Ivan,
thanks for your reply. because i'm testing, i've been keeping it very simple. i haven't even uploaded an article; just trying to create and edit w/in wordpress.
1. log into WordPress site
2. in the left nav, select the [Digital Publishing] option
3. in the new left nav, select the [Articles] option
4. at the top of the screen, click the [+] (plus or add) button to create a new article
5. type in a unique article name, and in the lower right corner of the dialog, select the [Create] button
note: at this point, the dialog disappears, a spinning vertical line shows up in the middle of the screen for a moment then disappears. the top of the screen fades in a green header bar that says "Success"
6. in the main section of the screen, select the article by clicking anywhere on the row
7. from the top menu, select [edit] and from the drop down select [wordpress]
8. in the text box in the middle of the screen, i paste some dummy text
9. in the upper right corner, ensure the template is set to the default article.php
10. below this, select the [Update] button
11. at the top, ensure i have received the "Post Updated" confirmation banner
12. in the left nav, select the [Digital Publishing] option
13. in the new left nav, select the [Articles] option
14. in the main section of the screen, select the article by clicking anywhere on the row
15. ensure preview is what i would expect
16. from the top right menu, select [cloud] and then from the drop down menu select "create in the cloud" (the only option available)
note: at this point, an orange banner appears at the top of the page saying "creating article" for a few seconds and then is replaced by a green banner that says "the article has been created in the cloud"
17. from the top right menu, select [Properties]
18. fill in properties of article as normal (meta and article image)
19. from the top right menu, select [Save]
note: at this point, an orange banner appears for a second and then is replaced by a green banner that says "Article saved successfully"
20. from the top right menu, select [cloud] and then from the drop down, select "Update ALL" (top/first option)
note: at this point, an orange banner appears for a second saying that it is "pushing the meta, article and contents to the cloud" and then is replaced by a green banner that says "meta, folio and contents have been successfully updated in the cloud"
at this point, I move to the DPS site, login, and select the "Content" option from the left menu - here i find a Status of "Upload Failed" in red
please let me know if you need any other info or if i missed something. Really appreciate your help!