Updating youngcaruso.com

Log in to the website

The dashboard (the back end) is where all edits happen. You will have your own username and password.

1. Watch for an email from the website after FUZE creates your account. Use the link in it to set your own password.
2. Go to youngcaruso.com/wp-admin. Bookmark it.
3. Enter your username or email and password, then click Log In. 40
4. Forgot your password? Click Lost your password? under the login box and follow the email.

Log InLost your password?

The live site and the dashboard

While logged in, keep the live site open in a second browser tab so you can flip back and check your changes.

1. When you visit the live site while logged in, a black toolbar appears across the top. Only logged-in users see it. Visitors never do.
2. Use Edit Page in that toolbar to jump straight to the editor for the page you are looking at.
3. After you save a change in the dashboard, refresh the live site tab to confirm it. 7:34

Admin toolbar: only you see thisEdit Page

The dashboard menu

The menu on the left has a lot in it. You only need five items.

Team, Media, Pages, PortfolioUsers

Edit a team member

Update a title, bio, photo, phone number or key projects.

1. Click Team in the left menu. You will see everyone listed. 5:50
2. Click the person's name to open them.
3. Make your changes. Each field matches a spot on the Studio page: 6:17

   Photo	Black and white headshot shown on the Studio page
   Modal Photo	Color headshot shown in the pop-up after Read More
   Role / Title	Title under the name
   Short Bio	The short summary shown before someone clicks Read More
   Full Bio	The complete bio in the pop-up
   Phone	Phone number in the pop-up
   Projects Link	Where the Projects link on their row goes
   Key Projects	The project names listed on their row. Use + and the minus sign to add or remove rows.

4. To change a photo, click the photo and choose a new one from the Media Library, or upload one. See Change images.
5. Click the blue Update button. Your changes go live right away. 7:15
6. Refresh the Studio page on the live site to check it. 7:41

NameDuplicate ThisUpdate

Add a new team member

The fastest way is to copy an existing team member and replace the details. Everything stays formatted the same way.

1. In the Team list, hover over any team member. A row of small links appears under the name.
2. Click Duplicate This. A copy is created as a draft and opens for editing. 7:53
3. Change the name at the top, then replace both photos, the title, bios, phone and key projects.
4. Click Publish. The new person appears on the Studio page. 8:16

TeamDuplicate This

Rename the copySave DraftPublish

Edit page copy

Every page is broken into labeled sections that run top to bottom in the same order as the live page. The Services page is shown here. Other pages work the same way.

1. Click Pages in the left menu to see every page on the site. 9:05
2. Click the page name, for example Services. 9:30
3. Find the section you want under Page Sections. Each one is labeled:

   Inner Page Hero	The banner at the top: Title, Body Text, Description and banner Images
   Service Info	Caps Title (the lead-in line), Description (the paragraph) and Image
   Service Offerings	One row per service: Title, Description, Outcome and Image

4. Edit the text directly in the boxes. 12:35
5. Scroll back up and click Update. Then refresh the live page to check it. 12:44

Section labelEdit text hereUpdate

Change banner images

Add, remove or replace the photos in a page banner. The same steps work anywhere you see an image box, including team headshots and project galleries.

1. Open the page and scroll to Images inside the section. These are the banner photos. 9:49
2. To remove a photo, hover over it and click the X. 9:59
3. To add a photo, click Add to gallery. The Media Library opens. 10:05
4. Pick an image that is already on the site (use Search media to find it), or click the Upload files tab, then Select Files to choose one from your computer. 10:20
5. Click Select, then click Update on the page.

Banner imagesAdd to gallery

Upload files / Media LibrarySearch mediaSelect

Upload filesSelect Files

Image size and shape

Two checks before you upload any photo.

1. Use web-sized images. Full-resolution camera files (often 10 to 20 MB) slow the site down. The uploader will accept files up to 50 MB, so it will not stop you. Resize first. A good target is about 2000 pixels wide and under 1 MB. 10:58
2. Match the shape of the photo you are replacing. Banners are wide, horizontal images. A vertical photo will not work in a banner spot. 11:34

Creating a new page

You can build a new page by copying an existing one. Adding it to the main menu and footer is a separate step that FUZE can handle.

