ITFTechDay

Wednesday,February24,2016Seminar2,ThePeoplingofNewYork

AlexisCarrozzaacarrozza@gradcenter.cuny.edu

HowcanIbuildmyfinalwebprojectusingEporPoliofeatures?

Agenda:•  Defineterms:posts,pages,plugins,widgets•  Seeexamplesofpreviousclasses’projects•  Demofeaturesusingmysite:–  Createapost–  Addaplugintoaddfeaturetopost–  Addwidgetstosite

•  TimepermiUng:Lookatotherdigitaltools/resourcesthatcanhelpyouwithyourwebproject(andhowtointegrateintoyoursite)

Link:EporPoliologin

Ques%on6surveyresults(above)Howwouldyoufindanswerstotheques2onsonyourown?Whatresourcesareavailabletoyou?

Wheretofindhelp:1.  ThePeoplingofNewYork>Resources>

OnlineResourcesforStudents2.  Google3.  ITFOfficeHours:Tuesday,12:30-3:30pmandWednesday,

10:30-12:30pm(updated)

Screenshot(right):hap://macaulay.cuny.edu/eporPolios/williams2016/resources/online-resources-for-mchc-1002/

Studentsitefrom2013:MakingitinNYMakingitinNY>AUtudesTowardsSubwaySolicitors(videohoscng)MakingitinNY>AUtudesTowardsSubwaySolicitors(slidepresentaconhoscng)

Usingpluginstoaddfuncconalitytoyoursite

Lee:frontendofmydummysiteRight:Dashboard(backend)ofdummysite–createcontent(posts,pages),addplug-inshap://macaulay.cuny.edu/eporPolios/suddenvalley/

EmbeddingavideointoapostVideolink:haps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKk8w7HRyMg

1.  Dashboard>Plugins(lee)2.  Search“video”3.  Accvateplugin4.  SeUngsappearin

Dashboard>SeUngs(right)

“AddNewPost”beforethevideopluginisaccvated

“AddNewPost”aeerthevideopluginisaccvated!Toaddthevideotothepost,copy/pastethevideolink.

Usingpluginstoaddwidgets(tools)thatappearonthefrontendofyoursite

hap://macaulay.cuny.edu/eporPolios/suddenvalley/Customizer>Livepreviewofchangestothesite-  CreacngaMenuwithapageanddrop-downtocustomlink:

hap://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/The_One_Where_They_Build_a_House

-  ChangeTheme(template/appearance)