{"id":636,"date":"2018-06-05T12:17:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T11:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.abdn.ac.uk\/network\/dev\/documentation\/?page_id=636"},"modified":"2018-06-19T14:02:20","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T13:02:20","slug":"the-wordpress-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/admin\/the-wordpress-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"The WordPress Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#toc-multisite-standalone\">Multisite and Standalone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#toc-pages-posts-custom-types\">Pages, Posts and Custom Types<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#toc-standard-content-content-modules\">Standard Content and Content Modules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#toc-wysiwyg\">What You See Is What You Get WYSIWYG<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"toc-multisite-standalone\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Multisite and Standalone<\/h2>\n<p>WordPress is available in either multisite or standalone setups. Most sites will typically be housed within one of our multisite WordPress installs, holding, as the name suggests, multiple sites. Occasionally, there may be a requirement for a standalone WordPress installation. Your site variant will be discussed with you in advance of building.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">[top]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"toc-pages-posts-custom-types\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Pages, Posts and Custom Types<\/h2>\n<p>WordPress typically revolves around the use of Pages and Posts, which cover web site creation and news \/ blog posts respectively. However, the <em>University of Aberdeen WordPress Content Management System<\/em> also makes use of\u00a0<strong>Custom Content Types<\/strong>. As the name implies, these are content types that have been developed specifically to meet a particular need such as News, Events and Profiles. These are covered later in the documentation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">[top]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"toc-standard-content-content-modules\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Standard Content and Content Modules<\/h2>\n<p>WordPress provides a &#8216;standard content&#8217; area by default across Pages, Posts and most Custom Content Types.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1593 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-1.fw_.png\" alt=\"Standard Text Area\" width=\"1423\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-1.fw_.png 1423w, https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-1.fw_-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-1.fw_-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-1.fw_-1024x447.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1423px) 100vw, 1423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Content Modules<\/strong> have been developed by the University of Aberdeen Web Team to provide additional functionality, much like the modules currently used in the OpenText CMS.<\/p>\n<p>The following content modules are currently available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/accordion\/\">Accordion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/background-image\/\">Background Image<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/callout-alert\/\">Callout \/ Alert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/call-to-action-buttons\/\">Call to Action Buttons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/content\/\">Content<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/embedded-content\/\">Embedded Content<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/featured-content\/\">Featured Content<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/header-promo\/\">Header Promo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/map\/\">Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/slideshow\/\">Slideshow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/sponsors\/\">Sponsors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/tabbed-content\/\">Tabbed Content<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/content-modules\/adding-content-modules\/text-only-carousel\/\">Text Only Carousel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that content module styling may vary depending on the specifics of the Theme used on your site. However, the overall appearance and functionality is typical of that represented in the documentation that follows.<\/p>\n<p>Content modules are positioned directly underneath the WordPress standard content.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-965 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/8-content.fw_.png\" alt=\"Standard Content and Content Modules\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/8-content.fw_.png 1584w, https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/8-content.fw_-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/8-content.fw_-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/8-content.fw_-1024x702.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pages\/Posts can be set to <strong>Modules Only <\/strong>should you wish to construct pages\/posts built entirely of content modules. This option can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/documentation\/admin\/adding-a-new-page\/page-and-post-settings\/\">Page Settings<\/a>\u00a0panel, to the right of the page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1594 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-2.fw_.png\" alt=\"Page Type\" width=\"305\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-2.fw_.png 305w, https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-2.fw_-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">[top]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"toc-wysiwyg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What You See Is What You Get WYSIWYG<\/h2>\n<p>You will come across the use of WYSIWYG throughout this site. This is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get. WordPress uses WYSIWYG editors at points to let you edit content in a way that reflects the final display of the content. Typical WordPress WYSIWYG editing options are shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1595 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-3.fw_.png\" alt=\"WYSIWYG\" width=\"1083\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-3.fw_.png 1083w, https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-3.fw_-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-3.fw_-768x55.png 768w, https:\/\/research.abdn.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/introduction-3.fw_-1024x74.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1083px) 100vw, 1083px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">[top]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multisite and Standalone Pages, Posts and Custom Types Standard Content and Content Modules What You See Is What You Get WYSIWYG Multisite and Standalone WordPress is available in either multisite or standalone setups. 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