{"id":181,"date":"2020-05-17T21:44:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T21:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/general-wordpress\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T08:40:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T12:40:44","slug":"reference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Reference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The resources listed below and in the left-hand sidebar discuss how to perform general tasks within WordPress. Most of the guidance here is not specific to an individual product, platform, theme or plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Frequently Used Resources<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/general-wordpress\/adjusting-page-and-post-visibility\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/general-wordpress\/adjusting-page-and-post-visibility\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Adjusting Page and Post Visibility<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Content can be hidden from public view until it reviewed and ready to be <span class=nowrap>published.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference\/alt-text\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference\/alt-text\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Alt Text<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Learn about this essential piece of web accessibility and how it can be used effectively on your <span class=nowrap>sites.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/general-wordpress\/jump-links\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/general-wordpress\/jump-links\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Anchor Points and Jump Links<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Anchor points allow you to jump a user down to correct location on a <span class=nowrap>page.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/general-wordpress\/creating-and-editing-menus\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/general-wordpress\/creating-and-editing-menus\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Creating and Editing Menus<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">This section discusses how to manage your site&#8217;s menus &#8212; including the left-hand <span class=nowrap>sidebar.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference\/image-format-and-size\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference\/image-format-and-size\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Image Formats and Sizes<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Most images within NC&#160;State web platforms are 16:9, but there are nuances that can be reviewed <span class=nowrap>here.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reusable-blocks\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reusable-blocks\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Reusable Blocks<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Save a block, or group of blocks, to use later in any post or page on a <span class=nowrap>site.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference\/setting-up-google-tag-manager\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference\/setting-up-google-tag-manager\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Setting up Google Tag Manager<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">This tag management system is used for tracking and <span class=nowrap>analytics.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/general-wordpress\/page-metadata\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/general-wordpress\/page-metadata\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Social and Search Metadata<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Metadata helps describe the content on your site to search engine and social media <span class=nowrap>users.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have questions? Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request\">go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The resources listed below and in the left-hand sidebar discuss how to perform general tasks within WordPress. Most of the guidance here is not specific to an individual product, platform,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"WordPress is an easy-to-use content management system. 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