How to Add a New User to Your Site

Our WordPress multisite network uses the Shibboleth Plugin to authorize new Umich users in the network upon signing in.  The person logging in uses their uniqname and kerberos password as their WordPress login credentials and their user profile is created automatically.  WordPress Multisite is set up this way for security reasons and to be compatible with UM’s network.…

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Event Calendar Issue Resolved!

** UPDATE: This issue has been resolved ** The plugin update 2.1.5 for the All-in-one event calendar by Timely has conflicted with our system.  Clicking into an event takes the visitor to a missing link page.  We are currently working with their support team to get this issue resolved and to bring back the event…

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WordCamp coming to Ann Arbor

The WordCamp Conference will be hosted in Ann Arbor on Oct. 4th this fall at the Michigan League.  Tickets are available online now for $12.  Please check out the WordCamp Ann Arbor site for more information.  WordCamp is open to all WordPress users with any level of experience – from beginners to advanced users.

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The Appearance Tab…

The following links provide information on Widgets, Menus, and the customizer which are found under the Appearance tab in your WordPress dashboard.

Understanding your WP dashboard

This link describes the Dashboard Screen and what you’ll see at first glance in your WP dashboard.  You will likely spend the most time in Pages or Posts either editing existing content or creating new content.

Accessing Google Analytics

We have installed the Google Analytics plugin by WPMUDEV for WordPress multisite to help site owners track, monitor, and explore the visitor activity for their site.  If you are interested in accessing the Google Analytics for your website we two options for set up.  Find more information on Google Analtyics at www.google.com/analytics.

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The Media Library

In our multisite network each site under WordPress Websites has its own separate database tables.  That means that images, files, and videos that you upload for your site are only available to you and will not appear in any other site’s media library.

The Visual Editor

The visual editor is where you will add and edit your sites content and it appears when editing posts and pages. In the visual editor you will see lots of options to format your text and add symbols, shortcodes, images, and maps, but you will not find an area to increase font size or change…