Administrator handover
These steps are for the site administrator. The instructor dashboard gives teachers the controls they need to run the exercise.
Prepare the classroom site
- Install and activate NewsroomSim Core.
- Open Simulation wizard → Story Pack and install the pack supplied for this site.
- In the dashboard’s Site administration section, open Set newsroom password and set the shared classroom password.
- Give each teacher a WordPress account with the NewsroomSim Instructor role. Test the instructor view before handing over the site.
Reset after testing
If you set up a trial run before handover, open Simulation wizard → Reset for instructor handover as the administrator. Review the confirmation and choose Reset for handover when you are ready.
This affects the whole site. The reset closes the student newsroom, clears saved runs, drafts and prepared selections, and ends trial student sessions. It keeps the Story Pack, classroom password and accounts. Use Stop run if you only need to close a single exercise.
If a plugin update upload fails
Check Plugins → Installed Plugins to see whether the new version is active. If WordPress says Please select a file, open a fresh Upload Plugin screen and select the plugin ZIP again. If the problem persists, have the hosting administrator check the upload limit or install the ZIP through the hosting file manager.