1. Hover over a page with a similar layout and click Duplicate This. 13:42
2. Rename it, replace the content, and click Publish (or Save Draft if it is not ready).
3. Email Abby to add the page to the main menu and the footer menu. These are two separate menus. 14:24

Duplicate This

Media Library and bulk upload

One library holds every image on the site. It is the same library that opens when you change a photo on a page.

1. Click Media in the left menu to browse, search and filter every image.
2. To upload several photos at once, click Add Media File, then drag files into the box or click Select Files. 25:18
3. A good habit: upload new project photography here as soon as you receive it, so it is ready when you build the project.

Add Media FileDrop files here

Edit a project

Project editing is organized into four tabs. Work through them left to right.

1. Click Portfolio in the left menu and click the project name. 15:25
2. Project Info tab: 15:34

   Banner Images	Photos across the top of the project page. If left empty, the Featured Image is used.
   Location, Project Type, Project Scale	Project details
   Project Data	The dark sidebar on the project page. Each row has an icon, a label (Client, Architect of Record, Scope, Completion) and a value.
   Short Description	The one-line summary on the project card in sector listings 16:05
   Project Team	The team members shown in the sidebar, with photo, name and role 16:20

3. Project Content tab: the main project description. 16:30
4. Gallery tab: two galleries, As Built for completed project photography and Design Phase for 3D renders. Add and remove photos the same way as banner images. 16:47
5. Related tab: leave it alone. Related projects fill in automatically by sector. 17:03
6. Click Update to push your changes live. 19:20

Four tabsUpdateSectors

Sectors and related projects

The sector you check decides where a project appears. Sector pages, project counts and related projects all update on their own.

1. In the Sectors box on the right side of the project, check the sector it belongs to. 17:45
2. Click Update or Publish.
3. The project appears on that sector's page and the sector count goes up automatically. 18:25

Check one sectorLocation, Type, Scale

Featured image

The featured image is the photo on the project's card on sector pages. It also fills the banner if Banner Images is empty.

1. Scroll down. The Featured image box is at the bottom right.
2. Click the image to open the Media Library, then select or upload a new one. 19:10
3. Click Update.

Featured imageExcerpt

Add a new project

Duplicate an existing project and replace its content. It is easier to work from a filled-in project than a blank one.

1. Hover over a similar project in the list and click Duplicate This. 19:30
2. Open the copy. It is marked Draft. Change the title first so it is easy to tell apart. 20:51
3. Work through all four tabs, check the right sector, and set the featured image.
4. Click Publish.

PortfolioAdd New ProjectDuplicate This

Drafts, Save Draft and Publish

Use drafts to work on something without it going live, or to have a colleague review it first.

Save DraftPreviewPublish

DraftQuick Edit

Edit vs. Quick Edit

Both links appear when you hover over an item in a list.

Quick Edit panel

Remove something

Remove a team member, page or project you no longer need.

1. Hover over it in the list and click Trash, or open it and click Move to Trash in the Publish box.
2. Changed your mind? Click the Trash link at the top of the list and choose Restore.

Add a user

Give someone else access to the dashboard.

1. Click Users in the left menu, then Add User. 26:10
2. Fill in their username, email, first and last name.
3. Leave Send User Notification checked. They will get an email to set their own password.
4. Set Role to Administrator. Everyone at YoungCaruso who edits the site should be an Administrator. 26:30
5. Click Add User.

UsersAdd User

AdministratorAdd User

What to leave alone

These menu items control how the whole site is built and styled. FUZE manages them.

Colored dots and numbers in lists

The colored dots and number columns on the right side of the Pages and Projects lists come from an SEO tool. They are not visitor statistics.

For traffic numbers, use Google Analytics. See Website analytics.

PagesSEO tool columns

Website analytics

Google Analytics tracks visits to each page, clicks and how long people stay. It is connected to the site but lives in its own Google dashboard, outside WordPress.

1. Access requires a Google account. A shared company login (for example, a dedicated Gmail address for analytics) keeps access in place if someone leaves. 28:25
2. FUZE will share the account. Dave at FUZE can walk you through what to look for. 23:41

Blog and news

A blog layout is built into the site and ready to turn on once there is content. It sits under Posts.

The two can live together or separately. Decide what fits, then let FUZE know and we will switch it on. 4:53

Getting help

If something does not look right or you are not sure where to make a change, email Abby at FUZE. Include the page link and a screenshot if you can.