How Do I Add an Announcement in WordPress?

Adding an announcement in WordPress is simple. Log into your WordPress admin area, go to the “Appearance” tab, and select the “Posts” menu item.

On the Posts menu, select the “Add New” button.

Enter the following information into the “Title” field, and then select the “Single Post” template from the “Type” drop-down menu:

Title: [ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE]

In the “Content” field, enter the following text:

[ANNOUNCEMENT TEXT]

Click the “Publish” button to save your announcement.

If you want to include a link to your announcement in your blog posts, you can add a shortcode to your posts. To do this, open the post you want to add the announcement to, and click the “Edit” button in the “Additional Info” section. In the “Edit Additional Info” screen, click the “Code” tab, and enter the following code into the “Code” field:

[ANNOUNCEMENT URL]

The [ANNOUNCEMENT URL] shortcode will automatically include the text “Click to view”, so you don’t have to include that text yourself.

When you publish your post, WordPress will include the [ANNOUNCEMENT URL] in the “Publishing info” section of the post, so your readers can click to view your announcement.