# Blog Post Using WordPress

# Process for Duplicating and Creating New Blog

- Login to GraphicWarehouse.co.uk
- login to [https://graphicwarehouse.co.uk/blog/wp-admin/edit.php?post\_type=post](https://graphicwarehouse.co.uk/blog/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=post)
- Clone a previous Blog
- Click edit in the cloned blog
- Change the title  
      
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- Right Hand Panel - Click the "URL" to refresh a new URL based on your new title
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In right-hand panel click "Stick to Top of Page". This will make the new blog appear first on the blog page once published.

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Select the Category

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Add TAGS specific to your blog

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**Change the Feature Image:**   
1\. Click "Replace Image"

2 click "Upload File"

3\. Click "Select Files" and locate your file.

4\. Add alt text

5\. Set Feature image

**<span style="color: #e03e2d;">Save draft - DO NOT PUBLISH YET</span>**

**Now use Elmentor (WYSIWIG Editor) to change the content of the blog**

Click "Edit with Elementor"

1\. Change the Headings

2\. Change the Video Link

3\. Change the paragraphs

4\. Change the related products and their landing URL's.

Changing Video Links:

1\. Hover over the Video box

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2\. Click the edit icon

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3\. Change the unique ID of the You tube video (copy from Youtube) in the left hand editing panel

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This is the unique Youtube video code:

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[![image-1697036247003.png](https://manual.maticmedia.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2023-10/scaled-1680-/image-1697036247003.png)](https://manual.maticmedia.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2023-10/image-1697036247003.png)

**3. Change the paragraphs**

1\. Hover over the paragraph box

2\. Click the edit icon

3\. Use the left-hand editor to remove the existing text and add a new paragraph. Format your to your preference.

4\. Add URL's to keywords and point to landing pages of the keyword (e.g. feather flags should point to [https://graphicwarehouse.co.uk/products/flags-textile-printing/portable-flags/feather-flags.html](https://graphicwarehouse.co.uk/products/flags-textile-printing/portable-flags/feather-flags.html))  
  
**Ensure** that when adding a URL, set the link to "Open in a new tab"

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To do this click on the settings icon when adding a hyperlink

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**Change the related products and their URLs**

1\. Hover over the image

2\. Click the edit icon

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3\. Hover over the image in the left-hand pane and click choose image.

4\. Change the image as in #1 above

5\. Update the URL in "Link"

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6\. Set the hyperlink to open in a new window by clicking the settings icon.

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**Save the Blog as a draft**

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**Exit Elementor**

**Top left "burger"**

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[![image-1697037139406.png](https://manual.maticmedia.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2023-10/scaled-1680-/image-1697037139406.png)](https://manual.maticmedia.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2023-10/image-1697037139406.png)

Click Exit - this will return you to the default Wordpress editor.

**Yoast - SEO (Plugin)**

Use the editor in the bottom left-hand of the screen to optimise your page for SEO. This will allow you to see how your blog will view in search engines

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**Focus Keyphrase:**

1\. Add a phrase about your blog.

[![image-1697037460311.png](https://manual.maticmedia.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2023-10/scaled-1680-/image-1697037460311.png)](https://manual.maticmedia.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2023-10/image-1697037460311.png)

2\. Change the Meta description (this is what Google will show)

<span style="color: #e03e2d;">**SAVE DRAFT**</span>

Preview Your Blog Page.

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