This video serves as a friendly and comprehensive introduction about WordPress. The video highlights the core dashboard, explaining posts, pages, taxonomies, themes, and plugins—perfect for those about to launch their first site. Admin bar Once we log into the dashboard, we can see the main admin bar at the top. Let’s start with the home…
#2: WordPress Posts and Pages
Understanding the difference between WordPress posts and pages If you’re just getting started with WordPress, knowing the difference between posts and pages can save you a lot of confusion down the line. This beginner-friendly video breaks it down in a simple, visual way—showing how posts are used for time-based content like blogs or news updates,…
#3: WordPress Content
Creating content in WordPress is at the heart of building a dynamic and engaging website. Whether you’re writing blog posts, crafting static pages, or curating multimedia-rich articles, WordPress offers a flexible and user-friendly editing experience. Topics: Nesting and using blocks to create visually appealing content Using block patterns Embedding media and third-party content on your…
#5: WordPress Media Library
The WordPress Media Library is like the storage room for all the visuals and files on your site. Anytime you upload a photo, video, audio clip, or even a PDF, WordPress automatically keeps it organized in this central hub. Think of it as your website’s “photo album and filing cabinet” in one. Inside the Media…
#6: WordPress Plugins
Adding a plugin To add a plugin, navigate to Plugins in the WordPress dashboard and select Add New. This will open up on the featured page, and you can view the most popular plugins, recommended plugins, and a favorites tab. When you are ready to find a suitable plugin, use the search function at the…
Intake Meeting Protocols
Web Development Student responsibilities during an Intake meeting. Within Web Development, we have a single-page web service includes creating a new page, making significant updates to an existing page, or adding one page to your current site. As a student worker, your responsibiliy to assist with this service. Before and during the Intake Meeting. After…
Hover Image
Adding a Hover Image to your Drupal Content Page. Hover Images allows you to add multiple images to one block that also have naturally integrated links. Before starting these blocks, be sure that you have your image either saved to your editing device or have preloaded your image into the Drupal media library. We also…
UTC Gallery/Slideshow Block
Adding a Gallery or Slideshow to a Drupal Content Page. Galleries and slideshows are beneficial for web pages as they allow for the efficient display of multiple images or content within a limited space, enhancing user engagement and visual appeal.
Font Awesome
Using Font Awesome in your UTC content blocks. Font Awesome is an Internet icon library and toolkit that is used by millions of designers, developers, and content creators. This application can allow you to add interesting graphical elements to your page without using images. The main blocks that utilize Font Awesome are the Text Block…
UTC Video Blocks
Adding Video Blocks to Drupal content page.