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Mar 4, 2026

In the News Post Type

The In the News custom post type allows colleges, units, and divisions to curate and display instances where NC State appears in external news coverage. This is most commonly used to highlight subject matter experts who have been quoted or featured in media outlets. A long-standing example of this feature in use is on news.ncsu.edu, where media mentions…

Jun 14, 2025

Pages vs Posts: Understanding Content Types in the NC State Theme

WordPress Pages: The Foundation of Your Site Pages are the building blocks of your website’s permanent structure. Think of them as the “rooms” in your digital house that visitors will navigate to find specific types of information. Characteristics of Pages: When to Use Pages: Page Header Options in NC State Theme: The NC State Theme…

Oct 29, 2024

Courses Post Type

The Courses post type allows you to manually populate available courses on your website. Courses are filterable and sortable by category, department and semester. An individual course page is also created with fields for a course description, semesters usually offered and instructor. Coming Soon Currently courses must be manually populated, but a long-term plan is…

Oct 29, 2024

Non-Credit Programs Post Type

The Non-Credit Programs post type allows you to create a filterable and searchable database of programs that do not lead to credit towards an academic degree. The post type is a good option to showcase programs such as workshops and summer camps, and it is possible to change the post type name to something more…

Oct 29, 2024

Academic Programs Post Type

The Academic Programs post type allows you to easily create a filterable and searchable listing of programs offered. It also allows you to create individual program pages that are designed and optimized to help move prospective students towards applying to NC State. Creating Entries An individual program page is created by the post type. Based…

Oct 29, 2024

Resources Post Type

This feature of the NC State Theme allows content maintainers to create filterable and searchable databases. It is the most generic of all the post types included within the NC State Theme. Primarily thought of as a way to list available resources, the post type is very flexible and can be renamed. This allows a…