How to contribute to bikepacking.net
Please help us build this resource! Anyone can add content to bikepacking.net. The easiest way is to JOIN the forum and post your thoughts and experiences there.
We also want to build more permanent content onto the main site. For this you need a WordPress account (different than a forum account).
What we’re looking for:
- New bikepacking routes – Whether “official” or of your own creation
- Personal setups – pictures and descriptions of your personal bikepacking setup.
- New products for review – bags, components, bikes, any products bikepacking related
- Trip reports – writeups from bikepacking trips, no matter how old.
STEP 1 – sign up for a WordPress account.
You can do this by emailing us at smorris@topofusion.com. Note that a wordpress account is separate from the forum account. In your email please let us know what your bikepacking experience and what you plan to (initially) contribute to the site. Also, please choose a desired USER NAME, and include that in the email. Thanks — we had to disable automatic registration due to too much spam, sadly. This way we get to hear from folks, though.
STEP 2 – Log in.
Go to the login page and log in.
Once successfully in, the wordpress dashboard should come up and look like this:
On the left side menu is the word “Profile” in blue (above Tools). Click there to edit your profile information if you like.
STEP 3 – Adding content
Back at the wordpress dashboard, click on the “Posts” menu on the left side. Then choose “Add new”.
The “Add new post” page looks like this:
Add an appropriate title:
- For gear reviews, the name of the product.
- For personal setup, put your name (either real or forum screen name) somewhere in the title.
- For trip reports, the title of the story.
Add text in the post area. You can add photos using the first box next to the “add media” header. This will upload the pictures to bikepacking.net. You can also use the “HTML” editor mode to directly add images via img tags. You can use other HTML formatting options here too.
Pay special attention to the category checkboxes in the lower right corner of the add new post page. If you are adding a gear review product, be sure to choose an appropriate sub category under the gear review category. Similarly, there are categories for Routes, Personal Setups, etc.
You can save a draft using the “save” button. Your content (post) will be there the next time you log in, but won’t be submitted to the site yet. When you’re ready, hit the “submit for review” button. That will alert the editors that new content is available and we’ll get it posted ASAP.
Special Instructions for Gear Reviews
Any products are welcome at this time. If you are manufacturer/distributor of a bikepacking related product, you are especially encouraged to add your product(s).
The title of a gear review should be the name of the product and optionally the company name (e.g. “by Epic Designs”).
The text should contain objective product information from the company, not an actual review. Comments are for users to actually review the product. Again, nothing subjective should be in the text of a new product.
Add as much information as you can, and if possible, a URL to the product’s homepage.
Thanks for contributing to bikepacking.net! Your help in building this resource is greatly appreciated! If you have any questions about contributing or wordpress, email us or just add a comment to this page and we’ll answer it there (that way others can learn, too).
This is a fabulous site. Thank you, all, very much.
Fred Fox
(AKA, “BikePacker”)
Atlanta area.
Gents,
You all have made a wonderful contribution. ‘Hope to contribute more soon.
Pat Brady
has anyone tried Carradice/CETMA style racks?
Quinn — you may want to try posting your question on the forums.
I enjoy this website, alot of really nice people on it. I hope that I can contribute a little bit, even if I’m in Germany.
Thanks!
Phil
is there an issue with forum? wont let me register it is calling me a spammer and telling me to contact admin, cant find admin password anywhere..
I am having the same issue with the forum. There is no website admin contact info anywhere that I could find. Please help!
I am not being able to register. System calls me a spammer. Please advise me how to proceed since there is no contact info for site admin.
Thanks
Dave
This is great. I love WordPress and use it regularly for my personal website and resume/gallery. I’ll be adding my personal setup soon and a few gear reviews! Thanks for making this so accessible.
mike, Jared and Dave – I think I got you guys sorted out in the end.
For anyone having problems registering on the forums, my email is:
smorris@bikepacking.net
I can’t get into the contribution option because I can’t get registered in the other webpage for getting registered to give information…..
any advice
I went to Kindergarten and First Grade in Cabool, now live in the Flint Hills of Kansas. I may be contributing my thoughts in the future.
Ummmm…..I wanted to post a ride report…..I am not real commputer savvy..but…not totally dumb either
The Posting System is really “unfriendly” The “how to post” is complicated…then I started but was unsure if I was doing it right….I wrote my text (????)…started posting pictures (again ????) I made some mistake hit a wrong button and the whole thing was lost…..the whole thing is confusing….frusturating ….and in the end no results & a waste of an hours worth of time….
Any plans to update & streamline???? ….I love the site but now I know why the new posting are not happening to frequently….toooooo darn difficult….(sorry for whining…just sayin’ )
Excellent content! I completely agree with your points. Thanks for sharing