Visit https://www.everydayzen.org/wp-admin and enter your login credentials.

In the left hand bar, go to Teachings > Add New

Make sure to use a short, "friendly" title that is easy to read. It does not need to match the uploaded file name, and does not need to contain a speaker name or date to be searchable. The title appears in three places on the site: homepage teachings, the featured teachings and the section with all teachings (all pictured here).

Type in the short description associated with the teaching. Then, use the boxes on the side to check or add any associated metadata. You do not need to select something on every metadata type, but please be sure to select the media type, add a teaching date, add or select the speaker (by), then select the topic and whether it's included in the associated study guide.

Click Insert > Add Media (towards the bottom of the dropdown, shown in the image).

Drag and drop your audio or video file anywhere in the media library to load it. This can take a few minutes, uploading is slower than downloading. WordPress will automatically offload this file to Amazon S3 and update your link, so you do not need to do anything else to properly load the file. Please make sure the file is less than 128mb.

Copy the file URL to your clipboard, then click the button "Insert into Post" in the bottom right corner.

If your media is already loaded on S3 and you have the URL, you may insert from a URL instead. Copy the file URL to your clipboard, then click the button "Insert into Post" in the bottom right corner.

Paste the link into the podcast field and click "Verify." The field should turn green. If it doesn't, there may be an "illegal" item in the link name, like a space.

The audio link should now look like this in your teaching. Video will look slightly different. Take a moment to proof your content and make sure all the correct metadata is checked. You can press "Preview" to view what this will look like live, then press "Publish" in the upper right corner to save your work and publish it live.

The upload and teaching is now complete! You can view it live and it should match the image shown here of the live test teaching.

Once you have logged in, go again to the "Teachings" in the left black bar and click on the title. All of your teachings will appear in a list. You can sort by name, date, or search for a specific word, title or term.

Make sure you are logged into the site. Then, visit everydayzen.org in a separate tab. Find the teaching page you wish to edit on the site. One easy place to search for a teaching is this hidden, searchable page with all taxonomies available as filters: https://everydayzen.org/searchable-teachings/

Open the teaching page you wish to edit. If you are logged into the site, you will see a black bar with "Edit page" at the top. Click this and make any edits. Make sure to hit "Publish" to save your work.

Log in and go to "Events" in the left hand black bar. Click "Add New."

Add a title and the event description. Make sure to check both the "parent," or high-level category, as well as the subcategory on the right side in the checkboxes. You do not need to add the date, time or Zoom link in this section (see where to add this below).

The events now contain three buttons: a donation button, a subcategory link and a parent category link. Start by clicking "Nectar Shortcodes."

1. Use the dropdown to select "Button"
2. Click "Medium" for the size
3. Enter the correct Kindful link for this event category (see list of links below)
4. Enter the button text: "Donate today"
5. Click "Open link in new tab"
6. Click "Add shortcode"
This will add some html code to your page. It will look like gibberish but will look great on the live page!

1. After your first shortcode, press space 5 times.
2. Then click "Nectar shortcodes" again, and add another button.
3. This link will use /events/category/ and then what is called a "category slug" to create a page of all events in that subcategory. There is a list of the subcategories below. In this case, the subcategory is "Online offerings," so the correct link is /events/category/online-offerings
4. Do not click "Open in a new tab" as this directs you to a page on this site
5. Click "Add shortcode"

1. After your second shortcode, press space 5 times.
2. Then click "Nectar shortcodes" again, and add another button.
3. This link will use /events/category/ and then the parent category slug to create a page of all events in that subcategory. There is a list of the categories and their slugs below. In this case, the category is "Core Practice & Study Events" so the correct link is /events/category/practice-study-events.
4. Do not click "Open in a new tab"
5. Click "Add shortcode"

Click to use the date picker to set the beginning and end date and time of the event.

If this is a recurring event, click "Schedule multiple events."

You may set this event to recur on a regular daily or weekly schedule, or on specific dates using the "Add more events" or "Add exclusions" functions.

If this event will be taking place in person, you may select from a list of locations or add a new one. You may choose to include a map and link of the location.

You can select an existing organizer or create a new one. This should use the contact email for this event.

If the event is virtual or hybrid (both in-person and online), make that selection here. You have several options for your Zoom link:
1. You may enter a Zoom link if one exists and is meant to be public
2. You can create a Zoom here using the Everyday Zen account
3. You can leave this blank and only include the Zoom link in emails to attendees

If your event has another link, such as a bookstore that may be hosting an event for Norman, you may enter that under "Event website."

If you would like attendees to register for your event, you may configure that here (see more on managing registered attendees below). Alternatively, click "Disable registration" if it is not required.

Click "Featured image" in the bottom right of the screen. You can search for the category image by scrolling down to find the correct image, or by entering a word in the category (i.e. online for online offerings). Click "Set image."

Duplicating an existing event is easier than creating a new one since you have a template to start with. Log in and go to Events in the left hand black bar. Select an event in the same category as the one you'll be posting. For example, if you are going to post the all-day sit for February, it's easier to clone January's all day sit and edit from there.

You will now see a duplicate event labeled "draft." Click "edit" to open.

Edit your event as needed. Be sure to change the title, any details, and the date of the event. Hit "Publish" to save your changes and push the event live.