Let’s say that you’ve been added as a user, logged into the eportfolio system, and just opened the “New Post” page.
Attach a link to the source title (or any other text)
In general, a reader should find the citation or source because relevant info has been included by you (this includes info such as author, title, date, publication). Adding a link to a typed out title reduces text for the eye to read and looks much nicer than a long URL.
To add a link to the source text: Highlight the text then, from the toolbar above your post, click “Insert” > Insert/edit Link > Add the URL to the source.. If working on an Apple computer, you can highlight the text then use a keystroke command of COMMAND + K. More: “Beginner’s Guide on How to Add a Link in WordPress.”
Here are some examples of source that has been attached to the text and formatted for the site:
- Link attached to the title of publication/institution/site: According to a Pew Research Report published in 2018, immigrants made up 13.5% of the U.S. population in 2016.
- Link inserted in the title of the report: According to the report “Immigrants in America, 2016” by Pew Research immigrants made up 13.5% of the U.S. Population in 2016.
- Source mentioned and link included in sentence. A recent report by Pew Research estimates immigrants accounted for 13.5% of the U.S. Population in 2016 (read the entire report here).
Examples of what to avoid:
- No link at all: According to a Pew Research Report published in 2018, immigrants made up 13.5% of the U.S. population in 2016.
- Unformatted URL: According to a Pew Research Report published in 2018, immigrants made up 13.5% of the U.S. population in 2016. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2018/09/14/facts-on-u-s-immigrants/
- Link included but not attached to the title: According to a Pew Research Report published in 2018, immigrants made up 13.5% of the U.S. population in 2016 (http://www.pewhispanic.org/2018/09/14/facts-on-u-s-immigrants/).
Embedding Media
“Embedding” something means within the body of the page or post. When possible (and relevant), embed media like video, images/maps/diagrams in the post. An example of embedding is the infographic “Did I Plagiarize?” on the first page of this section.
Luckily, it’s very easy to embed an images (JPG, PNG files) by uploading the file to the Media Library then clicking “Insert.” If you upload a file, add the citation info like the source author, title, date, publication, etc.
For other types of media such as tweets, Instagram posts, audio files (URL ending in .mp3 or mp4), or video files (mb4), you can usually just copy and paste the URL into the body of the post and it will automatically embed. Just make sure the URL includes the more secure “https” instead of “http.” Here’s a tweet that didn’t have to be uploaded or formatted – I copied and pasted the tweet’s URL into the body of this page and it was automatically converted to embedding the entire tweet:
On February 4, 1963—56 years ago today—the #MonaLisa entered The Met. Perhaps the best known painting in the world had come to the Museum as a loan from the Louvre. More than one million people clamored to see her during her 26-day stay at The Met. https://t.co/ppJWk1rRse pic.twitter.com/5adO55jT7Z
— The Met (@metmuseum) February 4, 2019
Next page: the Featured Image feature
