Join Chris Mattia for an in-depth discussion in this video Featuring posts, part of WordPress for Education.
- Now let's look a way that we can draw our learner's…attention to specific posts in our site.…And we'll do that by using the Featured Content section…which will allow post to be displayed here at the top…of our Home page.…Begin by going into the Customize section for your Home page…and then come down to the Featured Content section.…Now this may not be available in all themes.…So will want to check the documentation for your…specific theme.…In the 2014 Theme,…we have two options for laying out this…Featured Content section.…We can either use a Grid or a Slider.…
Both allow us to tag six posts with a specific name…and have those posts displayed in that layout.…I like using the Grid layout.…Now for the Tag Name,…the default is set to featured.…And while this may be a fine choice if we have our own…individual blog that we're creating all of the content for.…However, using a common tag such as featured in a class…setting where we're syndicating content coming in from our…various different users,…is not the best solution…
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10/12/2015- Improving WordPress accessibility
- Configuring WordPress for a class
- Designing a course site
- Strategies for choosing a theme
- Creating pages, categories, and menus
- Managing the flow of course content
- Subscribing to student blog feeds
- Password-protecting posts
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome47s
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Using the exercise files2m 16s
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1. Why WordPress?
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Why WordPress?3m 10s
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2. Establishing Your Course Site
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Which account?3m 28s
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Just enough administration3m 10s
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Choosing a course theme2m 37s
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3. Building Your Course Structure
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Building static pages4m 37s
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Creating categories4m 16s
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Creating tags2m 8s
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Creating menus6m 29s
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Connecting to an LMS2m 5s
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Creating a test data matrix6m 13s
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4. Syndicating Student Blogs
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Subscribing to student feeds6m 49s
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5. Testing and Refining
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Excluding syndicated content3m 42s
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Featuring posts4m 59s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye2m 11s
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