The idea behind a “plug-in” is adding an outside application to your site, in order to generate something that adds content to your site. We recommend adding something to help organize your content. However, feel free to use creative liberties in…
Task! Share your work :)
Instructions You’ve put in a lot of effort into crafting your project and it’s time for you to show off your work! You have the option of either sending it to a friend, posting it as a comment below, or…
Task! Give the content of your site a concept
The focus of this task is to get you to assign a “theme” to your WordPress website. The expectation of this task is not to have a “finished” result, but could just be the beginnings of the theme. You could…
Task! Font Styling
Instructions This task requires that you change the font family and/or embed a font into your website. This can be done in several ways! First way, when you go on your WordPress Website, go to your Dashboard, head down to…
Task! Customize Your Front-Page Using the Appearance Panel
You will see in the left-hand panel of your Dashboard the option for “Appearance”. By going into the Appearance panel, you can change key aspects of your website’s appearance. For more information on the appearance panel, check the link here…
Task! Write a Post
Go to the “Posts” section on your WordPress Dashboard and write a post. For more information on posts, check out the link here https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-is-the-difference-between-posts-vs-pages-in-wordpress/
Task! Create a backup of your site
Instructions There may come a time when you need to revert to a previous version of your website. We encourage everyone to create a backup version of your site by following the directions given by Reclaim Hosting. If you are…
Task! Sign up for Domain of One’s Own
This one’s easy! Go to digital.brynmawr.edu and click “get started” to claim your domain if you haven’t already done so. If you have a domain, consider this block a free space!
Task! Draw your WordPress Website (Wireframing)
Instructions Take the opportunity to plan out your website ahead of time by creating a wireframe. By drawing out your website before you start building your WordPress site, you give yourself direction in the beginning your project. This allows you…
Task! Go to Office Hours or a Training Session
Instructions An easy way for you to accomplish this task is to come to our kick-off event this Friday, March 25th 3:00-5:00 PM EST! We will be providing an overview of the challenge tasks, as well as doing two out…