{"id":14569,"date":"2020-02-11T09:36:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T14:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/?p=14569"},"modified":"2024-06-08T22:04:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T02:04:03","slug":"5-key-changes-to-look-for-in-the-new-cutheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/2020\/5-key-changes-to-look-for-in-the-new-cutheme\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Key Changes to Look for in the New cuTheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n 5 Key Changes to Look for in the New cuTheme\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Have you heard? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have exciting plans to roll out our<\/span> new cuTheme <\/span><\/a>within the next few months. Yep, the wait is almost over. Get ready for a fresh new look! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new theme will combine our existing cms and framework themes so that users (you!) have more flexibility, scalability, and usability. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the updates to WordPress, you can expect changes to the look, feel, and functionality of your sites. But don\u2019t worry, we promise things won\u2019t be all that different. Your sites will still be accessible, mobile-friendly, and Carleton branded. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a quick overview of some changes you can expect: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Content Blocks<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest changes to the new theme is the \u201ccontent blocks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Content blocks are what you use to build the entire content of your site. There are image blocks, paragraph blocks, banner blocks, button blocks, and much more. There is basically a \u201cblock\u201d for every kind of content you could possibly want displayed on your site. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Options for editing and customizing each individual page block will be displayed along the right-hand side of your screen.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a whole, the blocks make the overall building and maintaining of your site simpler and more intuitive. But not to fear, simplicity doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ll be more limited. You\u2019ll still have the same options you did with the old themes! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexible Home Pages<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the new cuTheme, you\u2019ll have more flexibility when it comes to the design options on your homepage. You will have more display options for page banners, headings, text colours, images, and more. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will also have more options for displaying different kinds of content. For example, you will be able to display images with image tiles, accentuate quotes with custom quote blocks, display directions with google maps, display lists with custom list blocks, and much more. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New \u201cJump To\u201d Menu<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One totally new feature within the cuTheme is the \u201cJump To\u201d menu, which you will find in the top right of your menu bar. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJump To\u201d is a quick access menu bar that lets you list pages that would not be considered part of your main content, but that could still be important to your audience. For example, the \u201cJump To\u201d Menu would be a great place to link to pages for specific audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the \u201cJump To\u201d menu makes it easier for your audience to find content on your site and helps drive traffic to your secondary pages. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleaner Look and Feel<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the new cuTheme has a crisper look that will emphasize what\u2019s really important about your site: your content. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new theme has a more spacious design that will allow the content on your site to breathe. There is also more white space, which makes for an overall cleaner look. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Menu Bar <\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The new cuTheme comes with a new menu bar that is more intuitive and easier to use. What\u2019s even better is you will now be able to choose whether your menu will be displayed at the top of your page, or along the left-hand side. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drop-down items on top-level menus will now stick, without having to hover the mouse over them, making it easier to navigate to secondary pages.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s your sneak peek for what\u2019s to come in spring 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change can be frustrating (and sometimes scary!), so that\u2019s why we\u2019re going to be offering group and one-on-one training sessions once the new theme is officially rolled out. Stay tuned! More information on training will be available in the coming weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions? Concerns? Don\u2019t hesitate to <\/span>contact us<\/span><\/a> or come out to <\/span>our next Coffee Break session<\/span><\/a> on February 24th! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you heard?  We have exciting plans to roll out our new cuTheme within the next few months. Yep, the wait is almost over. Get ready for a fresh new look!  The new theme will combine our existing cms and framework themes so that users (you!) have more flexibility, scalability, and usability.  With the updates […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cutheme-announcements"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":"techie"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}