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BPF Style Guide

This style guide outlines the writing standards for articles published on BackPageFootball.com, including guidelines for abbreviations, headings, word formatting, punctuation, and submitting articles. Writers should follow the style guide to ensure consistency and avoid having their submissions refused. The guide also provides instructions for drafting an article and adding images using the website's content management system.

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BPF Style Guide

This style guide outlines the writing standards for articles published on BackPageFootball.com, including guidelines for abbreviations, headings, word formatting, punctuation, and submitting articles. Writers should follow the style guide to ensure consistency and avoid having their submissions refused. The guide also provides instructions for drafting an article and adding images using the website's content management system.

Uploaded by

Kevin Coleman
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© © All Rights Reserved
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Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
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BackPageFootball style guide

This style guide is designed to promote accuracy and consistency in the writing of
articles published on BackPageFootball.com.

We accept submissions either through our Wordpress dashboard or via email (Word document).

Please note, if articles do not adhere to this style guide they may be refused.

Writing guide

Abbreviations
Acronyms:
Explain the acronym in the first instance by writing the full name with the acronym in brackets, and
then use the acronym. No full stops are to be used after each letter.
Exception: At all times please use Premier League and not EPL when referring to the English top
flight, and Champions League as opposed to CL.
Latin abbreviations:
e.g. (for example), i.e. (that is), etc. (et cetera). Always use a comma before using these abbreviations.
Plurals:
No apostrophe to be used.

Alignment
Ensure all headings, sentences, lists, etc. are aligned to the left. Do not align any content to the
centre.

Ampersands
Under no circumstances is an ampersand (&) to be used to replace the word and.

Capitals
Use initial capitals when referring to a specific entity, such as names, titles and brand. Use all capitals
for acronyms only.

Date
Use the format day month year for all dates; 13 August 2012.

Emphasis
Do not use bold text, italics or all capitals to emphasise important points.

Headings
Make headings as descriptive and topic based as possible. Only use capitals at the beginning of the
heading and for words which meet the criteria of the initial capitals as previously outlined. Do not use
a full stop or colon at the end. Acronyms may be used, but you must explain it in the first sentence.

Headlines
BackPageFootball uses the down-style for headlines, meaning that only the first word and proper
nouns are capitalised, e.g. Trap set to extend stay as Ireland boss.

Length
Articles should be no shorter than 500 words to allow for subject development.

Numbers
Write a number as a numeral for: numbers greater than nine, for units of measure and
decimals, and when a sentence contains single and multiple digit numbers.
Write a number as a word for: numbers one through nine, when a sentence begins with a number
and to separate two numbers next to each other.

Punctuation
Brackets:
Use () to enclose short examples or to set off text from the
main sentence if digression is longer.
Forward Slash:
Leave space before and after /.
Hyphen:
Use hyphens in compound and complex words only.
Spaces:
Only use one space after a full stop, colon or semi-colon.

Text
Font/size:
Default if using the dashboard; Calibri size 11 or 12 if using Word.

Spacing:
Only use one space after a full stop, colon or semi-colon. No double spacing.

Quotes
Use quote tags if there is a long sentence or concurrent sentences from an individual to make it stand
out.












Contact us if you have any enquiries

email: [email protected]
facebook: /bpfootball
twitter: @bpfootball

Creating an article using the BackPageFootball dashboard


1. Log in
Log in to the BackPageFootball dashboard with your username and password via the websites
home page.



2. Create a new post
Create a new post by going to Posts and Add New on the left hand side as per the screenshot below.




3. Drafting an article
Use the appropriate text boxes to insert the headline and body of your article (refer to the writing
style section of this document for further information). You save a draft as you along by clicking the
button highlighted below.





4. Add an image
Click on Add Media button below the headline box and search our library for an appropriate picture to
accompany to the article. Select your preferred image then click Insert into post in the bottom right hand
corner. Images should be resized to no greater than 350px wide if landscape and 150px wide if portrait right
aligned).



5. Finishing touches
Select the appropriate categories for your article, add some relevant tags (at least three) and add
an Excerpt (a one line description of the article). When you are done, hit the Save Draft button to
leave the article pending for the editors to action.



























Contact us if you have any enquiries

email: [email protected]
facebook: /bpfootball
twitter: @bpfootball

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