Getting Started

Delete default content

With a fresh installation, WordPress includes some placeholder content we need to delete.

• Posts > Hello World
• Pages > Sample Page
• Pages > Privacy Policy
• Widgets > Delete all

Import your content (optional)

Now that we have a blank slate, it's time to import any content from a previous site. Please be aware if the previous site was built using Advanced Custom Fields or any other page builder, the import may not work as expected.

Check Settings

To go Settings and configure them to fit the website's needs. Below are our recommended defaults

General

• Site Title: your site's name
• Tagline: A description of your site
• Administration Email Address: The email for your primary administrator *
• Membership: Anyone Can Register False
• New User Default Role: Subscriber
• Site Language: English (US)
• Timezone: Chicago
• Date Format: F j, Y
• Time Format: g:i a

* It is advised to set the Administrator Email to a departmental email address rather than any individual's inbox.

Reading

• Your homepage displays: A Static Page
  • Select the page you want to use for your homepage
  • Select the page you want to use for your posts page (optional)

Set “Discourage search engines from indexing this site” to True while the site is in development. Change this to False once the site is live.

Permalinks

Permalink structure: Month and name

Customize

Go through Appearance and setup a primary navigation menu, add content to widgets (optional), and look through the Customizer options.

Ready to go

That's all it takes to get up and running with WordPress and Theme 3. Review your content if you had an import, get familiar with the Gutenberg Editor, and explore the other pages of this site to get to know the theme's features. Please note that third party tutorials may show options that are not supported in the UA Theme.