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Learn WordPress

The following tutorials and handouts are available to help you make the most of your WordPress site.

Links marked as Handouts will open in a new window – save or print them via the File menu in your browser.

Links with Asterisks (*) lead to the official WordPress Codex site.

Getting Started with WordPress

Working with Content

Creating a New Page
Creating News
Inserting Images and Other Files into Content
Working with Tables
Embedding Google Documents (Sheets, Docs, Slides, etc.) (tutorial on WordPress.com)
Posting Videos

Appearance

Graphics & Images – sample Banner/Header Images, social media icons and buttons.
Widgets
Menus

Tips & Best Practices

Advanced Topics

The following articles are for advanced users familiar with HTML.

Submenus – includes Accordions, Tabs and Content Blocks.
Sortable Tables – enable sorting by table headers.
Lightbox Effect – open images in a lightbox window.
Shortcodes – available shortcuts for styling content.

Video Tutorials

The following tutorials include information specific to the University WordPress themes.

Additional tutorials

All users have access to additional Video Tutorials within their WordPress site’s admin area. Just login to your website and look for the icon on the left-hand menu.