WordPress

Through Towson University’s WordPress environment, faculty, staff, students and TU organizations can create and manage individual websites. WordPress is a self-service web-publishing platform designed to be a quick and easy way to showcase your research, share ideas, house a portfolio, promote your organization, highlight special events and more. See an example of a new, professional-looking site.

WordPress Reference Guide for Faculty/Staff (PDF) and WordPress Quick Reference Guide for Faculty/Staff (PDF) Topics include: logging in, the dashboard, the visual editor, adding content and making your site live. 

WordPress Reference Guide for TU Organizations (PDF). 

WordPress Reference Guide for Students (PDF). Topics include: how to build a website using WordPress, showcase your interests, education, ideas and accomplishments.

WordPress: Invite Users Plugin (PDF). See how to activate and use the Invite Users plugin, which allows website administrators to invite multiple users to view or edit their webpage. 

WordPress: Exporting Your Site (PDF). Learn how to move your TU WordPress site, including all content and media, to another WordPress service. 

WordPress Videos

Get up and running with WordPress by watching these videos in this order:

1. WordPress: Touring the Default TU WordPress Theme (VIDEO)
2. WordPress: Customizing a Theme (VIDEO)

3. WordPress: Dashboard Navigation (VIDEO)

4. WordPress: Adding Content with the Visual Editor (VIDEO)

5. WordPress: Adding Media/ Photos and Videos (VIDEO)
   
6. WordPress: Understanding Pages and Sub-pages (VIDEO)
   
7. WordPress: Widget Overview (VIDEO)
   
8. WordPress: Understanding Plugins (VIDEO)
   
9. WordPress: Making your Site Live (VIDEO)