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WordPress Basics: Video Tutorials & More

Below is a compiled list of video tutorials developed by WordPress to help you plan, design, and customize your website:

How to Organize Documents on Your Site

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info Step 1. Activate the WP Document Revisions plugin You can use the WP Document Revisions plugin to host and organize document files. I like to think of it as a Media Library for documents. As the plugin page notes, it can also be used as a tool […]

Adding a Contact Form to your Site

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info There are two main options to have people contacting you through your OpenCUNY site. Both options are plugins: WP Jetpack and Contact Form 7. With either option, the end result is an email generated to you. (of course, you could always go with posting an email address […]

Plugins 101: Setting Up Jetpack

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info Jetpack is a plugin that activates various WordPress.com functionalities on a wordpress.org OpenCUNY site. We recommend Jetpack because it adds features and functionalities such as social media integration, site statistics, contact forms, custom CSS, and more. To install Jetpack you will need to follow 2 steps. First, navigate to the “Plugins” […]

Professional Website Basics: Posting Your Academic Bio & CV

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info This post will guide you through the basics of publishing your academic bio and CV on your own OpenCUNY site. In this tutorial, you will also learn how to activate and use plugins, format a custom menu, and change your basic website settings. At the end, you’ll […]

How to Choose a Theme: 5 Tips

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info Especially when you’re building a new website, you might be thinking a lot about how your site should look. In WordPress, the look of the website is largely governed by its theme (learn more of the WordPress lingo here). With a number of themes available on OpenCUNY […]

How to Make Your Site Mobile-Friendly

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info Recently, Google announced that it would include mobile-friendliness “as a ranking signal” for web searches conducted on mobile devices starting on April 21, 2015. An analysis of the announcement from Search Engine Watch suggested that responsive websites in general (i.e. websites that resize and sometimes shift content […]

Using OpenCUNY for a Conference

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info The OpenCUNY Coordinator for Organizing and Action is here to help you work through what you could do to use OpenCUNY in your conference planning, not just to get your information online, but also to help you streamline the organizing and make it easier for you! OpenCUNY […]

Alumni on OpenCUNY: 3 Tips

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info In short, yes, you can use OpenCUNY as an alum. OpenCUNY is created by and for The Graduate Center, CUNY students, and we know that GC connections and projects often continue after graduation. We strongly support our alums and their projects that continue to build on existing […]

Check Your Spam: 3 Tips & PSA

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info Spam comments aren’t just annoying—they’re potentially dangerous and a strain on our system. Read more to find out how you can do your part to keep OpenCUNY safe and running smoothly!

WordPress Basics: Video Tutorials & More

Below is a compiled list of video tutorials developed by WordPress to help you plan, design, and customize your website:

How to Organize Documents on Your Site

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info Step 1. Activate the WP Document Revisions plugin You can use the WP Document Revisions plugin to host and organize document files. I like to think of it as a Media Library for documents. As the plugin page notes, it can also be used as a tool […]

Adding a Contact Form to your Site

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info There are two main options to have people contacting you through your OpenCUNY site. Both options are plugins: WP Jetpack and Contact Form 7. With either option, the end result is an email generated to you. (of course, you could always go with posting an email address […]

Plugins 101: Setting Up Jetpack

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info Jetpack is a plugin that activates various WordPress.com functionalities on a wordpress.org OpenCUNY site. We recommend Jetpack because it adds features and functionalities such as social media integration, site statistics, contact forms, custom CSS, and more. To install Jetpack you will need to follow 2 steps. First, navigate to the “Plugins” […]

Professional Website Basics: Posting Your Academic Bio & CV

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info This post will guide you through the basics of publishing your academic bio and CV on your own OpenCUNY site. In this tutorial, you will also learn how to activate and use plugins, format a custom menu, and change your basic website settings. At the end, you’ll […]

How to Choose a Theme: 5 Tips

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info Especially when you’re building a new website, you might be thinking a lot about how your site should look. In WordPress, the look of the website is largely governed by its theme (learn more of the WordPress lingo here). With a number of themes available on OpenCUNY […]

How to Make Your Site Mobile-Friendly

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info Recently, Google announced that it would include mobile-friendliness “as a ranking signal” for web searches conducted on mobile devices starting on April 21, 2015. An analysis of the announcement from Search Engine Watch suggested that responsive websites in general (i.e. websites that resize and sometimes shift content […]

Using OpenCUNY for a Conference

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info The OpenCUNY Coordinator for Organizing and Action is here to help you work through what you could do to use OpenCUNY in your conference planning, not just to get your information online, but also to help you streamline the organizing and make it easier for you! OpenCUNY […]

Alumni on OpenCUNY: 3 Tips

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info In short, yes, you can use OpenCUNY as an alum. OpenCUNY is created by and for The Graduate Center, CUNY students, and we know that GC connections and projects often continue after graduation. We strongly support our alums and their projects that continue to build on existing […]

Check Your Spam: 3 Tips & PSA

–Post originally created by Margaret Galavan for OpenCUNY.info Spam comments aren’t just annoying—they’re potentially dangerous and a strain on our system. Read more to find out how you can do your part to keep OpenCUNY safe and running smoothly!

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