Here is a list of images we recommend you gather to upload to your congregational site.

Here is advice about displaying your congregational logo and photos on your website. Your Logo The UUA WordPress Theme is set up to accommodate your own congregation’s logo or the UUA logo, which congregations are free to use....

How do we write in ways that best represent the bold, compassionate, reverent, and inclusive faith we share? Whether creating a website, brochure, or newsletter, the words we choose send a signal about who we are, what we do, and why it matters. Words have the power to turn website visitors into...

Along with the UUA WordPress Theme, the UUA Outreach Team developed a recommended structure for the site’s content, its “information architecture.” Through a series of user tests with Optimal Workshop’s Treejack tool, we organized the content of the site into sections and subsections that...

Customization Within the Theme The Theme offers you many options with which to customize your site. Customizing Appearance: See your options under Appearance > Customize on the administrative dashboard. Customizing Plugins: You are welcome to install plugins beyond what comes with the theme.

The UUA WordPress Theme is a three-column theme, with the main content in the center, related content in the right-hand column (right sidebar), and a menu in the left-hand column (left sidebar). All the pages in your website follow this format except for the homepage, which has its own, unique...

The footer, which appears at the bottom of every page, contains four areas, three of which are customizable (see demo). From left to right: The first (leftmost) area has the congregation’s address and contact information, with a link to directions. In the demo site, the second area has a picture...

The header, which appears on every page (see demo) features: the logo, name, and tagline of your congregation a directions link, which generates a Google Map and a link to Google Maps directions a search link, which generates a search box for your site, powered by Google Search a link to your...

Adding content from the UUA Theme Demo Site is a great way to get a jumpstart on building your site. The menus and text have all been tested with users and will get you headed down the right track. You can download a file containing all the content from the demo site, minus the content in the...

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The menu menu, also known as the primary navigation menu, appears across the top of every page, below the congregation name, logo, and tagline. It’s the primary way people find their way around your site (aside from searching). Almost every page on your site should be on the main menu. See...

The UUA Bookstore Widget will display a little advertisement for one book (or other product) on a general, family, or social justice topic on every page on your site, except the home page.

The “Directions” link at the top of every page on your site displays a map centered on your congregation’s address. Here's how to configure that map.

Events listings on your website will display the times of events. You may need to customize the way the date and time appear, depending on whether you want your website to use American or Canadian/European formats. To change this in the Events plugin: Choose Events > Settings from the Dashboard....

To enter your congregations’s name, address, logo, color scheme, and background, choose Appearance > Customize from the Dashboard. (Or, choose Customize from the admin menu at the top.) You see the customization menu down the left side of the page. As you make changes to these options, you can...

The pages in this section offer guidance for what should appear in the main body of each of the pages on your website, including text and images, based on the structure that you download with the demo content (see Adding Content from the Theme Demo Site to learn how.) Ideas? Questions?...

The UUA WordPress Theme for Congregations helps display effective content on your congregation's site using widgets and plugins that keep the homepage up to date, organize your staff listings, and display lists of future and past worship services....

Once you have WordPress, the UUA Theme, and the necessary plugins installed, you need to configure settings that affect the website as a whole. After that, you can set up individual pages. The Dashboard To configure your site, log in as an administrator (at /wp-admin)....

There are many sites dedicated to helping WordPress users, including the WordPress Codex and the always-helpful forums. ...