Using the DHC Wiki – Knowledge Base


How to add articles:

  1. Navigate to news.depfordhousing.coop/wp_login.php
  2. Login using editor credentials. If you need help with this please contact the Internet & Online co-ordinator.
  3. Click on add a new post and fill in the information – i.e page title, information, links & images
  4. On the right hand side of this page make sure to select the correct KB (DHC Wiki) and Section that this page will be under.
  5. Make sure the template selected is Left Sidebar.
  6. Select an article icon if you wish.
  7. Edit the link to make it more user friendly
  8. Click publish or you can schedule it if you like – you can go back and edit pages, sections etc later on if needed.
  9. All done!

Other Info:

  • You can view all articles, create a new post/document, manage Knowledge Bases (KBs) and add new sections.
  • A Post is the page that holds the information you want to write about.
  • A KB/Knowledge Base is the main directory for an entire Wiki i.e a sub commitee or official documents.
  • A Section is the subdirectory for the Wiki – I.e Learning and Skills Hub articles will be in here.
  • A Slug is the name that appears in the web address bar after the domain name- I.e news.deptfordhousing.coop/dhcwiki/membershipandeducation etc.
  • Please upload documents to the cloud and you can then link them to your articles on here.
  • You can embed any pdf by selecting the Embed PDF option in the blocks sidebar. Please do not upload anything with personal information.