Susan Mason Lazarev – UVM WordPress User Guide

Easy migration to the new WordPress theme (working on your live site)

Jun 5, 2026

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Migrating to the new UVM Catamount WordPress theme can be as fast as applying the new theme to your site. However, there are a few things you want to take a look at when migrating. This guide walks you through the steps to successfully adopt the new theme on your existing WordPress website. Overview: What…

What to expect when migrating to the UVM Catamount WordPress theme

Jun 1, 2026

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Susan Mason Lazarev

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UVM is rolling out the new Catamount WordPress theme, which brings improved performance, modern design, and closer alignment with native WordPress functionality. Most sites will migrate smoothly—but there are a few important changes you should know about before and after your transition. This guide explains exactly what to expect so you can prepare. Watch the…

Migrating to the new theme with a staging copy of your live site

Jun 1, 2026

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Susan Mason Lazarev

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This approach is more involved than the direct migration approach but it has the benefit of allowing you to work on a copy of your site during the transition so your work is not visible while you are in the process of making the change. Migrating to the new UVM Catamount WordPress theme involves a…

How to build your site navigation in UVM’s Catamount theme using blocks

Jun 1, 2026

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Susan Mason Lazarev

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If you’re migrating from the classic UVM WordPress theme to the new block-based system, one of the biggest changes you’ll notice is how navigation menus work. In this guide, you’ll learn how to recreate your site navigation using WordPress blocks—and why this step is required. Watch the full video tutorial Overview: What changed with navigation?…

Typography

Nov 4, 2019

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Susan Mason Lazarev

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The typography for this theme is kept simple, but we do have some tips for typesetting.

Image Sizes and Optimization

Nov 4, 2019

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Susan Mason Lazarev

in Formatting, Image Styles, Media

Image Sizes The recommended image sizes for the UVM WP theme all have a 6×4 or 4×6 ratio. Most of the images on this size are 1500×1000 pixels for horizontal or 1000×1500 pixels for vertical at 72DPI. It’s best to resize, crop and optimize your images prior to uploading to your WordPress site. Unlike UVM’s…

Working with Post Categories

Sep 19, 2019

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Susan Mason Lazarev

Video Styles

Sep 6, 2019

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Susan Mason Lazarev

in Media, Social, UVM

Inserting video into your website is easy if your video is already publicly hosted on YouTube or Vimeo. Some types of video displays require the video to be hosted on the WordPress website. To add a YouTube or Vimeo hosted video to your page: While you are on the page you wish to edit, click…

This is a sample post

Aug 1, 2019

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Susan Mason Lazarev

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This is an H2 headline the image above needs to get fixed. It should be centered. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Auctor eu augue ut lectus arcu bibendum. Neque sodales ut etiam sit amet nisl. Dui nunc mattis enim ut tellus…

This Is a Post Title

Jul 26, 2019

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Susan Mason Lazarev

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This is a sample post showing the styling of different types of content often used. Headlines, images, tables etc. Posts in WordPress can be used for news, journaling, research documentation etc. and can embed all sorts of media and different types of content. This is placeholder text and is not intended to be read. If…

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