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Setting Up Google Analytics 2 or 3 On Your Commons Site
Getting Started This document assumes that you are using an older version of Google Analytics called Universal Analytics (aka Google Analytics 2 or 3). If you are using the newer Google Analytics 4, please use these instructions. Site admins … Continue reading →
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Evaluating Site Accessibility
Introduction The Commons recommends two tools to evaluate site accessibility: WAVE and Editoria11y Accessibility Checker. WAVE is an extension that you add to your browser; Editoria11y Accessibility Checker (or “Editor Ally”) is a WordPress plugin that can be activated individually … Continue reading →
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Embedding Content From Other Sites
WordPress makes it easy to embed content from many content providers by simply inserting the external URL (its web address) on a separate line in a page or post if you are using the Classic Editor. If using the Block … Continue reading →
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Academic Portfolio Template
The academic portfolio template is designed to create an online presence for faculty and graduate students. Here you can publish a brief introduction of yourself and list your professional accomplishments, as well as your CV, Research, Teaching, and Service. The … Continue reading →
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Default Template
Start off fresh with our default template. This plain vanilla WordPress template has no presets and you are free to build a site from scratch.
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Plugin Packages
The Commons bundles some commonly used plugins together into a package to make it easier for members to quickly activate the plugins they need. To see our plugin packages go to Plugins > Plugin Packages (circled below): When you activate … Continue reading →
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Site Templates
When you create a site on the Commons, you need to pick a template. (If you are not creating the site for teaching or for an academic portfolio, you just choose the default template. ) Listed below are our … Continue reading →
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Group Sites vs. Standalone Sites
On the Commons, you can associate a site to a group. This is extends the functionality of both the group and the site. The group may be private, but it can have a public site. Or both can be private. … Continue reading →
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Site Privacy Settings
Site Visibility To adjust the privacy settings on your individual or group site go, on your WordPress dashboard to Settings >> Reading. Select one of the five visibility options. To make your site open to everyone on the web, choose … Continue reading →
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Widgets
Widgets are small blocks of content that can be placed in any “widgetized” or widget-ready area of your site. Depending on your theme, these areas are generally in the sidebar or footer of your site. Widgets can be dynamic (like … Continue reading →
