SiteWorks Blog ‘how-tos’
These articles cover various topics relating to SiteWorks and WordPress, the SiteWorks project, and the web in general. They include personal preferences and opinions so treat them as a source of ideas.
Note that some, flagged (advanced), are generally more suitable for experienced Web Managers and site authors.
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Groups etc. information form disappears
Group, Event etc. information form disappears When creating or editing any of the u3a posts (Groups, Events, Venues, Contacts, Notices) there is an information form at the bottom to structure…
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Templates, Headers and Footers
Templates, Headers and Footers Templates in WordPress provide a layout for pages and posts. Templates are part of the WordPress theme and referring to generic WordPress documentation requires some interpretation.…
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Website styles
There is a different website design styles out there, much of which stems from sites having various purposes. These are described and discussed.
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Authoring tips (advanced)
Aimed at experienced Web Managers – suggested SiteWorks authoring best practice and tips. Includes points on u3a plugins and ways of working.
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Query Loop and u3a plugins (advanced)
Advanced. The ‘Query Loop’ garners more questions than any other editing topic. When to use u3a features and when a Query Loop may be appropriate?
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Query Loop additional attributes (advanced)
Advanced. Accessing through a Query Loop additional attributes of u3a features – groups, events, venues, contacts and notices.
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Move/Copy a SiteWorks site (unsupported)
Advanced. Moving a SiteWorks WordPress site to another host (including Local WP) is not supported by the team. Nevertheless, these notes will assist anyone with one approach.