Technical Documentation for the UUA WordPress Theme for Congregations

Part of Documentation for the UUA WordPress Theme for Congregations

The UUA WordPress Theme for Congregation works with WordPress 5 and includes one custom plugin, as well as requiring a number of free plugins available via WordPress.org.

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Widgets Used in the UUA WordPress Theme
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“A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page.” (Read more about Widgets on WPBeginner.com.) Several of the recommended plugins have widgets associated with them, as does the…
Plugins Used with the UUA WordPress Theme
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“A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites.” (Read more about plugins on WPBeginner.com) Recommended Plugins for the UUA Theme These plugins are useful or…
The UUA Services Plugin: Part of the UUA WordPress Theme for Congregations
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The UUA Services plugin is packaged with the UUA Theme download. To install and activate it, see step 4 on Installing the Plugins Required by the UUA WordPress Theme for Congregations. What the UUA Services Plugin Does We wanted to be sure to offer an integrated way to handle services (Sunday…
Using Shortcodes with the UUA WordPress Theme
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What Is a Shortcode? A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that you can include in the text of a page to display information. A shortcode can display a file or display information that would normally require lots of complicated, ugly code in just one line. Shortcode = shortcut. (More…
Creating a Child Theme of the UUA WordPress Theme
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A child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality and styling of another theme, called the parent theme. Child themes are the recommended way of modifying an existing theme. (This explanation is from the WordPress Codex, which contains information about WordPress in general and child…
Version History of the UUA WordPress Theme for Congregations
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Listing of releases of the UUA WordPress Theme and the UUA Services Plugin, with release notes.
Switching from the CPT Bootstrap Carousel to the MetaSlider Plugin
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The UUA Theme (version 1.3.0) now supports the widely-used MetaSlider pluginthese instructions to install MetaSlider and create your slideshow. Then, display your slideshow on the homepage: From the Dashboard, choose Appearance › Customize. You see the customization page for the homepage. Click…