Documentation:WordPress
Several UBC platforms (such as UBC Blogs and UBC CMS) are based off of the WordPress platform. This space is meant to document WordPress functionalities relevant to UBC.
Getting Started
- Dashboard - A quick overview of the dashboard
Adding Content
- Pages and Posts - A breakdown of page and post uses and a simple comparison
- Categories - An explanation of post categories
- Tags - Description of tags
Managing Content
- Widgets - Widgets can be used for managing your sidebar content
- Twitter Widget - Setting up the popular twitter widget
Adding Functionality
- Plugins - Plugins offer a wealth of options and extensions beyond basic WordPress offerings
- Forms - Adding forms to your site
- Social Media Sharing Links (Sharedaddy) - Twitter, Facebook etc.
- Embedding Google Maps
- Links/Blogroll
Privacy
- Site Visibility - Restricting/allowing site access
- Private Feed Keys - Generating a 40 character key to enable the distribution of private feeds to members