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Umw WordPress Primer
WORDPRESS AND THE UMW WEBSITE
What will we cover?
• Background on WordPress
• Site Types
• Content Types
• Managing Your Website
• Tips and Tricks
Umw WordPress Primer
WHAT IS WORDPRESS
• Began in 2003 as a blogging platform
• Began to be used heavily as a CMS in 2010 (version 3.0)
• WordPress 3.5 has been downloaded more than 11 million times
• WordPress is used on over 16% of all websites throughout the Web
• WordPress is used on over 50% of websites that use a CMS
WHO USES WORDPRESS?
• Many small business and hobby sites
• CNN, the New York Times and many other major news outlets
• GM, UPS and Sony
• TechCrunch, Mashable, TheNextWeb and most major tech blogs
WHO USES WORDPRESS IN HIGHER ED?
• UMW was 1 of the first to use WordPress as a blogging platform, and 1
of the first to use WordPress as its website CMS
• Other institutions currently using WordPress as a CMS include:
• University of Florida (http://ufl.edu/)
• Boise State University (http://www.boisestate.edu/)
• Southern Arkansas University (http://web.saumag.edu/)
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock (http://ualr.edu/)
• Lafayette College (http://www.lafayette.edu/) – the first known to go full-
WordPress
• University of Central Arkansas (http://uca.edu/)
• Maryville University (http://www.maryville.edu/)
• …and many, many more (http://wordpress.org/showcase/tag/education/)
Umw WordPress Primer
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SITES
Twelve different categories of sites
• UMW Home – Used specifically for the root site
• Level 2 – Used for general top-level sites
• Admissions (Undergraduate, Graduate and BLS are 3 different types)
• Administrative Division
• Administrative Department
• College Home Page – used for the CAS, COB and COE root sites
• Academic Department
• UMW Topic or Program – general sites not related to any specific dept or
division
• College-level Topic or Program – general sites related to a specific college
• UMW Magazine – specifically for the alumni magazine
HOW DO THEY DIFFER?
• Slightly different layout for each
• Different header options
• Different palette options
• Different menu layouts
• Different widgets and widget areas
Umw WordPress Primer
MAIN CONTENT TYPES
Two main content types:
• Posts – used for blogging, news, etc.
• Time-sensitive
• Once posted, they don’t need to remain at the forefront
• Pages – used for static content
• More permanent
• Remains in the same location
• Can be organized hierarchically
TANGENTIAL CONTENT TYPES
Many items that aren’t necessarily considered “content” are actually
special “content types”
• Media (images, documents, etc.) – Can set a caption (excerpt),
description (content), title, etc.
• Menu Items – Can also set a description (not used in the UMW theme)
• Revisions – Tied to specific posts and pages; previous versions of the
parent item
CUSTOM CONTENT TYPES
We use a few different custom content types at UMW, as well
• Forms and Entries - all forms and their entries are “content”
• Advisories – important announcements to be broadcast across
individual site
• Opportunities – on some sites, job/internship opportunities are set up
• Documents – on the Documents site, all documents are pieces of
content
• …and many more throughout
Umw WordPress Primer
LOGGING IN
• Everyone at UMW can login to the website
• Click Login in the footer
• Enter your email username and password
• Much of what you can do depends on your “role” on your website
• There are 5 basic roles on the UMW website
1. Subscriber – Can view areas of the site that are restricted to logged-in
users
2. Contributor – Can write new blog/news posts, but can’t publish or edit
3. Author – Can write new blog/news posts and publish them; can edit own
posts
4. Editor – Can write new blog/news posts and pages; can publish posts and
pages; can edit all posts and pages within individual site
5. UMW Site Administrator – Can perform all Editor tasks; can
manage/change settings; can manage users on the site
WHAT IS A “WEBSITE” AT UMW?
