WordPress

The University of St Andrews multisite hosts a number of different websites, and is available for both staff and students to use.

WordPress is a multi-purpose content management system, used to publish all kinds of websites, from research centre hubs to student society blogs. It provides a quick way to create a website or blog, and allows users to easily edit posts or pages.

If you are a member of the University of St Andrews, you can apply for a WordPress blog site. Please read the policy first.

If you're new to WordPress they have a great set of support pages which cover everything from the very basic, to using the more advanced features available: WordPress Support.

However, because St Andrews uses a custom multi-site installation, some of the more advanced features may not be relevant.

Below are some specific topics that would give you a good understanding on how to use WordPress:
The University WordPress theme was developed by the digital communications team and uses the digital pattern library. See an example of a WordPress site using the theme.

The master theme is fully responsive and compliant with the current WCAG accessiblitiy guidelines. This theme is available to all new and existing WordPress sites. If you're interested in activating this on your site, please see the University theme documentation.

WordPress

Documentation and support

University theme