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NC State Theme

Dec 6, 2023

Fancy Paragraph Block

Use Cases The Fancy Paragraph block supports basic text content and supplemental information in a two column format. The Fancy Paragraph block highlights content inline with your copy and ensures that this content displays correctly across all devices. Benefits of the Fancy Paragraph’s two column layout include: Highlighting Content Perfect for highlighting important information Visual…

Dec 15, 2022

Newswire Feed Block

Use Cases The Newswire Feed block allows content maintainers to more easily set up a feed of posts from Newswire directly on their web pages. Similar to the Posts Feed block, the Newswire Feed block automates the process of pulling in numerous stories at once instead of sharing them each individually. Unlike the Automated Posts…

Sep 5, 2022

Contact Us Block

Use Cases The Contact Details block is helpful for content creators to provide users with relevant information on how a unit can be contacted, where they are located and the unit’s business hours. Within the Contact Details block, five types of information can be included: “Email”, “Hours”, “Phone”, “Mailing Address” and “Office Location”. These cards…

May 20, 2022

Course Catalog Block

To get started using the block, insert the “Grad Catalog” block. You will then be presented with a settings panel asking for the catalog.ncsu.edu URL to the page with degree/program requirements or course listing. You will also need to indicate if you are trying to add degree/program requirements or a course listing. Once these settings…

Mar 22, 2021

Gravity Forms

Introduction Gravity Forms is a powerful tool used to create professional looking forms embedded directly into a WordPress page or post. The easy to use form building platform helps to save time while also allowing users to preview their forms before taking them live on their site. Through its configuration settings there is a great…

Mar 18, 2021

Alt Text

Introduction: What is Alt Text? Alternative text (alt text) provides a written description of content for visually impaired users who may use a screen reader. Adding alt text for images is a foundational principle of web accessibility. It can be challenging to implement alt text correctly and in a way that most benefits end users.…

Oct 27, 2020

Icon Links Block

Use Cases The Icon Links block can be a useful alternative to the Link List block, Featured Content block, and Button block when trying to display an assortment of various resources. The Icon Links block allows content maintainers to build out a grid of related links that help catch a reader’s attention via a spot…

Oct 27, 2020

Photo Gallery Block

Use Cases The Photo Gallery block is a useful tool for displaying a set of photos in a gallery format. This block is easy to navigate and affords site maintainers the option to show multiple images in one space while keeping the page real-estate used at a minimum. This block can be particularly effective for…

May 28, 2020

Giving Form Block

Use Cases The Giving Form block utilizes the Advancement Online Giving Link Builder to embed a gift intake form directly into a WordPress site. This block can be an effective way to facilitate giving in association with a specific page or story. As seen in the example below, the giving form can even be floated…

May 28, 2020

Table Block

Use Cases The Table block is a sleek, easy to use table builder. Creating tables from directly within WordPress has never been easier with Gutenberg. Create stylized tables to deliver charts and data to various audiences without having to use TablePress. See an example of the Table block below. Features In Gutenberg, adding a Table…

May 27, 2020

Thumbnail Gallery Block

Overview This block allows you to display many photos in a condensed amount of screen space. This is useful for cases where a large number of images are available for a particular story, but are topically relevant to eachother and best viewed in conjunction with other relevant images. Think a gallery of NC State Fair…

May 27, 2020

Accordion Block

Use Cases The Accordion block is a sort of styled list that grants site maintainers the option to have information nested through a collapsible drop down. An example of several blocks within a block, the Accordion block allows for several lines of text through its “Add an item” feature which provides the option of adding…

May 27, 2020

Floated Fact Block

Use Cases The Fact block provides content creators with an additional way to add interesting information to their site. The Fact block should be used to draw attention to content relevant to the page it is on, and should link out to further information concerning the provided fact. The block allows for both floated and…

May 27, 2020

Form Block

Overview The Form block works with the Gravity Forms plugin. It allows you to embed a Gravity Form on a page. The block itself is simple. It allows you to select which Gravity Form you would like to embed and whether or not you would like to display the form’s title and/or description. The form…

May 27, 2020

Spotlight Block

Use Cases The Spotlight block provides content creators another visually interesting way to breakup long bodies of text while pointing their users to additional relevant content. The Spotlight also affords site maintainers the opportunity to showcase unique photography while promoting another page or story. Features In Gutenberg, adding a Spotlight block to a page is…

May 27, 2020

Embed Block

Overview Including content from third-party platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter can help you better tell your story to users. The Embed block makes it easy to include this content within a page on your site. You can add the Embed block itself, but the easiest way to embed content is to…

May 27, 2020

Blockquote Block

Overview Often confused with the Pull Quote and a Testimonial blocks, the Blockquote block is their lesser used cousin. A block quote is used to display an extended excerpt from another body of work such as a research article, annual report or strategic plan. A good rule of thumb is to use a block quote…

May 27, 2020

Button Block

Use Cases The Buttons block is a nice way to include styled hyperlinks on a page or post. Effective in grabbing a reader’s attention at the end of paragraph or story, the Buttons block can be a good way to prompt users to dig deeper into a site and explore other relevant content. That said,…

May 27, 2020

Email Signup Block

Use Cases An effective way for content creators to ensure repeat visitors to their site, is through the use of an email signup. Whether that be for a monthly newsletter, quarterly departmental updates, or some other specific need, the Email Signup block offers site maintainers a way for them to intake user emails while having…

May 26, 2020

Media Divider Block

Use Cases The Media Divider block is best used to break up large bodies of text while simultaneously making a page more interesting to the reader. The Media Divider block stylizes images in an eye catching, wider format that sprawls across the page in a more captivating fashion than a standard Image block. This block…