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\n\t\t\t\tReading Research theme\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\nThe management of the look and feel of the site is done in the theme customiser: menu Appearance \/ Customise, or directly in top banner when viewing the site as admin. You’ll get the following menu:<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/screenshots\/wordpress\/customizer-home.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSite title, icon, title size<\/h2>\n
In the theme customiser,\u00a0select “Site Identity”.<\/p>\n
You can Change the site title, subtitle and manage the size of the titles so it fits in the banner (useful for very long titles…).<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/screenshots\/wordpress\/customizer-site-identity.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nCustom logo<\/strong>:\u00a0Use of a non-University of Reading logo on the website header is not recommended unless it is absolutely necessary not to have institutional branding. However, remember that some Reading branding is unavoidable: for example, your site will still have a web address starting \u201cresearch.reading.ac.uk\/\u2026
\nTherefore we don\u2019t recommend that you use a project logo here, even if you have one.
\nIf you would like more advice on branding options for your website and\/or research project or group, please speak to the Research Communications & Engagement business partner, Jo Stone:\u00a0jo.stone@reading.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Colours<\/h2>\n
In the colours menu, you can select the main UoR branded color. This will be the color used to underline the menu and to highlight links in the website:<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/screenshots\/wordpress\/customizer-colours.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nDisplay settings: default banner, footer, author field…<\/h2>\n\n- You can define a default banner picture that will be used on all you pages if not specifically defined page by page.<\/li>\n
- The footer tick box allows you to use the footer upper part (containing the footer widgets) on the entire site. By default this will be displayed on the homepage only.<\/li>\n
- You can also tick to hide the author field on all your posts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Homepage choice: latest posts or static page<\/h2>\n
In the theme cutomiser, you can choose the type of homepage you want (menu \/customise\/Homepage Settings). Select “Your latest posts” to have the customisable homepage with many sections (see second paragraph below). If you select “A static page”, you’ll simply use a page of your site as your homepage.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/screenshots\/wordpress\/customizer-homepage-settings.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nStructure of the homepage<\/h2>\n
Here is a list of all sections that can be used on a homepage when the homepage is set to display the “latest posts”:<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/screenshots\/wordpress\/landing-page.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nHomepage sections<\/h6>\n
Under the menu “Homepage Sections”, you can manage all the sections visible on your homepage. If a section isn’t populated, it won’t be displayed.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/screenshots\/wordpress\/customizer-homepage-sections.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSee the homepage picture above to view how sections can look like.<\/p>\n
Notes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The widget area<\/strong> has to be populated under the Appearance\/Widgets menu. To display a nice looking contact<\/strong> field with icons, you can use the “Contact Details” widget.<\/li>\n
- The Latest Posts<\/strong> section is managed by the WordPress default menu in \/customise\/Homepage Settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Reordering the homepage sections<\/h6>\n
You can reorder the homepage sections with the last menu. Simply enter a value between 1 and 8 for all sections so they get reordered in the browser. 1 is the section to be displayed on top, 8 is at the bottom.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tSquare theme\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\nExample of a square theme landing page:<\/p>\n
The management of the look and feel of the site is done in the theme customiser: menu Appearance \/ Customise, or directly in top banner when viewing the site as admin. You’ll get the following menu:<\/p>\n
In the theme customiser,\u00a0select “Site Identity”.<\/p>\n You can Change the site title, subtitle and manage the size of the titles so it fits in the banner (useful for very long titles…).<\/p>\n Custom logo<\/strong>:\u00a0Use of a non-University of Reading logo on the website header is not recommended unless it is absolutely necessary not to have institutional branding. However, remember that some Reading branding is unavoidable: for example, your site will still have a web address starting \u201cresearch.reading.ac.uk\/\u2026 <\/p>\n In the colours menu, you can select the main UoR branded color. This will be the color used to underline the menu and to highlight links in the website:<\/p>\n In the theme cutomiser, you can choose the type of homepage you want (menu \/customise\/Homepage Settings). Select “Your latest posts” to have the customisable homepage with many sections (see second paragraph below). If you select “A static page”, you’ll simply use a page of your site as your homepage.<\/p>\n Here is a list of all sections that can be used on a homepage when the homepage is set to display the “latest posts”:<\/p>\n Under the menu “Homepage Sections”, you can manage all the sections visible on your homepage. If a section isn’t populated, it won’t be displayed.<\/p>\n See the homepage picture above to view how sections can look like.<\/p>\n Notes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n You can reorder the homepage sections with the last menu. Simply enter a value between 1 and 8 for all sections so they get reordered in the browser. 1 is the section to be displayed on top, 8 is at the bottom.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t Example of a square theme landing page:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSite title, icon, title size<\/h2>\n
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\nTherefore we don\u2019t recommend that you use a project logo here, even if you have one.
\nIf you would like more advice on branding options for your website and\/or research project or group, please speak to the Research Communications & Engagement business partner, Jo Stone:\u00a0jo.stone@reading.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\nColours<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nDisplay settings: default banner, footer, author field…<\/h2>\n
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Homepage choice: latest posts or static page<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStructure of the homepage<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nHomepage sections<\/h6>\n
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Reordering the homepage sections<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\tSquare theme\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t