On this page: Overview How to add updated documents Overview Have you ever made a change to a PDF or Word Document hosted on your WordPress site, only to upload the new version and find that the URL has changed? The Marketing Web Team has added a “Replace Media” option to the UW Theme, which… Read More

On this page: Overview Create a new gallery Future improvements Overview The Marketing Web Team has created a custom image gallery for our UW WordPress Theme. Our gallery can be added to any page, post or homepage and features: A clean way to showcase many images on one page. A slideshow experience without an additional… Read More

On this page: Overview Embed YouTube or Vimeo videos Embed UWTV videos Overview Videos are a great way to enhance your pages and posts. Our current WordPress theme makes it easy to embed YouTube and Vimeo videos by using only a URL, while embedding UWTV videos requires a few extra steps. Note: The Marketing Web… Read More

Below are descriptions of custom UW widgets for WordPress sites running the UW Theme. For a list of default WordPress widgets, please visit the Descriptions of each widget section of the WordPress Codex. For more information on widgets and how to use them, visit the Widgets page on the WordPress Codex. Custom widgets at a… Read More

This is a list of plugins currently available for WordPress sites hosted by the Marketing Web Team. These plugins have been vetted by our developers and are already installed, but may need to be activated before you can use them on your site. If there is a plugin that you would like to use on this list, email uweb@uw.edu and let us know the name of the plugin you want activated and the URL of your site.

This step-by-step tutorial will walk you through the entire process on how to insert an image into your post or page.

Did you know that you can embed a smaller version of the Campus Map right into your UW Theme WordPress site? This map is interactive and will even let users find directions from any point on campus (or a specified address) straight to your building or parking lot.

Step-by-step instructions on how to embed a Google Calendar into a page or post–or even the sidebar–of your UW WordPress site.

If you are an Administrator of your WordPress site, then you can grant access to new users. Learn how, including what each user role means.

To comment code in the WordPress Editor, you must comment code within an element and not around it.