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===Writing and Managing your content=== | ===Writing and Managing your content=== | ||
*[[Get Published - Pages and Posts]] | *[[Get Published - Pages and Posts]] | ||
| − | *[[Categories and Tags]] - | + | *[[Categories and Tags]] - '''Every post you write should be added to a category''' otherwise they will not be easy to find on your site. |
*[[Custom Menus]] - let you modify your site's navigation and add links to new pages or post categories or create sub-navigation. | *[[Custom Menus]] - let you modify your site's navigation and add links to new pages or post categories or create sub-navigation. | ||
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* Set a '''[[Featured Images in WordPress|featured image]]''' for each post. | * Set a '''[[Featured Images in WordPress|featured image]]''' for each post. | ||
*[[Image Galleries - WordPress|WordPress built-in image galleries]] | *[[Image Galleries - WordPress|WordPress built-in image galleries]] | ||
| − | * You can display Instagram Image Galleries as well. See: [[Instagram - WordPress| | + | * You can display Instagram Image Galleries as well. See: [[Instagram - WordPress| Setting up the Feed Instagram Pro plugin]]. |
*Embed video from Vimeo or YouTube by pasting the the URL link into the content area of your page/post | *Embed video from Vimeo or YouTube by pasting the the URL link into the content area of your page/post | ||
*[[Attach a file to a WordPress post or page|Link to a file]] | *[[Attach a file to a WordPress post or page|Link to a file]] | ||
*[[Embed Audio - WordPress|Audio]] | *[[Embed Audio - WordPress|Audio]] | ||
| − | + | ===Bibliography with Zotero=== | |
| − | === | + | We will be using [[Zotero]] in combination with the WordPress plugin [[Zotero and WordPress|ZotPress]] to connect your WordPress sites to your Zotero account and dynamically display bibliographic collections. You will need to: |
| − | + | # Create a Zotero account (if you haven't already) at [https://www.zotero.org/ www.zotero.org] | |
| − | + | # Add a few citations using the Firefox extension (should be installed in the lab) | |
| − | + | # Organize your citations into folders or "Collections" | |
| + | # Follow the [[Zotero and WordPress|ZotPress]] instructions for connecting your WordPress site to your Zotero account to display a collection on your site's Bibliography page | ||
===Customize Your Site=== | ===Customize Your Site=== | ||
====Recommend Themes==== | ====Recommend Themes==== | ||
=====TwentyFifteen===== | =====TwentyFifteen===== | ||
| − | This is default theme your site is already set to use. This theme has a flexible Theme | + | This is default theme your site is already set to use. This theme has a flexible Theme Customization panel located in '''Dashboard > Appearance > Customize''', that lets you customize a few components. |
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=====Additional themes===== | =====Additional themes===== | ||
| − | If you feel compelled to use a different theme | + | If you feel compelled to use a different theme, the following themes will work well on mobile devices (they are responsive) and make good usage of navigation (Menus) and widgets so you can design a site where viewers can easily find and interact with your content. |
* Baskerville (custom header image) | * Baskerville (custom header image) | ||
* Editor | * Editor | ||
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Sidebar content in WordPress is controlled via "Widgets". Often times if you don't anything to your side bar a default set of "widgets" will appear. You can change this by adding your own widgets. | Sidebar content in WordPress is controlled via "Widgets". Often times if you don't anything to your side bar a default set of "widgets" will appear. You can change this by adding your own widgets. | ||
*'''[[Widgets]]''' - add additional features to your sidebar | *'''[[Widgets]]''' - add additional features to your sidebar | ||
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| + | {{Additional WordPress Reasources}} | ||
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| + | {{WordPress Help}} | ||
[[Category:2016-2017]] | [[Category:2016-2017]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:25, 11 April 2017
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Writing and Managing your content
- Get Published - Pages and Posts
- Categories and Tags - Every post you write should be added to a category otherwise they will not be easy to find on your site.
- Custom Menus - let you modify your site's navigation and add links to new pages or post categories or create sub-navigation.
Images, video and linked files
- Insert an image
- Set a featured image for each post.
- WordPress built-in image galleries
- You can display Instagram Image Galleries as well. See: Setting up the Feed Instagram Pro plugin.
- Embed video from Vimeo or YouTube by pasting the the URL link into the content area of your page/post
- Link to a file
- Audio
Bibliography with Zotero
We will be using Zotero in combination with the WordPress plugin ZotPress to connect your WordPress sites to your Zotero account and dynamically display bibliographic collections. You will need to:
- Create a Zotero account (if you haven't already) at www.zotero.org
- Add a few citations using the Firefox extension (should be installed in the lab)
- Organize your citations into folders or "Collections"
- Follow the ZotPress instructions for connecting your WordPress site to your Zotero account to display a collection on your site's Bibliography page
Customize Your Site
Recommend Themes
TwentyFifteen
This is default theme your site is already set to use. This theme has a flexible Theme Customization panel located in Dashboard > Appearance > Customize, that lets you customize a few components.
Additional themes
If you feel compelled to use a different theme, the following themes will work well on mobile devices (they are responsive) and make good usage of navigation (Menus) and widgets so you can design a site where viewers can easily find and interact with your content.
- Baskerville (custom header image)
- Editor
- Hemingway (custom header image)
- Ignite
- Padhang
- Tracks (works best with featured images saved to posts)
- Twenty Twelve, Twenty Thirteen, Twenty Fourteen, Twenty Sixteen
Additional themes may not have Theme Options but can be modified by Appearance > Customize
Sidebars (Widgets)
Sidebar content in WordPress is controlled via "Widgets". Often times if you don't anything to your side bar a default set of "widgets" will appear. You can change this by adding your own widgets.
- Widgets - add additional features to your sidebar
Additional WordPress Resources
- Built-in Help
- when you're logged into the Dashboard look in the upper right under "Howdy"
- Help is context-aware so will provide directions based on where you are in the WordPress Dashboard
- Built-in help videos (part of built-in help)
- Wordpress Tutorial: Blogs
- Wordpress Tutorial: Sites
- Lynda.com Video Tutorials
Need More Help?
- WordPress Tutorial - for a step-by-step tutorial to get you started
- FAQs - common questions about using WordPress at Evergreen
- All WordPress articles
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