Mikey Greenland
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WordPress is a CMS (content management system) that allows you to quickly post content to the Web. You can use WordPress to publish both posts (chronological entries that can be tagged and categorized) and pages (static information that is not categorized). Using WordPress’s built-in text editing tools, you can post anything from a simple message…
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A gallery is a great way to showcase multiple images at once. The best part is that when the user clicks on one of the images, it uses a lightbox to display a larger version of the image or video. The lightbox fills the screen and dims out the rest of the webpage, similar to…
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You’ve written an article for your blog and now it’s time to pull it all together in Wordpress. Follow this 10-step activity to publish a professional and polished blog post. Learn how to customize your summary text and add a featured image.
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Columns are a great way to set up different layouts on your page or posts. They allow you to place content side-by-side on the page. They may remind you of tables, a really old way of doing the same thing. Unlike tables though, Columns are responsive and accessible. At first setting up Columns may seem…
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This article covers our top tips for helping you work more efficiently with WordPress’ post and page editor using time saving options that you might overlook.
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Upon request, CAES OIT can help you set up your MailChimp newsletter, add a subscription form to your site, and help with any other questions you might have. To help most efficiently we’ll need access to your account. How to share your MailChimp account with OIT Once you approve, we’ll be all set!
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This checklist covers most or all of the steps needed to create and send a newsletter campaign using the MailChimp email marketing service. Let us know if you need help! Getting started 1. Have a plan 2. Create a MailChimp account 3. Create your contact list 4. Set up a reusable email template Sending some…
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This post describes how to link your WordPress site with a service called MailChimp. MailChimp is an online tool that helps you manage your list of contacts and send nice-looking emails to them. We presuppose that you have a WordPress site with OIT. Read our WordPress “Getting Started” guide if you would like one. In…
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In this article: Adding images to a page/post Images without borders Embedding videos Reviewing existing media Adding images to a page/post Inserting an image file is really easy. Just browse to the post (or page) that you want to include an image, open it, and add an Image block to the page. In the Image…
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This article describes how to add a MailChimp subscription form to your WordPress site. We presuppose that you have both a MailChimp account and a WordPress site. If you run into trouble with any of the steps, contact us for help! 1. Add your MailChimp API key to WordPress. 2. Create a sign up form…