There are several classes you can take related to this organization.
Online, Self-Paced Classes:
Start here:
- What’s available for websites? 4 options:
- You can choose between Faculty WordPress (for Labs, Projects, and individuals) or UCSC WordPress (for administrative, departmental, or major established centers).
- Additionally, you can use Google Sites (which is easier to use but less customizable).
- Another option is just filling out your entry in the Campus Directory.
- (Lastly, you could pay to host your website elsewhere, but we advise using UCSC’s free services, support, and the UCSC brand to really give your project visibility.)
- Choose your WordPress:
- For Faculty sites: This is for labs, projects, promoting yourself, and misc unofficial UCSC resources. How to set up your Faculty WordPress (video)
- For UCSC WordPress: This is for administrative, departmental, or established centers sites: How to set up your UCSC WordPress (document)
- For UCSC WordPress for administrative, departmental, or established centers, you must take Official Training for UCSC WordPress 2023 (video with test). (This is optional for Faculty WordPress, but required for UCSC WordPress).
- Basic WordPress training: adding text, links, and images (video)
- Necessary Information: Accessibility Guide (website)
- After you do the above, reach out to us to tweak the settings on your website for an easier to edit, and more modern looking, website. We will activate the block editor, and also make your template more modern.
Optional:
- (Optional) Website goals workshop here (video) or request a workshop. We’ll think about your goals and work to meet those.
Additional Resources and Guides
Request a workshop
Workshop topics available live or video:
- Setting up your UCSC website presence
- WordPress Basics (Text, links, images, and more)
- WordPress Advanced (layout, tools, and more)
- Google Sites Workshop
- Website Goals Workshop (Video: Past recording of website goals workshop here)
- UCSC official ADA accessibility training (video only)
Get Help
- Contact us! For any faculty and staff under the Social Sciences Division, we can help with Web Design and WordPress use.
- Campus Press: Campus Press is extremely helpful via email, usually replying within 24 hours with personalized, expert help using WordPress. Email them at contact@campuspress.com
- Open Labs with Web Team weekly live help: https://websites.ucsc.edu/support/open-labs/
- Campus Press Help Docs: These aren’t always relevant to UCSC themes, but can be helpful.
- Central UCSC Websites: You can look over the central UCSC IT help documents about WordPress, OR put a ticket in to someone in central IT.
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