WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Getting Started

WiscWeb is a University funded tool for building and maintaining accessible, mobile-friendly, branded websites. The service utilizes WordPress as a CMS and the UW Theme as the default template.

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. We also encourage you to review our welcome video, which provides a nice overview of what to expect when you host your site in WiscWeb.

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.

Logging in

• WiscWeb Login Link
• Logging Into Your Site: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Logging into Your Site
• Login Issues: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Login Issues

Users

• Understanding User Roles: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Understanding User Roles
• Adding a New User: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Adding a User
• Removing a User: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Removing a User from Your Site
• Updating User Permissions: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Updating User Permissions

Building

• Pages: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Pages
• Posts: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Posts
• Media Library: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Media Library
• Menus: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Creating and Editing a Menu
• Site-Wide Settings in Customizer: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Site-Wide Settings in the Customizer
• Accessibility Checklist

Basic training

• Canvas training course
• Terminology: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Terminology
• Accessibility for Content Creators
• Strategic User Centered Website Design
• Basics of Google Analytics
• Basics of User Testing

Migrating a site

• Migration Policy: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Migration Policy and Procedures
• Migrating from a WordPress Site: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Migrating a WordPress Site into WiscWeb
• Migrating from Web Hosting: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Migrating a Site from WiscWeb to Web Hosting
• Exporting a Site: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - 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: