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Migrating Content

An exercise in migrating, or importing, content from an existing Wordpress site. We practice migrating a blog post!

Some content (like text and links) can be copied-and-pasted , but other content (like images and special text) must first be “filtered,” or re-uploaded to your Cascade sandbox.

Also: Uploading a banner image, and, how to simulate viewing your page on various devices using Google Chrome’s inspect tool.

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More about the "float" style @ W3 Schools 

 

 

Automatic Top Navigation Menu

The Automatic Top Navigation will list every page that is present on your Root Directory (the main directory you go to when you click Site Contents). It also creates a pulldown for any folders that contain other pages (but only one level deep).

You must organize your pages by clicking the Order column and then dragging the pages up or down, to sort them in your preferred order.

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If you want certain pages removed from navigation you must edit and remove its Title.

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Find out how to configure your pages to update your Top Navigation menu automatically in this lesson!

Also: The difference between file names and Titles.

Related:

Don't understand why some pages need a .html after the web address?
How dot-com-slash-whatever web addresses work: URL's Explained 

Forms

Creating a FORM using Microsoft Office 365.   Linking to that form from a new page. Then, embedding the form on that new page.

 

Related:

For more information regarding FORMS and determing whether your audience is external or internal to the university, see this helpful decision tree

Faculty & Staff Profiles

Learn how to add faculty member profiles to your Faculty Directory or create a directory that functions as one, and create your own from scratch.

 

Types of Content Rows

Content Row Types are the layout options you access every time you make a New Page, or when you click Edit on any existing page. 

Today we look into:

  • Feature Text - the most flexible content-creation type, including a discusssion about the Bootstrap Grid.
  • Content Panel - which are panels containing large hyperlinks with descriptions underneath.
  • Content Panel with Background - a combination of image wallpaper with a flexible WYSIWYG area for content.
  • Grid Builder - an ellaborate method of organizing links and content areas involving image backdrops with hover effects, as well as WYSIWYG areas to insert custom content.

Plus, how to create your own Call To Action buttons

 

 

Content Rows and Bootstrap Columns

We take a second pass over the various Content Row options for presenting content, this time with more participants and questions. Then, we go into more detail on Bootstrap Columns. 

 

 

 

Creative Use of Content Types

Using the various Content Types to your creative advantage when presenting your content.

We go over the Sample Page, and its components:

  • Content Panel With Background
  • Content Panel (@ 05:24)
  • Feature Cards (@ 09:10)
  • and the Banner (@ 17:47)

 

Advanced Assets

Learn about "advanced assets" such as Blocks, and Formats, that help you customize your pages even further!  Customize the Regions in your pages to insert your own Forms, your department's own News Feed, etc.

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