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    Getting Started

    CALS web services is here to help you quickly get started with your new site. Learn if you qualify for a site, how to request a site, and what to do when you receive your staging site.

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    Planning Your Site

    Learn how to plan out your site and consider everything you will need before you start entering content.

    Requesting a Site

    Learn how to request a no-cost WordPress site if you are affiliated with CALS.

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    Some website onboarding tips and tricks to help get you started managing and editing your WordPress site.

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    Adding Content to Your Site

    WordPress provides an easy-to-use block editor to manage the content on your pages and posts without having to know how to code. Here, you'll find a couple of resources to learn the difference between pages and posts and how to use the block editor.

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    CALS Web Hosting & Management Guidelines

    The CALS Web Service Website Hosting and Management Standard establishes guidelines for creating and managing websites associated with CALS faculty, staff, departments, and administration.

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