Admin Guide

How to work with the ICPA Website

  • Service Providers Upgrade

    The purpose of the Service Providers Upgrade is to improve the workflow for the “Associate – Business (USD $500)” membership level. Not only is more automation involved in handling this type of member, but the “Primary” user that pays for this membership level will be able to manage comp users associated with his account. Once […]

  • Jobs/Resumes Uploads and Moderation

    Jobs/Resumes Workflow A user navigates to the Post Jobs or Post Resumes web form and uploads a job or resume. The user receives a confirmation message that their post has been uploaded successfully but it is pending review and awaiting approval. An ICPA Administrator or Editor logs in (at least once a day, ideally) to […]

  • Link Management

    Links can be added, edited and deleted from the Links Manager. To access the Links Manager, login to the WordPress Dashboard and click “Links” on the left sidebar: http://www.icpainc.org/wp-admin/link-manager.php Add a New Link Go to Links > Add New Delete a Link Go to the Link Manager, mouse over a link and click Delete. Manage Link […]

  • ICPA Payment Import Errors – How to Fix

    After receiving an email with the subject: ICPA Payment Import Errors. You’ll get one or more entries that look something like this: ERROR PROCESSING: Gregory Maddaleni – gmaddaleni@ups.com.  Payment date: 11/04/2014 This is a result of an email address in the Payment Database not matching up to the WordPress Database. This is usually because a […]

  • Post Expiration

    Jobs and Resumes Posts set to the “Jobs” and “Resumes” categories are now automatically set to expire 60 days after they are created. Expiration in this case means they are set to go to the Trash. Any item is in the trash is recoverable (similar to the Windows Recycle Bin), to get to the trash […]

  • Updating Existing Web Pages

    Before learning how to update pages in WordPress its useful to know the different ways that content is handled. The two main types of content in WordPress are Posts and Pages. Posts – These are articles that are added frequently and are often categorized (think blog posts). Categorizing a Post will make it automatically appear within its corresponding […]

  • Jobs / Resumes – Adding Entries

    Login to the WordPress Dashboard: http://www.icpainc.org/wp-admin/ Navigate to Posts. Click Add New. In the post editor click the Visual tab (for an editor similar to MS Word). Tip: You can edit the link URL directly by using the Text tab. Fill out Title. Select either “Jobs” or “Resumes” as the appropriate category by checking it […]

  • Answer Database – Adding Entries

    Login to the WordPress Dashboard: http://www.icpainc.org/wp-admin/ Navigate to Posts. Click Add New. In the post editor click the Visual tab (for an editor similar to MS Word). Tip: To fine tune content and to edit HTML code use the Text tab. Copy the Answer Database content from the source email. Paste the copied content into the Content Area […]

  • Updating Member Profiles

    Start by logging into the WordPress Dashboard: http://www.icpainc.org/wp-admin/ Navigate to Users Use the Search Users field in the top right corner to locate a specific user. Click on the email address of the user to view all the details for that users. Make changes and click Update User. Field Descriptions: Role: Subscriber – The standard […]

  • Updating the News Ticker

    Creating a New Tick Make sure you are logged in to the WordPress Dashboard: http://www.icpainc.org/wp-admin/ Click on News Ticker. Click the + icon (top right corner) in one of the tick boxes above where you want your tick. Your new tick will be added below it. Inside the new tick box, fill out the Ticker Text. […]