Page templates are not an automatic feature of all WordPress themes, though many include basic ones like a “full width” option that lets you create a page without sidebars. Where Is it? To use a template, when you create a page you look in the sidebar for the drop down “templates” and simply select one […]
If you’ve spent any time looking at blogs, you’ve probably seen a variety of extra features in the sidebars of these sites: search boxes, tag clouds, archives by date, links to Twitter accounts, etc. WordPress comes with some basic widgets built in, but whether appear on your site and how they’re formated will depend on […]
WordPress designs are saved separately from the content as theme files. Any basic WordPress installation will come with at least one design installed, and there are thousands more to choose from. Themes control the colors, layout, and fonts of your site. They may also include some images – backgrounds, icons, etc. Like WordPress itself, the […]
Custom Menus are a relatively new feature, so older WordPress designs and installations may not support them – our theme and Classcaster definitely do, though! You can create a navigational menu bar that includes links to your pages or to external sites. You can rearrange the menu bar anytime or update the links and titles […]
Tags allow more flexibility but are “flat” – they are not related to each other like the Category hierarchy option. Examples: Content type: cases, regulations, journal articles, news articles Keywords: energy, policy, oil, nuclear, international Sources: DOE, EPA, federal agencies You may include things that are related terms and select both to cover overlap, or […]
Categories allow a hierarchy like a traditional outline, which is what makes this type of book supplement project possible. We use chapters as the top level “parent” categories, with as many subheadings below as desired. Adding the chapter outline categories manually took too long, so we created an automated category import tool. We do not […]
Posts are the standard for blog content – individual updates that appear in a series but can be linked to individually. For most blogs, posts are organized in reverse chronological order with the most recent at the top. In our recommended supplement setup, only the “Recent Updates” page shows a posts list in reverse chronological order. […]
Pages allow you to add content like a normal website with fixed content. They can be customized using templates to appear as a full-width layout or can be customized to show automatic content pulled from other parts of the website. Where is It? Pages have a separate menu in the Dashboard than posts, or with […]
Adding Content: Fixed vs. Updated WordPress offers two basic ways to save your content: Pages – fixed content, like your table of contents or an author biography page Posts – updated content or individual pieces, good for multimedia Flexible Organization Categories – Can easily create a complex hierarchy, used for table of contents Post Tags […]
Open-source It’s free and has a great user base for support and development – and it’s supported by CALI through Classcaster! User-friendly We wanted this project to be one we could pass off to a faculty member or student without having to spend a great deal of time in training. WordPress includes simplified user roles […]
