WordPress

  • WordPress: CAES Content Lightbox

    The CAES Content Lightbox block is a WordPress block that adds a pop-up lightbox to your pages or posts. With this block, you can easily add any type of content, such as text, images, or videos, to a pop-up that appears when the user clicks on a button or link.

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  • WordPress

    WordPress is a web content management system used for publishing blogs and websites associated with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Learn more about the system and how it is supported by the Office of Information Technology.

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  • CAES Faculty 2023 Theme

    An upgraded WordPress theme will be applied to individual faculty and Extension WordPress websites over the next few months. New theme features Most of the changes in this theme are “under the hood.” The changes will affect the way you edit your site more than how your site looks. Here are some of the changes:…

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  • Slide projector and a pile of slides

    If you’re interested in adding a slideshow to your CAES or Extension WordPress site, then you’re in the right place! This article will guide you on how to use the Gutenslider plugin for slideshows.

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  • CAES and Extension site content managers: now you can add fade-in animations to your WordPress sites! These effects happen when the visitor scrolls down, and are recommended for landing type pages that make use of the no-sidebar page template. Demo Check out the video demo to see the scroll effects in action. Where should you…

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  • WordPress

    This article contains instructions for creating links to PDF documents from WordPress websites and is intended for CAES and Extension content managers. We highly recommend accessibility materials produced by WebAIM: PDF Accessibility with Acrobat, PDF Accessibility with FoxitPro, and the Accessible Documents Course. In this article: Web pages vs. PDFs This article contains instructions for…

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  • On April 22nd we’re launching a re-organization of the Cooperative Extension section of our Intranet. CAES Intranet content managers will be able to access and edit their content again beginning on Friday, April 23. With editing access opening up later this week, now is a great time for intranet content managers to review the editing…

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  • WordPress: Columns

    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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  • The new 2019 CAES-Extension Theme allows for full width templates. This means certain parts of your website’s template can reach from edge-to-edge of the page, like the header, navigation, and footer. The theme also supports WordPress 5’s wide and full-width Cover Blocks. Cover Blocks allow you to create sleek, professional looking banners that reach from…

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