CampusPress is a WordPress-powered platform designed for higher education websites. Create and manage a website or blog using The University of Alabama branded template with UA approved plugins. CampusPress is available to all UA faculty members to create websites for professional use like online CVs, labs, and research projects.
Standout features for CampusPress include: creating complex page layouts, quickly duplicating pages and reusing design patterns, blogging, and publishing workflows.
Below you’ll find a list of knowledge articles, organized by topic, so that you can learn more about this service. If you’re a new user, please begin with the Getting Started section below.
Getting Started
- Request a site
- Learn
- Watch prerecorded training
- Register for an upcoming CampusPress Website Building Training (coming soon).
- Complete the online Accessibility Training (coming soon)
Request additional editor access: To add a new user to a website, send your request along with written permission from the site owner to cit@ua.edu. Only @ua.edu users can be added. NO @crimson.ua.edu accounts can be added.
Helpful CampusPress support articles and videos
Visit CampusPress’ Knowledge Base for comprehensive guides and videos.
Support Articles
- Posts vs. pages
- Update your content with the Block Editor
- Update your content & site settings using the Customizer
- Add image to post or page
- Embedding content
- Widgets & sidebars
- Change site privacy
- Change site title and tagline
- Categories & tags
- Setting up Google Analytics
- Connect your existing Google Analytics to your site
Training Videos
- UA Specific Training video (Panopto hosted)
- CampusPress Training Videos
Need more help? Get help directly from CampusPress Support or contact CIT at cit@ua.edu.