers!! 
So , I've been asked many many times:
HOW DO I LABEL MY POSTS??
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 Labeling your posts basically is putting several posts under a relating criteria.
Basically , labeling your posts is very beneficial , its a way of organizing your posts so it will make it easier to find.
 This post will show you how to create labels and how to label your posts and how to put them in your blog so that everyone could use them!
Like so,

 

Its simple and easy 

Creating Labels

Step 1:
Write your post 
Step 2: 
Once you are done , go to 'Post Settings' at either side of the page
It should look like the picture below 


One of the options is 'Labels'
Step 3:
Click 'Labels'
It should look like the picture below
  

Step 4:
Write your label
Step 5:
Click 'Save' or 'Publish' .. and you're DONE!


You can do this to previous posts by editing each post and doing the steps above OR by doing the following:

Labeling published posts...

Step 1:
Dashboard> Posts 


Step 2:
Select wanted posts 
Step 3:
Click the labels icon and choose or create your label

 You are DONE!


Labels on the Sidebar!

So you made your labels and you've labeled your posts and published them and everything,,
But you want your viewers to benefit from your labels , right?

How to put it on your sidebar?
The procedure is like adding any other widget to your side bar

Step1:
Go to Dashboard > Template

Step 2: 
Click 'Add a Gadget'

Step 3: 
Scroll down the pop-up window till you find 'Labels' , click it


Step 4:
 You can personalize how the widget will look and the order of the labels

Step 5:
Click 'Save' , then position your widget where ever you like on your sidebar 

Step 6:
Click 'Save Arrangement" at the top of the window

Step 7:
you are DONE!




Sorry I've lacked visual guide on the last one , its just because it's really simple and easy!
Anyways , hope this post helped!
If there are any questions , feel free to ask in the 'Ask Me' tab or in the comments below

hope this was helpful!