Here are the open issues that we know about. If you are having trouble with your WordPress site, try the steps listed in the sidebar. Older Versions of PHP Versions of PHP (the programming language in which WordPress is written) older than version 7.2 may cause problems. Here's an article about...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

“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...

This section includes geekier information about how the UUA WordPress theme works.

This page describes the accessibility standards followed by your website – standards that make it accessible to a wide range of people with disabilities.

The footer includes a link to Terms and Conditions.

If you have a privacy policy for your website, it should be included on your site.

The Connection Landing Page This is a place to emphasize the ways that participation in the congregation builds community, and the kind of support one can find....

This section includes pictures of people in the congregation changing the world: working for justice through advocacy, activism, and community service.

The Learning section highlights how congregation partners with you in lifelong spiritual, ethical, emotional growth. It presents the philosophy of your congregation’s faith development programs for all ages.

Include a photo of worship, plus a listing of upcoming worship services with themes, leaders names, and short descriptions. The UUA Services Plugin can provide a list of upcoming services. Add this text wherever you want the listing of services to appear: [upcoming-services] If your congregation...

Archives of past worship services go here, whether they are audio recordings, video recordings, or words to sermons. If the sermons are written, it is far more user-friendly and accessible to put the text into regular web pages, rather than PDFs....

Each service (that is, worship service) is stored as a separate post. You create these Service posts and they remain on your website as a record of your worship services. Each Service post has two date fields: Service Date and Time: Click the input field to select the date and time of the service...

Two subpages in the Worship section are automated using the UUA Services plugin, which displays the services pages that you create. The rest of the pages, including the Worship landing page, are regular pages that should explain how worship works in your congregations....

The Events and Submit an Event pages are generated by the Events Manager plugin, a fully featured event registration management including recurring events, locations management, calendar, Google map integration, booking management.

Creating a News Post To create a page that appears in the news listing on your news page, create a new Post page by choosing Posts > Add New. (Or choose +New > Post from the menu at the top of the page.) Either way, you see an Add New Post edit page, where you enter: Title: Short, with the most...