{"id":32205,"date":"2022-11-02T11:04:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/?p=32205"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:18:18","slug":"maintaining-and-editing-a-wordpress-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/maintaining-and-editing-a-wordpress-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining and editing a WordPress site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you have a site on <a href=\"https:\/\/voices.wooster.edu\">Voices<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.wooster.edu\">Discover<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\">Inside<\/a>, the process for editing and maintaining the site is very similar. In this workshop we will cover the basics of editing existing content, creating new content, when to use a page or a post, how to include images and video, and how to make use of block patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"handouts\">Handouts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/edtechstaff\/EeCuwRvNKgVKvC2AbVuVxScBUZ3X2bpTeg8jlXn5llj4XA?e=jlJpNx\" target=\"_blank\">Personal Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/edtechstaff\/EZEy92ceE8dJk_4gqQyA3BkB9woQEnGx_dHPWh6Phs2-gg?e=aHdcIs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inside Website<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:f:\/s\/edtechstaff\/Es5PBHtXIHtFm29Aim3l7dIBFRFCO6H33A9mzOBOOWHx3w?e=JIVUFx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Workshop Demo Files<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"agenda\">Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/edtechstaff\/ETKjshDxcJ5Bs8dv4ZLnx9QBYRwz9xIzVHzTddK_XoTVaQ?e=7jsDS2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Differences between Voices, Discover, and Inside<\/a><\/li><li>Logging in<\/li><li>Finding your site<\/li><li>Editing<ul><li>Blocks<ul><li>Adding<\/li><li>Removing<\/li><li>Block inserter<ul><li>Image<\/li><li>Embeds<\/li><li>Rows, Groups, Columns<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Block Patterns<\/li><li>List View<\/li><li>Reorganization<\/li><li>Settings<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Page vs Post<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 uag-masonry uagb-block-06a22cd9 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/add-block.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"245\" data-id=\"32241\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/add-block.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot showing the Add Block button\" class=\"wp-image-32241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/add-block.jpg 725w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/add-block-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/frequent-blocks.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"395\" data-id=\"32238\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/frequent-blocks.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot showing the frequently used blocks\" class=\"wp-image-32238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/frequent-blocks.jpg 380w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/frequent-blocks-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/blocks.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"755\" data-id=\"32240\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/blocks.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot showing the blocks pannel\" class=\"wp-image-32240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/blocks.jpg 303w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/blocks-120x300.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/block-patterns.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"688\" data-id=\"32237\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/block-patterns.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot showing the block patterns\" class=\"wp-image-32237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/block-patterns.jpg 305w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/block-patterns-133x300.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/list-view.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"581\" data-id=\"32239\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/list-view.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot showing list view\" class=\"wp-image-32239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/list-view.jpg 318w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/10\/list-view-164x300.jpg 164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning-login\/share?account=137757834&amp;forceAccount=true&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elinkedin%2Ecom%2Flearning%2Fpaths%2Fthe-college-of-wooster-introductory-wordpress%3FshareId=9089c8a3-a778-4f24-b6bc-79401732d51e\">Introductory WordPress<\/a> on LinkedIn Learning<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.wordpress.org\/\">Learn WordPress<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\">WordPress.org<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/editing-sites\/\">Editor Resources<\/a> on Inside<\/li><li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/color.adobe.com\/create\/color-contrast-analyzer\">Adobe Color<\/a> (a tool to check and resolve contract issues)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you have a site on Voices, Discover, or Inside, the process for editing and maintaining the site is very similar. 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