Dear Teachers,

Thank you for being a part of the iHanuman Family and joining this community of teachers committed to making a difference in the world! We created iHanuman to help promote the work that you are doing and to facilitate the connection between you and your students. Built into the website are powerful tools and opportunities for you to interact directly with your students and to strengthen not only that connection but also with the wider yoga community.

The purpose of this page is to provide detailed instructions and video tutorials on how to access and utilize all of the features built into your personal iHanuman Teacher Page. If there is anything not covered in this tutorial, or if you have questions or suggestions as to how we can better serve you, please let us know.

In Service,
iHanuman

Tutorial Topics

What technology runs my iHanuman Teacher Page?
How do I login to my iHanuman Teacher Page?
I can't remember my password. What do I do?
How can I change my login password?
How do I update my profile bio?
How do I change my profile picture?
How do I add photos to the Photo Gallery?
My photos are large and take a long time to display. Can I resize them so they will load faster?
I have a Flickr account. Can I make thumbnails from my Flickr account display in the sidebar?
How do I add links to the Links section of my sidebar?
How do I create a blog post?
How do I edit a blog post?
How do I add media files to my Wordpress Library?
I have a blog on another website. Can I make those blog posts display automatically on my iHanuman Teacher page?

What technology runs my iHanuman Teacher Page?
iHanuman's utilizes Wordpress MU (Multi-User) as the platform to run your iHanuman Teacher Page. Wordpress has the deserved reputation of being the best and most user-friendly publishing software on the web. The WordPress Control Panel, also known as the Dashboard, enables you to access and control all of the functions and features of your page, from updating your profile to creating blog posts and more! This tutorial will begin with logging into the backend of your teacher page and then go on to cover the range of available features.

How do I login to my iHanuman Teacher Page?
Go to your iHanuman Teacher Page. In the upper right corner of the Profile section is a "Teacher Login" link. This link takes you to the Wordpress Login page where you can enter your username and password.

I can't remember my password. What do I do?
Just click the "Lost Your Password?" link below the login boxes. On the subsequent page, enter either your username or email address, click "Get New Password" and a new one will be emailed to you. (If you enter your email address it must be the one we have on record as being associated with your user account.) Once you receive the reset password you can login and change it to whatever you want. See next topic.

(All of the following topics assume you have first logged into your Teacher Page)

How can I change my login password?
Click "Authors & Users" under the "Users" tab. Scroll your cursor over your username and click the "Edit" link that appears. At the bottom of this Edit page is a place to create a new password. Click the "Update User" button to save.

How do I update my profile bio?
Click "Edit" under the "Pages" tab. Scroll your cursor over "Yoga Teacher Profile" and click the "Edit" link that appears. Here you can change the text as well as add links within the text. To view and utilize the formatting toolbar, make sure you have the "Visual" tab selected on the top right of the text box. To change your profile picture see the next topic.

How do I change my profile picture?
Clicking the current profile picture on the "Yoga Teacher Profile" edit page will give you an option of either editing or deleting the image. Click the delete icon. Above the formatting toolbar is "Add media:" and several icons. The first icon is "Add an Image". You then have options as to where you would like to import your picture from: From Computer, a URL link, or a previously uploaded picture in your Gallery or Media Library. Follow the instructions for whichever choice, making sure that the alignment is set for Left and click "Insert into Post". If you need to change the size, click the image within the body of the post and click the "Edit Image" icon. On the following page you can scale by percentage or by dimensions under Advanced Settings.

How do I add photos to the PhotoGallery?
Click "Add Gallery/Images" under the "Gallery" tab. Click the "Upload Images" tab and Browse your computer for the pictures you would like to upload. (The Flash Uploader gives you the ability to upload multiple files at once; if for any reason your computer has problems with it, you can click the button to disable it and use the Browser Uploader to upload one at a time.) Once you have selected the desired images, under "Choose Gallery" select "Photo Gallery" and click "Upload Images".

Now that the images have uploaded, it is time to give them titles and descriptions. Under the "Gallery" tab on the left click "Manage Gallery", and on the following page click the linked "Photo Gallery" title. The images you uploaded to the Gallery display on the bottom section of this page. You can click "Edit Thumbnail" to make it appear how you want. Assign a title and description in the boxes beside each image, add tags if you like, and click "Save Changes". Your uploaded images will now appear on your Photo Gallery page!

My photos are large and take a long time to display. Can I resize them so they will load faster?
Photos directly from digital cameras have very large dimensions and files sizes, leading to long load times. We recommend photo dimensions no greater than 800x600 and a resolution of 72dpi. You can either use an image editing program to resize your pictures before you upload them, or you can resize them after uploading them to your Photo Gallery by using the Resize tool that is integrated into the NextGEN Photo Gallery software. Here are the steps to take if you choose to resize them after you upload them to your Photo gallery.

Click "Manage Gallery" under the "Gallery" tab. Click the linked 'Photo Gallery' title. Check the box next to all of the images you would like to resize. Change the drop-down to 'Resize Images' and click 'Apply'. When the status bar says the process is complete, click 'Save Changes'.

I have a Flickr account. Can I make thumbnails from my Flickr account display in the sidebar?
Yes! There is a great Wordpress widget for Flickr call Flickrpress and it does exactly that. To add the widget to your sidebar click 'Widgets' under the 'Appearance' tab. Drag the 'Flickrpress' widget from the 'Available Widgets' box into the 'Sidebar Widgets' box, wherever you want it to appear. Paste the RSS Feed from your Flickr page into the 'Flickr RSS URL' box and click 'Save'. You can also change the number of thumbnails you want to appear, choose photos from only certain albums/photostreams, and other customizations. When visitors to your iHanuman page click on the thumbnails, it will take them directly to your Flickr page where they can explore more of your shared photos.

How do I add links to the Links section of my sidebar?
Click "Add New" under the "Links" tab. Enter the name, the web address, select the "Links" category, "_blank" as the Target, and click the "Add Link" button on the right.

How do I create a blog post?
Click "Add New" under the "Posts" tab. Give your post a name, add the text and any pictures you like, add keywords (Tags) and select any relevant Categories, and click "Publish". It's that easy!

How do I edit a blog post?
Click "Edit" under the "Posts" tab. Click the "Edit" link beneath the post you want to change. Make the necessary changes and click "Update".

How do I add media files to my Wordpress Library?
Click "Add New" under the "Media" tab. You can use either the Browser Uploader or the Flash Uploader to upload media files (image, audio, and video), but note that the Flash Uploader gives you the ability to upload multiple files at once. If uploading multiple files, once they have uploaded click "Show" next to the thumbnails to assign titles, etc., and click "Save all changes".

I have a blog on another website. Can I make those posts display automatically on my iHanuman Teacher page?
Absolutely! You have two options as to where these posts can display: beneath the blog section of your iHanuman teacher page or in your sidebar. Here's how you can easily do either, or both!

Click "Widgets" under the "Appearance" tab. 1) To display the posts in the sidebar, click the arrow next to "Sidebar Widgets" to expand it. Drag the widget titled "RSS" from the "Available Widgets" section into the "Sidebar Widgets" pane. Add the RSS feed URL to your blog and use the other options to customize the presentation. Click "Save". 2) To display the posts beneath the blog section of your teacher page, access the "Widgets" per above, drag the "RSS" widget from the "Available Widgets" section into the "Posts Widgets" pane, enter your RSS feed URL, customize the appearance with the available options and click "Save".