Design page
In the design options, you can configure several style settings that are visible across large parts of your website such as: How to get to Design? More information
Website types
The type of website you choose affects how your site looks and which rules you need to follow, such as colors, fonts, and layout. On this page, you can read about the university’s different kinds of websites and guidance on when to choose each type. Not sure which website type to choose? Choose a Corporate-identity
Colors
At Widgets you can add blocks for specific areas on your site, for example the footer or sidebar(s). A block is a specific element like a paragraph, image or button, that will become visible for a visitor once placed in one of those areas. Through this way you can add fixed content which will be
Video
In WordPress’ Gutenberg Editor, the Embed Block can be used to simply add videos by embedding a link from third-party services. You do this by either using a specific Embed block at the bottom of the +Block Inserter or by placing the link of a video in the paragraph block, the video will automatically embedded
Comments
Comments are messages that visitors leave under post or pages, they allow interactions with the website like a discussion or feedback. A WordPress user can moderate comments. How can I work with the WordPress editor? More information Would you like to know more? Read the next support pages on WordPress.com:
Design
In the Design section of the Customizer you will find several options that allow you to change the look and feel of the site aswell as to add functionalities to it. ThemeSidebar PositioningMenu TypePost Archive LayoutAdditional Options Theme Change the site to a Light or Dark theme. Light theme helps in bright environments for superior
Starting with WordPress
An empty website Your new website will look quite empty once it has been made and it will either look like the images below: Now you need to fill it with content. How do you start? Log in Go to [yoursite.nl]/wp-admin and fill in your username and password. Visit this manual if you run into
Problem solving
Are you experiencing a problem with your website? Do a check of the following, before you contact us. Power outages and maintenance Consult the ITS Dashboard to see if the service you are trying to use has a power-outage or is in maintenance. Try it again once the problem has been resolved. Empty cache Read
Switch to another theme
The new UU-Drift theme has a fresh appearance and a clear structure. Follow the steps below to activate it on your site: Check if your website is working accordingly After theme activation it is important to check if everything is still functioning and looks the same as it used to be. Below we made a
Block-editor
WordPress uses it’s own editor called the Gutenberg editor. This is WordPress’ standard way to create pages, using different kind of blocks to combine specific elements into a layout to make pages or posts. How can I work with the WordPress-editor? More information Would you like to know more? Read the next supportpages on WordPress.com: