WordPress Community of Practice A site for web editors at Bates College

The Faculty Expertise website — bates.edu/faculty-expertise — features profiles for members of the Bates faculty that are easily searchable by the college’s many audiences, including prospective students, parents and families, journalists, and prospective faculty.

Each faculty profile includes academic titles, department/program associations, relevant expertise, and contact information. Many faculty members have also chosen to include photos, biographical information, and professional links.

The profile information in Faculty Expertise — whether drawing from Banner or user-provided information— will automatically flow into two places: The Faculty Expertise website, and all associated departmental/programatic websites.

Question I published a new post to appear on my Latest Updates page, but I’m not seeing it appear on…

Hi all,  We’ve just finished up some updates to the “featurettes” (the three large colorful panels that can show on…

Dear Bates WordPress Community, In an ongoing effort to keep our website up to date, safe, and easy to manage,…

Special thanks to Digital Communications Assistant Mei Kane ‘23 for researching and creating these new tutorials and best practices.

Check out the documentation below to learn how we maintain a clear and consistent workflow for all Bates College YouTube…

Below are two ways to embed a Google Slideshow/Presentation within the Bates.edu WordPress environment. The “Advanced” way is slightly more…

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I’m pleased to announce that yesterday we upgraded WordPress to its most recent version (5.3). One change you’ll notice immediately is…

1. Classic Editor vs. Block Editor If you started using WordPress before December 2018, then you’ll recognize the Classic Editor.…