WordPress Training and Professional Development

Learning Opportunities

Introduction to WordPress at Boise State*

Participants will learn how to use WordPress and Boise State’s WordPress theme, including creating pages and content, using Panels, creating and managing local and section navigation, and understanding web standards and best practices.

Recorded Session

This class is available online via a recorded Zoom session. Note: If you require access to the training site referenced in the recorded training, or for additional information, please contact Brandon Mart at brandonmart@boisestate.edu.

Watch “Introduction to WordPress” (Recorded Session)

* New WordPress Editing Experience Coming Soon!

A new editing experience based on updates to core WordPress functionality and our Boise State theme is coming soon. New learning opportunities and resources will be available later this spring.

Gravity Forms Basics

Gravity Forms is the supported method used for WordPress forms development and management at Boise State. By ensuring web form data is transmitted and stored in a secure, reliable manner, Gravity Forms is an effective and reliable form solution. Learn when to use a Gravity Form, how to design forms, and how to manage form data.

It is strongly recommended that individuals who are new to Boise State’s WordPress theme attend the “Introduction to WordPress” session (or view a session recording) before registering for this learning opportunity.

Recorded Session

Watch “Gravity Forms Basics” (Recorded Session)

Web Accessibility at Boise State University

Boise State values inclusiveness and access for all students, faculty and staff. The Americans with Disabilities Act prevents individuals with disabilities from being denied the benefits of services, programs or activities at Boise State, which including content on our WordPress public-facing websites. This session will address how accessibility standards impact current web content, how you can help bring your content into compliance, and best practices for creating future content that both minimizes legal risk to the University and ensures access for everyone.

Create Accessible Documents for the Web

Learn how to create accessible PDF and Microsoft Office documents for the web. Participants will also learn techniques for repairing existing documents to comply with federal law and university policy.

Web Content Accessibility Micro-Certification Badge

The Web Content Accessibility Micro-Certification Badge is a free professional development opportunity for all eligible Boise State employees. The course is available in a flexible online format and designed to meet the needs of WordPress site administrators and web content editors to draft, edit, publish, and remediate accessible web content.

Google Analytics 4 Tutorials and Self-paced Training

Boise State uses Google Analytics to track how people interact with our website content, helping us make improvements for a better user experience and clearer communication.

Access training and dashboards to learn more about your website performance

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Overview

Boise State uses a WordPress plugin called Yoast SEO Premium to help optimize web pages for search.

Start with the SEO overview to learn about focus keywords, title tags, meta descriptions and more

Next learn how to use the features of the Yoast plugin with the Yoast WordPress SEO Tutorial