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The support team is in the office M-F from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and monitors the sites 24/7. For information about the system, status visit http://status.gsu.edu.  You can register to get alerts should there be an issue. If you'd like to take a look at our automated monitors look here: http://stats.pingdom.com/cgdwfjnzi2we

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If, you'd like to meet in person, please come to our open lab on floor 4 of Centennial Hall each Thursday classes are in session from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.  No appointment is necessary, but if you want to give us a heads up use the "contact support."

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  1. Advanced Page Building →

    1. Ideal Image Size For Revolution Slider?
    2. Gosolar Schedule Plugin
    3. Posts in Sidebar
    4. How can WordPress help me grow my social media followers?
    5. Media Tags Plugin

  2. Digital Identity Installations →

    1. How do I install an Essential Grid template?
    2. How do I install a Slider Revolution template?
    3. How do I install a content template?

  3. F.A.Q.s →

    1. Where Can I Find Payroll Documents?
    2. Where is the link to GoSOLAR?
    3. Where Can I Find Student and Faculty E-mails?
    4. Where can I find ULearn?
    5. How to use pre-installed website elements

  4. Getting Help →

    1. How can I get the latest news about WordPress updates?
    2. Where can I learn about Usability Testing?
    3. Adding a UserVoice FeedBack Tab
    4. What customer support is available and when?
    5. How long does it take to get a help ticket response?

  5. Page Building →

    1. Create Tables in WP Bakery

  6. Previous WordPress Themes →

    1. How do I add related Posts to my page?
    2. How do I get highlights of specific posts and pages to show up on my page?
    3. Remove the thumbnails from posts placed on pages
    4. Using an accordion inside tabs
    5. News Feeds

  7. Themes →

    1. How To Move a Site to Flex2 Theme
    2. Faculty and Staff Custom Types - Best Practices
    3. GSU-Themed Sliders, Grids, Layouts, etc: digital.gsu.edu

  8. WordPress Basics →

    1. Vocabulary
    2. Where do I login to edit my site?
    3. Dashboard Overview
    4. Add a new page
    5. Set a Static Homepage

  9. Advanced →

    1. How do I change the database cleanup settings?
    2. Optimum performance settings for Yoast
    3. Styling Google CSE

  10. Flex Theme →

    1. Georgia State Flex Theme Elements in WPBakery (accordions, buttons, tabs, toggles, and links) - GSU Best Practices
    2. Add a sidebar menu in flex
    3. How Do I Create a Mobile Version of My FLEX website?
    4. WPBakery Page Builder - How to Create Pages Using WPBakery

  11. News Hub →

    1. Tagging Stories For The News Hub Homepage
    2. Experts
    3. Adding a Press Release
    4. Using Experts in Article
    5. Add a featured faculty member or researcher to a post

  12. Digital Calendar - Localist →

    1. How do I Add an Event to the Localist Calendar as an Adminstrator?
    2. What size image should I upload in the Localist calendar?
    3. Can a PDF be attached to an event?
    4. Why doesn’t the Localist calendar have a 30-day grid-view?
    5. What is the approval process for getting events on the Localist calendar?

  13. Search Engine Optimization  →

    1. How do I get started with SEO?

  14. Analytics →

    1. Where can I get analytics training?
    2. Campaign UTM Tagging for Google Analytics

  15. Catalog →

    1. Revising Pages
    2. Editing Curricula
    3. Inserting Course Links in Pages, Course Descriptions and Curricula
    4. Workflow
    5. Preparing Courses in Banner

  16. Plugins →

    1. Are plug-ins already available for Blackbaud products like Raiser’s Edge?
    2. How do I add a map to my page/post?
    3. Changelog for WPBakery (formerly Visual Composer)
    4. Changelog for Ultimate Addons
    5. Changelog for Slider Revolution

  17. Shortcode →

    1. Hero Box

  18. WordPress →

    1. WordPress Login Lockout
    2. Editing Content: Using Styles

  19. Previous WordPress Themes →

    1. Categories and Tags
    2. How do I add a picture to my WordPress avatar?
    3. What are the logo sizes?
    4. Home Page Theme: Home Page Shortcodes
    5. Photography & Graphic Guide

  20. Flex Theme Migration →

    1. Process for GoLive (Beta to Live Site)

  21. All articles →

    1. Categories and Tags
    2. Are plug-ins already available for Blackbaud products like Raiser’s Edge?
    3. Revising Pages
    4. Tabs
    5. How do I add related Posts to my page?
    196 articles →

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