Training Opportunities
Whether you have extensive experience with WordPress or none at all, please take a moment to peruse this page. You’ll find WordPress materials, pathways for technical support, information on training options, links to web-related resources, and much more. The goal of the ATRC web staff is to help the Palomar College WordPress community become successful at managing and maintaining their websites. We are committed to partnering with you to reach this goal through a variety of training efforts:
- 3PD Portal: ATRC offers a variety of WordPress and WordPress plugins workshops through the 3PD Portal, which can be found within the Single Sign-on Portal.Once at the portal, choose Learning > Workshop Calendar and search for “WordPress”. Available workshops will display in the results.
- Individualized Sessions: These training sessions are currently held via ZOOM and can be booked through the ATRC Appointment Page.
- The on-demand video training library, below, is continually growing. Please take a moment to browse or search the contents.
On-Demand Library
The (New) WordPress Block Editor
Built into WordPress version 5.0, the Block Editor delivers a rich and flexible editing experience. Palomar plans to adopt this new editor that’s a bit different from the Classic Editor we’re used to using. Fortunately, the SiteOrigin Page Builder works well with this new editor. Here are some resources for you to become acquainted with… Continue Reading The (New) WordPress Block Editor
The New Gravity Forms Experience (Version 2.5)
Gravity Forms 2.5 is now available for Palomar College websites. If you are an existing Gravity Forms user, there are a few changes that you should know about. You can read the full details from the developers of Gravity forms on their blog or, even better, see it in action by viewing the video covering… Continue Reading The New Gravity Forms Experience (Version 2.5)
Export/Import Layouts from Site to Site: Site Origin Page Builder
The SiteOrigin Page Builder plugin allows you to create complex WordPress pages without ever having to write a line of code. If you’re looking for an intuitive way to make multiple columns, accordion toggles, or other complex interactive features for your website, this page builder might make sense. If you don’t see this plugin in… Continue Reading Export/Import Layouts from Site to Site: Site Origin Page Builder
Expanding Your WordPress Menu Skills
This is part two of a two-part series on how to expand your WordPress menu skills. In this 8-minute video, Kelly introduces three additional menu types: The dropdown expanding menu item The custom link type: how to link to a PDF in the media library The category link type Watch the Video
Menu Editing Basics in WordPress
This is part one of a two-part series on how to create a menu in WordPress. Topics covered in this 3-minute video include: 00:07 – The Menu Editing Area 00:33 – Getting to the Menu Editing Area From The Dashboard 00:47 – Editing the “Main Menu” 01:20 – Add a New Page to the Menu… Continue Reading Menu Editing Basics in WordPress
Widget Quick Tour | Add a Navigation Menu to the Sidebar
This 7-minute session includes: Overview of widgets in WordPress How to add a secondary navigation menu to the sidebar How to control the visibility of a widget View the Zoom Recording
Locate and Attribute Free Images From the Web
This 2-minute session includes: Overview of how to search Google for free and public domain images Where to find copyright information for attribution on Wikimedia Commons View the Video
Worry-Free Image Attribution: the Image Source Control Plugin
Learn how to quickly and accurately add attribution to images in WordPress with the Image Source Control plugin. Topics covered in this 6-minute session include: Add media to the WordPress media library Accurately complete the attribution items in the plugin interface Illustration includes an image downloaded from Wikimedia Commons Captions are forthcoming, please check back!… Continue Reading Worry-Free Image Attribution: the Image Source Control Plugin
Make a button from a regular link
This 4-minute video illustrates how to change a regular text link into a standard button. Captions are forthcoming. View the Video
Alt Text and More: the WP Accessibility Plugin
This 3-minute session includes: 00:14 – Alt Text Definition 00:46 – How to add alt text after the fact 01:51 – Marking an image as decorative View the Video
Easy Tables: TablePress Plugin Intermediate
This is part one of a two-part series on how to easily create tables in WordPress. Topics covered in this 7-minute session include: How to add and delete rows and columns, How to use the advanced editor How to create a column span How to export a table as a CSV file View the Zoom… Continue Reading Easy Tables: TablePress Plugin Intermediate
Easy Tables: TablePress Plugin Basics
This is part one of a two-part series on how to easily create tables in WordPress. Topics covered in this 10-minute session include: Overview of the interface How to add a new table from scratch How to import a table by copy/paste from Excel data Adding a table title and description How to add a… Continue Reading Easy Tables: TablePress Plugin Basics
Getting Started: SiteOrigin Page Builder
The SiteOrigin Page Builder plugin allows you to create complex WordPress pages without ever having to write a line of code. If you’re looking for an intuitive way to make multiple columns, accordion toggles, or other complex interactive features for your website, this page builder might make sense. If you don’t see this plugin in… Continue Reading Getting Started: SiteOrigin Page Builder
Image Sources
- WordPress Logo: WordPress.org | All Rights Reserved
- gravity-header: RocketGenius | All Rights Reserved
- Page Builder Logo: SiteOrigin | All Rights Reserved
- Wikimedia Commons Logo: Wikimedia Commons | Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Copyright Symbol: By User:Zscout370, User:Boris23, User:Kyle the hacker (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons | Public Domain Mark 1.0
- ADA Symbols: Wikimedia Commons | Public Domain Mark 1.0
- TablePress Logo: TablePress.org | All Rights Reserved