Pitt CampusPress Guide

CampusPress is a service that allows for easy creation of Wordpress websites using templates aligned with the University of Pittsburgh's branding.  The sections below will walk you through using this system with guides and links to informative walk throughs.  

Basics of CampusPress
Logging In
Log In Walkthrough
Adding New Accounts to Site
Pages

Pages are the backbone of your website.   Follow the instructions using the Classic Editor. 

Pages Overview
Publish New Page
Publish An About Page
Edit Page
Change Page Order
Page Visibility
Homepage

The homepage cannot be replaced with another page, nor should it be unpublished.  Best practice for the homepage is making it short so that parts of interest of the site can be highlighted so visitors can easily find them.  

Homepage
Posts

Posts will function as your news.  You can use this feature to highlight stories from your unit.  Your website will be created with a page called News that will populate your posts.

Posts Overview
Publish New Post
Edit Posts
Change Post Publish Date
Password Protect Post
Menu
Main Menu
Sidebar & Footer
Media
Media Library
Add Image
Align Image on Page
Edit Image
Embed Video
Add Image Gallery
Add Documents

Advanced Features

For people more familiar with website building and Wordpress, there are additional options for editing your website.

The Divi Builder is utilized in the homepage of all Campus Press websites. 

Divi Builder

CampusPress People Page utilizes the Divi Builder to organize people on your website.  

This people page has been added to your website, but upon creation is listed as unpublished.

People Page