I worked at the USC Annenberg Digital Lounge from 2014 – 2016 as a resident WordPress expert. In addition to written tutorials, I created several video tutorials and workshops to help communications & journalism students create WordPress websites. These are tailored to students and paired with the in-person helpdesk available at the (physical) Digital Lounge. Here are a few selections:
Short Topic Videos
These videos cover specific tasks and troubleshooting that come up for lots of students.
Creating Navigation Menus with Categories and Tags
Fixing a Broken WordPress Site Address
Setting up a Site Workshops
These videos serve as complete workshops for students to follow along with when setting up a site.
Getting Started with WordPress and Twenty Fifteen
WordPress Themes & The Customizer
Advanced Theme Customization (with CSS)
Written Tutorials
- Turning Off Comments in WordPress
- Embedding Rich Media in WordPress Posts
- Previewing Your Responsive Website with the WordPress Customizer
- Establishing Your Personal Brand with WordPress
AnnenbergDL.org
I also built the website for the digital lounge: AnnenbergDL.org. It hosts numerous resources similar to the tutorials above across a range of design software, authored by staff experts. The author and tool pages showcase the power of WordPress taxonomies. And there is even a (mostly hidden) course registration and management system that could eventually become available as a WordPress plugin. The Digital Lounge team will continue to build out this library of resources for USC students and the general public.