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WordPress - Week 2
WTWD 510 - Introduction to Wordpress: Themes, Widgets, and Plugins
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Theme Customization | Modifying a theme's appearance and settings without altering the core theme files. | Using the WordPress Customizer to change colors, fonts, and layouts. |
| Widgets | Small blocks that perform specific functions and can be added to a WordPress site's sidebar or other widget areas. | Adding a "Recent Posts" widget to the sidebar. |
| Plugin Installation | The process of adding plugins to a WordPress site to extend its functionality. | Installing the "Yoast SEO" plugin from the WordPress plugin repository. |
| Plugin Activation | Enabling a plugin after it has been installed. | Activating the "WooCommerce" plugin to add e-commerce functionality. |
| Child Theme | A theme that inherits the functionality and styling of another theme, called the parent theme. | Creating a child theme to customize the "Twenty Twenty-Four" theme without modifying its files. |
| Shortcodes | Small code snippets that allow users to perform complex functions easily within posts and pages. | Using [gallery] shortcode to insert a photo gallery. |
| Content Editor | The WordPress Content Editor is where users create & edit posts & pages. It allows adding text, images, videos, & other media, & formatting content with various tools. WordPress has two types of editors: the Classic Editor & the Block Editor (Gutenberg). | // Using the Block Editor to add content to a post through the WordPress admin interface: - Add a Heading Block: "Hello, World!" - Add a Paragraph Block: "This is a sentence." - Add an Image Block: Upload an image from the Media Library. |
| WYSIWYG | Stands for "What You See Is What You Get". A WYSIWYG editor allows users to create & format content in a way that resembles its appearance on the published page. It provides a user-friendly interface with tools for text formatting & adding content. | // Using the WordPress WYSIWYG editor (Classic Editor) 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard 2. Navigate to Posts > Add New or Pages > Add New 3. Use the visual editor to format text, add images & create lists |
| Gutenberg | The block-based editor introduced in v5, replacing the Classic Editor. Allows users to create rich content layouts using a variety of content blocks, such as paragraphs, images, galleries, videos, & more. Each block can be individually customized & moved. | // Using the Gutenberg Editor in WordPress 1. Navigate to Posts > Add New or Pages > Add New 2. Add different types of blocks to the post or page, such as: Paragraph, Image, Gallery, Video 3. Customize the blocks using the settings panel on the right |