Setting up a Static Front Page
By default, the front page of a WordPress website shows the latest posts but, in most cases, you would require a static front page. You can follow the steps below to create and assign a static home page(Figure 1). 1. Create and publish your page in Pages. 2. Then navigate to, Settings > Reading, under […]
Slider
Requirements: The website must use the CLF 7 Basic Theme. The website must activate the Slider Shortcode plugin. The Slider Shortcode allows users to place a slider on any pages as a shortcode on the UBC Theme. You can place the shortcode on any page or post, and you will have a feature slider. To activate […]
Shortcodes
A Shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that is used in post/page content or the section widget to execute a piece of dynamic code. For example, assume the shortcode [year] will display the current year. How can this be useful? Well, if you ever write, “In 2010 things will be different” and want 2010 to automatically correspond to […]
Navigation Settings
Navigation(Figure 1) in the UBC theme consists of the top navigation header, breadcrumb navigation, and next and previous posts navigation. To set your preferences for the navigation, in the WordPress Dashboard, go to Appearance > Theme Options > Navigation and select your preferred options. The Navigation options consist of four major sections: Style, Breadcrumbs, and Next and Previous Posts. Style The Style section allows you to choose whether the top navigation […]
Layout
The UBC Theme contains 6 default page layout options. These page layouts can be set for all pages at once, or they can be set for each individual page. Note that an individual page’s layout options will overwrite the default layout set for all pages. Default Layout In the default layout section(Figure 1), you are […]