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CALS Web Services Documentation Library

Get the most of your CALS WordPress web hosting with documentation, tutorials and guides on how to manage your website.

  • Documentation
    Adding Users to your CALS WordPress Website
    Date Effective: N/A
    Date Updated: 20240101January 1, 2024
  • Documentation
    CALS 2015 Theme Documentation (Classic / ACE Editor)
    Date Effective: 20171003October 3, 2017
    Date Updated: N/A
    Link to the list of documentation for Classic and ACE Editor. This is the older legacy page editor in use primarily within the CALS 2015 theme.
  • Documentation
    Create Anchor Links (Page Jump Links)Block Editor
    Date Effective: 20231003October 3, 2023
    Date Updated: N/A
    Page jumping, also sometimes referred to as anchor links, is where you click a link and instantly get moved somewhere further up or down a page. This can be particularly useful with a long page. This how-to document is hosted by WordPress.org and includes both text and a video tutorial.
  • Documentation
    Embed a Google CalendarBlock Editor
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    Documentation demonstrates how to embed a google calendar into WordPress using the Gutenberg Block Editor.
  • Documentation
    Google Analytics – Migrating to Google Analytics (GA4)
    Date Effective: 20230530May 30, 2023
    Date Updated: N/A
    This documentation will demonstrate the process of converting your Universal Analytics property to a Google Analytics 4 (GA4) property for your WordPress website.
  • Documentation
    Logging into CALS WordPress
    Date Effective: 20220407April 7, 2022
    Date Updated: 20240101January 1, 2024
    Instructions on how to login to CALS WordPress website with your UW NetID.
  • Documentation
    Redirection Pluginplugin
    Date Effective: 20241120November 20, 2024
    Date Updated: N/A
    Instructions for using the Redirection plugin (By John Godley) that is available on CALS web hosting platform.
  • Guide
    Tabs vs. Accordions: When to Use Eachuser experience design
    Date Effective: 20231012October 12, 2023
    Date Updated: 20241120November 20, 2024
    Web Design and User Experience (UX) resource from NN Group. Tabs and accordions organize and layer content on the same page. Tabs suit a few long sections, while accordions fit many short ones. Choose based on your content structure and user needs for optimal layout.
  • Documentation
    WordPress Gutenberg List of Blocksblocks gutenberg
    Date Effective: 20240201February 1, 2024
    Date Updated: 20240201February 1, 2024
    Blocks are the components for adding content in the WordPress block editor. There are many blocks available within WordPress that you can easily add to your post or page. This document lists the core blocks provided with WordPress core, most of which are available in the CALS WordPress theme. Clicking on the name of the block within the page will also provide detail information on how to find, insert and use the block on your website.
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