{"id":11825,"date":"2020-02-16T13:53:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T13:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/?p=11825"},"modified":"2025-12-06T20:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T20:38:38","slug":"speeding-up-mobile-glow-blogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/speeding-up-mobile-glow-blogging\/","title":{"rendered":"Speeding Up Mobile Glow Blogging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some tips for speeding up the process of making simple posts to a Glow Blog<\/p>\n<h3>Preparation 1. The Post Editor<\/h3>\n<p>One of the nice things about the WordPress Post Editor is you can customise the elements that you see on the screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blogs_post_screen_options.png\" alt=\"Blogs Post Screen Options\" width=\"832\" height=\"363\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To make my posting simpler in mobile I&#8217;ve removed some elements and dragged the Featured Image section to the top of the right hand column. This makes it appear right under the post content in the mobile view.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blogs_post_featured.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/blogs_post_featured.png\" alt=\"Blogs Post Featured\" width=\"240\" height=\"491\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYou can also collapse section of the editor you don&#8217;t need all the time, I&#8217;ve notice my pupils do this when using their e-Portfolios.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/speeding-up-mobile-glow-blogging\/tag-collapse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tag-collapse.gif\" data-orig-size=\"560,363\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tag-collapse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tag-collapse.gif\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11838\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/tag-collapse.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"363\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Preparation 2. Bookmark New Post<\/h3>\n<p>On my phone I&#8217;ve bookmarked the New Post Page on blogs I want to post to.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/new_post_add_to_homescreen.gif\" alt=\"New Post Add To Homescreen\" width=\"231\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Im my case I&#8217;ve saved it to my home screen so I don&#8217;t even need to open my browser and go through my bookmarks.<\/p>\n<p>This means that I can go straight to the new post page. If I am not logged onto Glow I am taken through the RM Unify password screen first. I use the save password facility on my phone to speed this up.<\/p>\n<h3>Featured Images<\/h3>\n<p>Editing a post with images and text can get a little messy, and therefore slow, on mobile. If I want to make a quick post, I don&#8217;t put the images in the editor, but use the featured image feature. This adds an image, typically, to the top of your post, and keeps it clear of the text.<\/p>\n<h3>Putting it All Together<\/h3>\n<p>Using my home screen icon, saved password, simplified new post page and a featured image means I can post a twitter sized post and picture in around 90 seconds.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 360px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-11825-1\" width=\"360\" height=\"280\" poster=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mobile-glow-blogHB1.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mobile-glow-blogHB1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mobile-glow-blogHB1.mp4\">https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mobile-glow-blogHB1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h3>Twitter too<\/h3>\n<p>In case you are missing the interaction and publicity of twitter you can of course auto post your blog to twitter using several free services, <a href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/\">dlvr.it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ifttt.com\/connect\/feed\/twitter\">IFTTT<\/a> and Microsoft Flow (using your glow account.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some tips for speeding up the process of making simple posts to a Glow Blog Preparation 1. 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