Resources

Uploading PDFs to your website

(this information originally appeared in our August 2020 newsletter) If you are uploading documents such as PDFs to your website, you should be using our Resources feature — it is intended for files that are linked across your website and can be used in email communications. Refer to our user guide for specific instructions on using the […]

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New resources from University of Maine System

The University of Maine System has recently updated online guidance for Digital Content Management. Their writing for the web basics is a wonderful complement to our own user guide for UMaine websites, and we recommend reviewing this new site for helpful advice on content creation. Review the University of Maine System Writing for the Web Basics

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Helpful tip on links to PDFs

If you are linking to documents from your website, you should be using our Resources feature — it is intended for files that are linked across your website and can be used in email communications. Refer to our user guide for specific instructions on using the Resources feature. Do not make a copy of a […]

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Helpful tip on links to PDFs

If you are linking to documents from your website, you should be using our Resources feature— it is intended for files that are linked across your website and can be used in email communications. Refer to our user guide for specific instructions on using the Resources feature. Do not make a copy of a PDF […]

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Managing PDFs and other documents

Do you upload PDFs or other documents to your website? If so, you will benefit from using our website’s “resource” feature. Resources are files and web links (URLs) intended for reuse across the site. They can be associated with a specific page, and a link can be displayed in a page or post using a […]

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Edit screen oddity (known issue)

Have you selected a page or post to edit, only to find that the edit screen is completely unrelated to the content you expected? This is an infrequent, but known issue with our WordPress theme. When this happens, you may notice that the “View page” or “View post” link in the toolbar will say “View […]

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Update to Resources

In March we made some important updates to the UMaine theme in WordPress, the biggest change is how Resources are added to pages and posts. Visually it will look the same, but instead of using the “oembed” method of pasting a URL into the editor, you will need to use the “Add Media” button above […]

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