This guide will help you get started with your own WordPress site. You can unpublish this page to keep it on hand for future use without it displaying on your site.
Adding Content to Your Site
The three main types of content on WordPress: posts, pages, and media. Media is any image, video, or audio file you want to store on your site. Posts and pages may seem similar at first, but they do have a few key differences. Pages are meant to be static pieces of information (although they can be modified) and posts are more like blogs. Posts have date information associated with them, and they can be categorized and tagged. This makes pages great for “about,” “contact,” or “team” pages. Posts, on the other hand a great for news items, articles, or other pieces of information you want to date and categorize. You can learn more about posts and pages through Learn WordPress.
WordPress currently uses the Block Editor on posts and pages to easily allow you to author content, insert media, and style your pages. We encourage you to read WordPress’ documentation on the block editor (above) so you can feel confident when using this feature.
Customizing the Homepage and Menus
To customize the homepage, you can edit the “Your CreateFSU Site Title Here” page (labeled “front page”). You can also create a new page by going to “settings > reading” and change the front page from there. You can also use the reading settings to set a blogroll as the front page.
To edit the main menu at the top of your site, go to “Appearance > Editor” in the dashboard. You should see the homepage of your site in this view.
Select the top menu, and the frame around the page should change. You should now be in an interface that looks much more like the block editor (see above). You can now select the “list view” icon in the top left corner (represented by three horizontal lines). Dig down in the “header” section until you reach a section that reads “navigation.” Select “navigation” and you should see a block editor in the right bar. You can use this block editor to add, delete, and reorder links. “Page Link” will allow you to add pages from your CreateFSU site, and “Custom Link” will allow you to add links to external sites.
Once the menu is to your liking, hit save and the menu will be reflected in your live site. You can read more about menus in the WordPress documentation.
More WordPress Resources
- CreateFSU WordPress Documentation
- Linkedin Learning (use your FSU credentials to login, and search for “WordPress” to find all of the lessons on editing and designing WordPress sites).
