Lesson Overview
How to add them to your site
There are two ways to add and publish Web Stories on your site. Whether you’re using your own WordPress or makestories.io, publishing is simple, and on makestories.io, you can even import existing video content from channels like YouTube Shorts and others for immediate publishing.
What you’ll see in this Lesson:
- Publishing directly from your WordPress backend
- Connecting makestories.io to your domain for simple publishing
Publishing directly from your WordPress backend
Because the WordPress editor is already connected your domain, publishing through WordPress is as simple as publishing a new article.
Simply insert a Web Stories block from the Editor, select the collection you wish to publish your newest Web Story to (Latest, Selected or Stories URL), specify a layout and then publish.
Remember to preview your Web Story for quality assurance before publishing. All of this can be accomplished natively in the Web Stories plugin for WordPress in the Editor section, and if you’re familiar with WordPress already, this action will feel a lot like creating, previewing, and publishing an article – only easier.
For more detailed information, read the Editor Documentation provided by WordPress.
Connecting makestories.io to your domain for simple publishing
makestories.io makes it easy to connect your domain and begin publishing Web Stories to your site. This process only needs to be undertaken once, after which your site will be connected for as long as you want it to be.
We’ve created a simple, step-by-step walkthrough about Connecting Your Domain [LINK IS FPO, NEEDS HOSTING WITHIN THE COURSE SITE] with makestories.io. It outlines the basic setup and helps troubleshoot any issues you may encounter. The entire process should only take a few minutes, but the makestories.io team is always standing by to assist you in real-time.
View our detailed tutorial on linking makestories.io to your subdomain. It’s simple.
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How to make them using makestories.io
Aulamakestories.io is a platform specially created to help people make, publish, and monetize Google Web Stories. It’s free, and it can be used with any content management system. Here are the basics of how to get started with makestories.io. -
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Google Fact Check Tools
AulaThese tools allow you to search for stories and images that have already been debunked and lets you add ClaimReview markup to your own fact checks.
