Websites

You can download a file containing all the content from the UUA WordPress Theme demo site, minus the content in the widgets on the homepage, in the sidebars, and the footer.

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).

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.

You can customize your website's appearance, including logo, colors, name, and address.

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.

You can download sample text for specific pages, available with the download from the demo site. Whether you start with the content of your existing website or the sample content, you need to build and maintain your pages.

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.

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

General instructions for how to display the Menus page, where you can edit menus, are here, along with a list of the four menus that appear in the UUA Theme.

You got WordPress installed, did the first configuration tasks, and installed the UUA theme. The next step is to install the plugins that come with the theme.

When you’ve got WordPress installed and configured, follow these steps to install and activate the UUA Theme for Congregations.

So, you’ve downloaded and installed WordPress (or are maybe reviewing the setup that already exists). What are the next steps before installing the UUA Theme for Congregations?

If your congregation already has a WordPress site, you can apply the UUA Theme to the site, adding the features that the theme provides. You’ll need to adjust the configuration settings for your site after you apply the new theme.

Installing the UUA WordPress Theme requires some technical skills. You also need to collect the information you'd like to include about your congregation.

Once you’ve decided you want to implement the UUA WordPress theme for congregational websites, follow these steps.

Listing of releases of the UUA WordPress Theme and the UUA Services Plugin, with release notes.

Before you download and install the UUA Theme for Congregations, make sure you’re ready. See this checklist for installing the theme. ...

Technical documentation for the UUA WordPress Theme for Congregations, with how-to instructions.

Sites that use the UUA theme: ...

When run with the recommended widgets and plugins, the WordPress theme offers these features, which you can view on the demo site : The...

Ask questions here about the recommended plugins for use with the UUA WordPress Theme for congregations, or about other plugins you are...

What's the most important information for your congregational website to include? Ask questions here.

Ask general WordPress questions here. Be sure to try the many other sources of WordPress help available.

If you are installing the UUA WordPress Theme for Congregations , ask questions here.

Ask questions here about the UUA WordPress Theme for Congregations or any congregational website. Before posting support requests, review the checklist in the sidebar. ...

Graphic Packs Here you'll find links to download current and previous graphics shared with the Outreach Revolution Network. If you're not...

Every page on UUA.org has links in the upper right corner that enable you to create an account and log in. What can you do on UUA.org once...

HTML, CSS, includes, and images for UUA web properties hosted on other servers.

Headers, lists, bold text, and other formatting conveys meaning and content structure in addition to changing the style of text on our web...

Reach out to your community and spread UU values with these tips, tools, and resources for outreach and marketing.

SARAH GIBB MILLSPAUGH: Hi, I'm Sarah Gibb Millspaugh, the outreach associate for Digital Ministries at the UUA. And I'm here to introduce...

We monitor the use of our site closely, so we can make informed decisions about improvements to our usability and design. We use Google...

A WordPress theme produced by the UUA provides a framework for building your custom congregational website.

Most pages on UUA.org conform to Section 508 standards and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) level AA or better.

In most cases, a communications vehicle that represents a congregation should be owned and operated by the congregation as a whole, even if an individual member does most of the work. Administration and Ownership Considerations offers some specific areas that might be helpful for congregations to...

There are a number of people and resources that can help Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations develop a great web presence. UU Forums...

You have one chance to make a first impression—on every page of your website. Be sure your content: ...

Accessibility is not just about making sure that people with disabilities can use your site. It is also about allowing a wide variety of users and devices to have access to information, thus maximizing your potential audience by letting users experience the website as they choose. Designing for...

This gallery of web-optimized chalice art and is available for informal use. Right-click on any image to save it to your computer. You may edit these images with any graphics-editing software, or start a new project using our high-resolution graphics files. ...

Website hosting can be free or cheap, but it's worth making a budget item for hosting with well-reviewed customer service and technical...

Basic content considered foundational for a UU congregational website.