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. Watch the …
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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 …
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Migrating to the new UVM Catamount WordPress theme involves a few important steps—but the process is straightforward if you tackle it systematically. This guide walks you through all 10 steps to successfully migrate your site. Watch the full video tutorial Overview: What to expect During migration, you will: Step 1: Capture your existing navigation Before …
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? …
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The typography for this theme is kept simple, but we do have some tips for typesetting.
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 …
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 …
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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 …
