UW Theme Classic - Getting started
WiscWeb is a University funded tool for building and maintaining accessible, mobile-friendly, branded websites. The service utilizes WordPress as a content management system, and the UW Theme 2.0 as the default template. The theme is built for the block editor (Gutenberg), and combines bold UW–Madison design with flexible layouts to help you create websites that are accessible, intuitive, and distinctly UW.
More information about WiscWeb (ex: what is included, benefits analysis, and use cases), terms of service, and our most frequently asked questions can be found on the WiscWeb website.
Faculty, staff, and researchers can request a WiscWeb project for websites that contribute to the core mission of the University. More about account eligibility and obtaining access are here in the UW KnowledgeBase.
UW Theme Classic
If you are looking for documentation regarding the classic UW Theme, refer to our UW Theme Classic documentation hub for that. If you have any questions, please contact us help@doit.wisc.edu.Logging in
- WiscWeb login link
- Logging into your site: WiscWeb - Logging into your site
Users
- Understanding user roles: WiscWeb - Editing users
- Adding a new user: WiscWeb - Editing users
- Removing a user: WiscWeb - Editing users
- Updating user permissions: WiscWeb - Editing users
Building
- Pages: UW Theme Classic - Pages
- Posts: UW Theme Classic - Posts
- Media Library: WiscWeb - Media Library
- Menus: [Link for document 67803 is unavailable at this time]
- Site-wide settings in Customizer: UW Theme Classic - Site-wide settings in the Customizer
- Accessibility checklist
Basic training
Media
- Media Library: WiscWeb - Media Library
- Image size recommendations: UW Theme Classic - Image sizing recommendations
- Photo resources: WiscWeb - Photo and icon resources
- Hero images: UW Theme Classic - Using the Hero Content Area
- Cropping images: WiscWeb - Using Photoshop to Crop Images
- Naming conventions: WiscWeb - Recommended file naming conventions for media
- File sizes: WiscWeb - File size uploads to Media Library
- Alt text: WiscWeb - Using Alternative (Alt) Text
Migrating a site
- Migrating from a WordPress Site: WiscWeb - Migrating a WordPress Site into WiscWeb
- Migrating from Web Hosting: WiscWeb - Migrating a site from WiscWeb to Web Hosting
- Exporting a site: WiscWeb - Exporting a WordPress site
Introduction to WiscWeb
The following video will provide a basic overview of what to expect when hosting a website in WiscWeb: