Training and Professional Development

  • Aurora WordPress Training - Updated

    The following training sessions are now available:

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

    Please use the session links below to register(NetID login required)

    • (Workshop) Electronic Classroom 1 Homer Babbidge Library (HBL), 369 Fairfield Way, Storrs  (map)
      • Thursday September 29, 2016 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    • (Part 1 & 2 – Basics & Site Admin Role) Chaplin Cottage (CHAP) on the Depot Campus, 69 Ahern Lane, Storrs, CT 06269-5179 (map) 
      • Friday October 14, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    • (Part 1 – Basics) Electronic Classroom 1 Homer Babbidge Library (HBL), 369 Fairfield Way, Storrs  (map)
      • Wednesday October 19, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    • (Part 2 – Site Admin Role) Electronic Classroom 1 Homer Babbidge Library (HBL), 369 Fairfield Way, Storrs  (map)
      • Friday October 21, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    • (Workshop) Electronic Classroom 1 Homer Babbidge Library (HBL), 369 Fairfield Way, Storrs  (map)
      • Friday November 4, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM


    * 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

     

     

     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