Creating content for your website requires a different approach compared to Microsoft Word. When you’re publishing on a digital platform such as WordPress, it’s crucial to consider how your content appears on various devices and how it adapts to different screen sizes. Let’s delve into some fundamental differences between formatting content for the web and…
Category: Instructions
GA4 transition for Universal Google Analytics
If you’ve logged into your Google Analytics account recently, you know that Universal Analytics will stop collecting data on July 1, 2023. Below you will find directions and support to transition your Universal Analytic account to GA4 for your WordPress website. If you are using Google Analytics for your WP site and haven’t transitioned to…
Block Patterns are live in WordPress.org
WordPress.org has released pre-set block patterns that can easily be copy and pasted into any post or page. Below are examples: Below you’ll see a selection of copy and pasted block patterns directly from the gallery: Views of Mt. Fuji An exhibition of early 20th century woodblock prints featuring the majesty of Mt. Fuji. Learn…
Accordion Blocks
This post introduces the Accordion Block plugin. Accordion blocks are for users who would like an option to condense content on a page. For example this could be used to display abstracts for published articles on a single page. These can be pulled into columns and include other blocks like Images inside of them. They…
Embed Maps with MapBox + Jetpack
Often times a Contact Page could use a map to provide context around a physical location of a lab or research office. We can now enable adding maps to your site via blocks in WordPress using the JetPack plugin with MapBox. “Mapbox is a location data platform that powers the maps and location services used in…
Switch to the Block Editor
Block Editing is now the network default see this post for more information WordPress blocks are used to add content to your posts and pages. Block Editing gives you greater control over customizing layouts and structuring pages and posts. Using blocks lets you be more creative in your page editing experience. Block editing is compatible…
oEmbed Support for MiVideo / Kaltura
The LSA Technology Services WordPress network supports the automatic embedding of MiVideo. To add a Kaltura/MiVideo to your site, paste the oEmbed share link from the video into your WordPress page or post. See the screenshot on the right for where to locate the oEmbed link to copy. Example of MiVideo oEmbed: As always, if…
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.
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.