WordPress at Vanderbilt
- departmental / office website
- request directory and database from ITS
- you install wordpress and theme
- for blog sites only
- request blog from ITS
- they will install wordpress and default theme
The Vanderbilt
WordPress Theme
- includes VU brand bar
- navigational structure is based on PAGES and SUBPAGES
- homepage is one of your pages.
- built in breadcrumbs
- built in social media sharing
Control Panel
General Site Settings
- Navigation Style
- pages to hide
- Intro Blurb
- Search Method
Graphic Header Options
Vanderbilt WordPress Theme
- Use image instead of text
- URL of image
- Header background color
Homepage Slider Settings
- include a slider on the homepage
- captions can be auto or custom
Right Column News Feed
- include a news feed
- can be external
- thumbnails only display on archives page
October 2009 study -
For every $1 spent on email marketing
in the commercial sector ...
a $40 return!
Social Media Section
- include links for accounts
- title of section in footer
Footer Section Options
- Link Boxes
- Office Contact Information
- Google Analytics Code
Shortcodes rock
[showchildren]
use this to display all children pages
[showposts]
use this to pull posts from your blog onto a page.
[fieldname=customfield]
use this for code you don't want touched. to include a google form, calendar, sitemason form, etc.
Demo time.
Questions?
Web Communications http://www.vanderbilt.edu/web
- Center for Teaching http://cft.vanderbilt.edu
- SustainVU http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/cms/
- Parents & Family Programs http://www.vanderbilt.edu/families
Lacy Tite
lacy.tite@vanderbilt.edu
University Web Communications
www.vanderbilt.edu/web