• “Website” is used in 2 different ways:
• overall University website; everything with “umw.edu” in its address
• individual areas of the website; managed by different sets of users
• Installation –entire group of websites that make up “umw.edu” –
• where plugins & themes are installed for use by entire community
• where users are “housed” to be added to any site in community
• Network – area of the installation that contains group of individual sites
• Site – a single area within a network
• where users are granted roles to be able to perform actions within the site
MANAGING CONTENT
Editors and Administrators can manage website content
• Create new pages
• Reorganize pages
• Manage menus*
• Manage widgets and layout*
• Create and manage forms
• Manage “assets” (images, documents, etc.)**
* - Only Administrators can manage custom menus and widgets
** - Documents used by the entire University are managed separately from site-specific
assets
CREATING PAGES
ORGANIZING PAGES
MANAGING MENUS
MANAGE WIDGETS & LAYOUT
CREATE AND MANAGE FORMS
MANAGE ASSETS
MANAGE THEME LAYOUT & SETTINGS
MANAGE PLUGINS & FEATURES
Umw WordPress Primer
WORDPRESS 101
View many tutorials and announcements on the WordPress 101 website
http://technology.umw.edu/wordpress101/

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Umw WordPress Primer

  • 2. WORDPRESS AND THE UMW WEBSITE What will we cover? • Background on WordPress • Site Types • Content Types • Managing Your Website • Tips and Tricks
  • 4. WHAT IS WORDPRESS • Began in 2003 as a blogging platform • Began to be used heavily as a CMS in 2010 (version 3.0) • WordPress 3.5 has been downloaded more than 11 million times • WordPress is used on over 16% of all websites throughout the Web • WordPress is used on over 50% of websites that use a CMS
  • 5. WHO USES WORDPRESS? • Many small business and hobby sites • CNN, the New York Times and many other major news outlets • GM, UPS and Sony • TechCrunch, Mashable, TheNextWeb and most major tech blogs
  • 6. WHO USES WORDPRESS IN HIGHER ED? • UMW was 1 of the first to use WordPress as a blogging platform, and 1 of the first to use WordPress as its website CMS • Other institutions currently using WordPress as a CMS include: • University of Florida (http://ufl.edu/) • Boise State University (http://www.boisestate.edu/) • Southern Arkansas University (http://web.saumag.edu/) • University of Arkansas at Little Rock (http://ualr.edu/) • Lafayette College (http://www.lafayette.edu/) – the first known to go full- WordPress • University of Central Arkansas (http://uca.edu/) • Maryville University (http://www.maryville.edu/) • …and many, many more (http://wordpress.org/showcase/tag/education/)
  • 8. DIFFERENT TYPES OF SITES Twelve different categories of sites • UMW Home – Used specifically for the root site • Level 2 – Used for general top-level sites • Admissions (Undergraduate, Graduate and BLS are 3 different types) • Administrative Division • Administrative Department • College Home Page – used for the CAS, COB and COE root sites • Academic Department • UMW Topic or Program – general sites not related to any specific dept or division • College-level Topic or Program – general sites related to a specific college • UMW Magazine – specifically for the alumni magazine
  • 9. HOW DO THEY DIFFER? • Slightly different layout for each • Different header options • Different palette options • Different menu layouts • Different widgets and widget areas
  • 11. MAIN CONTENT TYPES Two main content types: • Posts – used for blogging, news, etc. • Time-sensitive • Once posted, they don’t need to remain at the forefront • Pages – used for static content • More permanent • Remains in the same location • Can be organized hierarchically
  • 12. TANGENTIAL CONTENT TYPES Many items that aren’t necessarily considered “content” are actually special “content types” • Media (images, documents, etc.) – Can set a caption (excerpt), description (content), title, etc. • Menu Items – Can also set a description (not used in the UMW theme) • Revisions – Tied to specific posts and pages; previous versions of the parent item
  • 13. CUSTOM CONTENT TYPES We use a few different custom content types at UMW, as well • Forms and Entries - all forms and their entries are “content” • Advisories – important announcements to be broadcast across individual site • Opportunities – on some sites, job/internship opportunities are set up • Documents – on the Documents site, all documents are pieces of content • …and many more throughout
  • 15. LOGGING IN • Everyone at UMW can login to the website • Click Login in the footer • Enter your email username and password • Much of what you can do depends on your “role” on your website • There are 5 basic roles on the UMW website 1. Subscriber – Can view areas of the site that are restricted to logged-in users 2. Contributor – Can write new blog/news posts, but can’t publish or edit 3. Author – Can write new blog/news posts and publish them; can edit own posts 4. Editor – Can write new blog/news posts and pages; can publish posts and pages; can edit all posts and pages within individual site 5. UMW Site Administrator – Can perform all Editor tasks; can manage/change settings; can manage users on the site
  • 16. WHAT IS A “WEBSITE” AT UMW? • “Website” is used in 2 different ways: • overall University website; everything with “umw.edu” in its address • individual areas of the website; managed by different sets of users • Installation –entire group of websites that make up “umw.edu” – • where plugins & themes are installed for use by entire community • where users are “housed” to be added to any site in community • Network – area of the installation that contains group of individual sites • Site – a single area within a network • where users are granted roles to be able to perform actions within the site
  • 17. MANAGING CONTENT Editors and Administrators can manage website content • Create new pages • Reorganize pages • Manage menus* • Manage widgets and layout* • Create and manage forms • Manage “assets” (images, documents, etc.)** * - Only Administrators can manage custom menus and widgets ** - Documents used by the entire University are managed separately from site-specific assets
  • 24. MANAGE THEME LAYOUT & SETTINGS
  • 25. MANAGE PLUGINS & FEATURES
  • 27. WORDPRESS 101 View many tutorials and announcements on the WordPress 101 website http://technology.umw.edu/wordpress101/