Learning How to Use UH WordPress
Using Theme
Navigational Banner
A new Top Navigation that allows a user to override the default UH Manoa main navigation. On Mobile and Desktop versions of the Top Navigation, the navigation will only list the first level of the menu hierarchy.
Mobile View
Top Navigation (main menu) and Primary Navigation (sub menu) are listed together in the mobile menu.
Desktop View
The Top Navigation appears above the banner, and the Primary Navigation appears below the banner as a submenu. Any links below the first level of the Primary Navigation hierarchy appear on hover.
Menu Settings
- Log in to your WordPress Administration Screen (Dashboard).
- Select Appearance → Menus.
Menu Changes
Each menu is customized and managed as its own. First, select which menu to work on from the dropdown box and click 'Select'.
Menu Structure
First level menu items will appear on the main menu bar. Second level items behave as submenu option and appear on-hover of the main menu item it belongs to.
Editing Menu Items
Simply check the pages, articles, or posts from the 'Add menu items' list and hit 'Add to Menu' button. It will create menu items to the right, where you can drag it to rearrange the menu order or place it under an existing menu item as a submenu item.
Landing Page and Global Styles
The University of Hawaii has added the following format styles to its WordPress theme.
New List Style
New Paragraph Styles
General Notice
Warning Notice
Set Styles
First, create a paragraph block by pressing the + sign to open the block menu.
Once you fill your block with text/content, select the block, then select 'Styles' on the right-hand side.
Then select your desired style option.
Editing and Selecting Blocks
When you’re working on a page or a post, you can easily create, customize, and arrange your content using the Blocks feature, which allows you to add various content in containers that can be moved around easily without impacting the format of other containers.
There are two selection options: 'Edit' to interact and edit with the content inside the box, while 'Select' to click on and manage the block without impacting the content inside.
Block Navigation
The icon to the left is the Block Navigation, which shows how your page’s content is organized — and as an easy way to select each block to jump to it.
From there, you have the option to quickly move it up or down the page’s hierarchy without breaking the format of photos or text from other blocks/containers.
Upload Department Banner
The banner image (above the main menu) can be updated at any time. It is recommended you choose a high-quality image with dimensions similar to the template’s native
banner dimension (1492 pixels × 132 pixels), and set a transparent background if your banner image is text-only.
- Log in to your WordPress Administration Screen (Dashboard).
- Go to Appearance → Customize.
- Choose 'Site Identity'.
- Click 'Select Image'. You will have the option of choosing an existing image from your Media library or uploading a new image.
If you are looking to format your department banner to incorporate the look and feel used on the University of Hawaii System and University of Hawaii at Manoa websites, you will need Trajan Pro for the main part and Trump Mediaeval for the "of", and "at" if applicable. Because the Trump Mediaeval font doesn’t include a kahako, it’s drawn by hand over the “a” in Mānoa.
You can learn more about the University of Hawaii university licensing regulations and graphics standards at https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/communications/standards/graphics-standards.