Radio Comix

Upload - ComicPress via ComicPress Manager

** This page is under construction

For those who are part of the Webcomix site of Radio Comix (you know who you are) - here's a breif FAQ on how to use the site.

Uploading/posting Comix

Preparing your comic for uploading:
1. Save off your comic page as either PNG or JPG.
2. Your ready to upload!

**things to keep in mind - the Radio Comix ComicPress setup is pretty dummy proof. While there is image settings and a naming scheme that is preferential, if it's not followed it's not going to kill things. In fact the setup will try, as best it can, to correct for it. However, if the naming scheme is followed it can greatly speedup the upload process on the user end, especially if uploading multiple pages at once. And if the image size is larger than the site format allows, it will automatically rescale the image accordingly while keeping the image quality topnotch. Following is the preferred specs for the site - but don't feel that you have to stick to them like glue.

Image size: 520x* (any width >520 will be resized, <520, and it doesn't care)
Image formats: .PNG .JPG (can also take .GIF, but it is not recommended)
Filename: YYYY-MM-DD-title.* (year-month-day should be the date you wish the comic file to go live on the internet. please use - for spaces in the title of the file, all in lower case)

Upload your comic:
1. Log into your comic admin section
2. Click on the "Comic Press" button on the lower left side of the screen to enter the ComicPress Manager.
3. In the upload box, find the file on your hard drive.

a. If your uploading multiple files, click on the '[Add file to upload]' as many times as you need to get the file boxes to upload all your files at once.

4. If your file name dose not conform to the YYYY-MM-DD-title.* file naming scheme:

a. if your file does not have the date in the file name; go down to 'Date for uploaded file:' and click on the box. Click on the date you wish the file to go live on the internet.
b. if your file name is not the same name you want for the comic posting; go down to 'Title For All Posts:' and enter a new title for the posting. Due note that if uploading multiple pages at the same time, all uploads will have the same title.

5. Make sure that the upload is placed in the correct category structure under 'Storyline'.
6. If you wish to enter tags so that search engines spiders will find your comics, do so under 'Tags:'.
7. If you wish to make comments about your comic pages that you are uploading, you can do so in the 'Post body template:' form.
8. Punch the Upload image button at the bottom of the form.
9. Sit back and enjoy the online webcomix praise!

** As noted above, if you follow the naming scheme, you can skip a couple of the upload steps as ComicPress can/will parce the date and posting name from the file naming scheme.

**The category storyline structure is a nice way to keep things organized for larger, long-running stories. If you are missing some of the structure for your upload to go into, you can modify it by first adding a new category (Posts->Categories). Remember to select your comic title as the parent for your new category or it won't nest right. If you have any trouble, please feel free to contact me and I'll be happy to help you and/or set the structure up for you.

Posting Blog
Blog/News is a text posting that does not correspond with a comic file. As such WordPress/ComicPress handles them slightly differently. Posting here is a great way to talk to your audience, let them know about upcoming events or shows you'll be at, new solicitations about the comic in dead-trees form, or even just what the weather is like outside at the moment.

To post to the New/Blog section;

1. go to the upper left corner and click on 'Posts'.
2. click on 'Add new'.
3. enter the title of your post in the top, long box.
4. enter the body of your post in the big form.
5. Make sure 'News' is checked in the 'Category' box on the right.
6. Punch the big, blue 'Publish' button in the upper right.

That's all there is too it.

As one can see, there's a lot of potions presented to you that I've skipped over. WordPress/ComicPress is a very powerful system, but can be broken down into very simplistic things if you don't need all the extravagance. With that said, please feel free to explore and see all the things it can do. It's rather hard to break (though I'm sure folks will find a way). Again, if you run into trouble, feel free to contact me.

Known Bugs

1. Please do not use 'Time to post' inside of the Comic Press Manager. Any time other than it's default time will bug/bypass the file-name format checking and auto-watermark system resulting in no watermark (that protects against image thieves) and create possible non-visibility issues of the comic inside of WordPress/ComicPress. Best way to avoid this bug is simply to not mess with that box until further notice.

Until then, enjoy posting your great stories!

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