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How To: Using The ScribbleLive WordPress Plugin

What is the purpose of the WordPress Plugin?

The ScribbleLive WordPress (WP) Plugin optimizes your content to improve search visibility. The plugin generates a search friendly shortcode from an existing ScribbleLive widget, which allows search engines like Google to crawl and index the content featured in your post.

How do I Install the Plugin?

Step 1:

Single-site installation – Log into your Wordpress Account, go to your WordPress Admin Panel and click on Plugins.

Multi-site installation - Log into your WordPress account and you will arrive at your main dashboard. Hover over “My Sites” at the top left of your dashboard, scroll to the “Network Admin” index, and select “Plugins” from the dropdown bar. This experience should mirror the screenshot below.

Step 2: Select “Add New” underneath the main Plugins index and search for ScribbleLive in the “Search Plugins” search bar. The experience should resemble the screenshot below.

Step 3: Hit Enter and you will have the option to download the ScribbleLive WordPress Plugin. Select the download button to install the plugin.

Step 4: Now that the plugin has been installed, move your cursor over the left rail of the WordPress dashboard and select the “Installed Plugins” option. The experience should resemble the screenshot below.

Step 5: Type “ScribbleLive” into the Search Installed Plugins search bar. The ScribbleLive WordPress Plugin will appear in the list of available plugins. Click the “Network Activate” hyperlinked text to activate the plugin. The experience should resemble the screenshot below. Once the plugin is activated the text will repopulate the page as “Network Deactivate.”

How do I Use the Plugin?

Once the plugin is installed you can generate search friendly shortcodes when you publish content into WordPress.

Creating Content in a Stream, Article, Liveblog, Pinboard, or Timeline

Step 1: Format your content in your ScribbleLive account and hit publish to generate a script tag.

Step 2: Copy the entire embed code then log into your WordPress account and add a new post from your dashboard.

Step 3: In your new post you will notice the red ScribbleLive WordPress Plugin icon.

Step 4: Click on the icon to open the shortcode window and paste your embed code into the new window.

Step 5: Press OK to generate the shortcode, which will now appear in your WordPress post.

Creating Content in Projects

Step 1: Format your content in your ScribbleLive account. However, instead of copying the embed code, click the “View Project” button to return to your Project dashboard.

Step 2: You will have 3 publishing options in your main Projects dashboard - WordPress, Microsite, and Embed.

Step 3: Select WordPress, choose the website that will feature the content in the “Select WordPress site” dropdown list and hit “Publish Now.”

Step 4: Log into your WordPress account and select your most recently published post from the dashboard. You will see an empty box upon entering your post.

Step 5: Notice the “Visual” tab and the “Text” tab at the top right corner of your post. The Visual tab is highlighted by default. Switch to the Text tab and you will see your embed code from your ScribbleLive account pasted in the post.

Step 6: Copy the code in the Text tab then delete the code (this will prevent your content from featuring twice on the same page). Switch back to the Visual tab and click on the red ScribbleLive icon to open the shortcode window. When the window is open paste your code into the window.

Step 7: Press OK to generate the shortcode, which will now appear in your WordPress post.