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Feb 20, 2024

Localist Calendar Widgets

Keeping one’s audience up-to-date about campus events on the web can be a challenge. And building web content that displays this information in a clear and concise manner can be a big time sink. The Localist Calendar Widget builder aims to address both of these issues. Posting relevant campus event information in a thoughtful manner…

Jan 30, 2024

Patterns

With patterns, you can save sets of blocks to use later on any page or post on your site. This can mitigate the repetition of adding the same groups of blocks to new pages. Creating a Pattern In most cases patterns consist of a group of blocks, but patterns can also be a single block.…

Dec 6, 2023

Fancy Paragraph Block

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

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. The Newswire Feed block automates the process of pulling in numerous stories at once instead of sharing them each individually. The Newswire Feed block features an additional field where content…

Sep 5, 2022

Contact Us Block

Use Cases The Contact Us block helps content creators give users relevant information on how a unit can be contacted, where it is located and its business hours. Within the Contact Us block, five types of information can be included: “Email,” “Hours,” “Phone,” “Mailing Address” and “Office Location.” These cards can always be added and…

May 20, 2022

Course Catalog Block

After inserting the “Grad Catalog” block, the site maintainer will be presented with a settings panel asking for the catalog.ncsu.edu URL for the University Catalog page that presents the desired degree/program requirements or course listing. The maintainer will also need to indicate whether they are trying to add degree/program requirements or a course listing. Once…

Mar 22, 2021

Gravity Forms

Introduction This page provides a quick introduction to Gravity Forms, a powerful tool for creating 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…

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, the Featured Content block and the Button block when trying to display an assortment of 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…

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…

Jul 31, 2020

Site Search

By default, the search function in the top right of your website’s utility bar (magnifying glass icon) only shows results from all of NC State’s websites at once. By connecting a Google Programmable Search Engine to your website, users can see results specifically from your website. Follow the directions below to connect a create and…

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 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 multiple paragraph blocks…

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 allows you to select which Gravity Form you would like to embed and whether you would like to display the form’s title and/or description. To build a form, navigate to the left-hand…

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 easiest way is to paste the content’s URL into the Embed block or just a paragraph block. WordPress will automatically import and format the content. Many platforms, such as YouTube, let…

May 27, 2020

Block Quote Block

The Block Quote block is designed for presenting longer excerpts from external sources, such as a research article, annual report or strategic plan. A good rule of thumb is to use a block quote if a quoted excerpt is going to be more than three lines of a paragraph when displayed on a desktop. In…

May 27, 2020

Button Block

Use Cases The Button block provides a visually appealing way to include styled hyperlinks on a page or post. This block is good for grabbing a reader’s attention at the end of a paragraph or story, and it prompts them to dig deeper into a site and explore other relevant content. It’s important to be…