Web Wednesday Recap – cuTheme Demo and Update

If you were unable to attend the recent Web Wednesday event, no worries we have got you covered …

For this Web Wednesday, Troy took everyone through cuTheme. He started out with a demo of the various blocks and then dug into the backend to show us how things worked from a web content manager’s perspective.

Please take a few minutes to peruse the highlights below. Watch the video for all the juicy details!

(To view examples of the blocks currently in our development environment, click on the links below. *Please note, you will need to be on VPN)

cuTheme Blocks

Core Blocks

Core blocks are content blocks provided by WordPress. These include headers, tables, buttons, quotes, and images.

Card Grids

Card grids are blocks that allow you to display content in a card format. There are currently 5 types of card grids in cutheme: news, people, events, videos, and statistics.

Stacked Listings

Stacked listings are blocks that allow you to display content in a horizontal listing format. News, people and events can be displayed this way.

Custom Blocks

Custom blocks are blocks that we have created specifically to meet the needs of our clients’ Carleton websites. These include column blocks and description list.

cuTheme Backend Demo

Next up was a tour of the backend, and how to build pages in cuTheme. Some of the features that Troy reviewed include:

The ability to review as you build
SEO tools
Modes of working (distraction-free writing, spotlight, fullscreen)
Different ways to add blocks
Cropping images within the theme
Prepublishing checks for accessibility
Embed (Kaltura, Power BI)
Features of: Description List block, Stat card block
Hero banner
Features of listing blocks

Video Replay

Video Contents

0:00 – Intro
1:18 – Sample homepage
1:53 – Core blocks
3:20 – Card grids
3:38 – News cards
5:24 – People cards
6:50 – Event cards
7:42 – Stat cards
8:45 – Stacked listings
10:49 – Column block
11:31 – Description list
14:13 – Building content demo
15:10 – SEO Tools

15:42 – Distraction-free writing
16:13 – Spotlight mode
16:25 – Full screen mode
16:38 – How to add blocks
17:52 – Cropping images
23:21 – Prepublishing checks for accessibility
24:45 – Embed Kaltura videos
26:20 – Add Power BI
27:00 – Description List block features
28:00 – Stat card features
28:55 – Hero Banner
31:02 – Features of listing blocks
33:18 – Questions and conclusion

Next Steps

We will be sharing more details about the rollout and migration plan in the near future. Stay tuned for an event invite!

In the meantime, we encourage you to do a site review. This will help you get ready for the new theme.

If you attended the workshop, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Please share your feedback and ideas for future Web Wednesday topics using the form below!

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