{"id":19699,"date":"2023-08-02T13:35:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/?p=19699"},"modified":"2024-08-30T20:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T00:56:30","slug":"web-wednesday-recap-cutheme-demo-and-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/2023\/web-wednesday-recap-cutheme-demo-and-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Wednesday Recap – cuTheme Demo and Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Web Wednesday Recap – cuTheme Demo and Update\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

If you were unable to attend the recent Web Wednesday event, no worries we have got you covered …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please take a few minutes to peruse the highlights below. Watch the video for all the juicy details!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(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)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

cuTheme Blocks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Core Blocks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Core blocks<\/a> are content blocks provided by WordPress. These include headers, tables, buttons, quotes, and images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Card Grids<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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

Stacked Listings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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

Custom Blocks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Custom blocks<\/a> are blocks that we have created specifically to meet the needs of our clients’ Carleton websites. These include column blocks<\/a> and description list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cuTheme Backend Demo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

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

    Video Replay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n