Base Training Quiz

Your unit wants to publish a news story about a faculty member who just received a national award. Should you create a Page or a Post, and why?

A Page, because posts can only be used for blog content

A Page, because it will always be relevant and should be part of the permanent site structure

Either one — there’s no meaningful difference between them in WordPress

A Post, because it’s timely content that can be categorized, shared, and potentially syndicated through the Newswire

You’ve written a thorough 600-word page explaining your department’s graduate application process. A colleague suggests it’s too long and users won’t read it. What’s the most effective response?

Cut the content in half — users won’t read more than 300 words on any web page

Leave it as one long paragraph so users can read straight through without interruption

Break the content into clearly labeled sections with headings, short paragraphs, and a list for the steps — so users can scan to what they need

Move the content to a PDF so users can download and read it offline

You’re logged into your WordPress dashboard and want to quickly find documentation on a specific block. Where’s the fastest place to look without leaving WordPress?

The block’s toolbar in the editor

The WordPress.org support forums

Google the block name and “NC State”

The NC State Theme dashboard widget (HUD), which includes a search tool linked to the documentation site

A visitor lands on your department’s homepage. According to what you learned about how users read on the web, what are they most likely doing in the first few seconds?

Reading every word from top to bottom to get a full picture of your department

Scanning headings, images, and prominent links to quickly assess whether the page has what they need

Waiting for the page to fully load before engaging with any content

Looking for the search bar so they can find what they need without reading the page

You’re uploading a photo of two students working together in the Talley Student Union to the media library. Which is the best alt text for this image?

“This is a picture of students studying together in a campus building at NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA”

“photo”

“Two NC State students collaborate on a project at the Talley Student Union”

“image2847.jpg”

Base Training Quiz

Find NC State websites, locations and people

MyPack Portal

University Libraries

Academic Calendar

Majors and Careers