Training and Professional Development

  • Aurora WordPress Training Schedule - February 2017

    Register by clicking on the session links below (NetID login required)

    • (Part 1 – Basics) – Chaplin Cottage (CHAP) on the Depot Campus, 69 Ahern Lane, Storrs, CT 06269-5179 (map)
      • Friday February 10, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    • (Part 2 – Site Admin Role) – Chaplin Cottage (CHAP) on the Depot Campus, 69 Ahern Lane, Storrs, CT 06269-5179 (map)
      • Friday February 17, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    • (Workshop) – Chaplin Cottage (CHAP) on the Depot Campus, 69 Ahern Lane, Storrs, CT 06269-5179 (map)
      • Friday February 24, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    • (Part 1 – Basics) – Electronic Classroom 1, Homer Babbidge Library(HBL) 369 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06269 (map)
      • Thursday February 16, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    • (Part 2 – Site Admin Role) – Electronic Classroom 1, Homer Babbidge Library(HBL) 369 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06269 (map)
      • Thursday February 23, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    • (Workshop) – Electronic Classroom 1, Homer Babbidge Library(HBL) 369 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06269 (map)
      • Thursday March 2, 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

     Prerequisite: Aurora Overview - please watch the video prior to attending the training.

    * Session will be cancelled 3 days prior if attendance is low.

     

    Part 1

    • Aurora Website
    • Accessibility
    • Logging into WordPress
    • Discover the Dashboard
    • Creating Pages and Posts
    • Editing Content
    • Creating Hyperlinks
    • Media Library
    • Adding Images
    • Adding Video
    • Gravity Forms
    • Page Builder

     

     

     Part 2

    • Manage users
    • Customize Appearance
    • Themes
    • Homepage Layout
    • Widgets/Plugins
      • UConn Events Calendar
      • Meta Slider Pro
      • Sidebars
      • User Profiles
      • Private Sites & pages
    • Menus
    • Import/Export
    • Go Live
    • Accessibility
    • Google Analytics
     Workshop

    Develop your website while someone is available to answer your questions.  Set some time aside and join us.

    Prerequisites:  Aurora WordPress Basics (Part 1) and Admin (Part 2) or have knowledge of WordPress web development.

     

    Please register at prodev.uconn.edu (NetID login required)

    For more information, contact: Musa Jatkowski at (860)486-0654 or webdev@uconn.edu