Articles about Kentico, the web platform used on campus.
This document details how to properly add faculty members in Kentico.
This document details how to set up a RSS Feed on your Kentico page. An RSS feed is an easy way to keep running a list of the most current news posts or events.
This document details how to change the colors of widget icons in the Kentico application. Some widgets have property settings that allow you to edit the colors and icons of a widget.
This document details how to change information settings throughout the site in Kentico. These settings include contact information for the site, navigation options and an alert bar. These changes are all made under the Content tab. Site social media, top bar call to action, and site alert are all set on the main page of each site. The priority nav is set on each individual page.
This document details how to create a page and how to publish it to the web. Kentico Xperience 13 has a Workflow process that protects web pages so that only one user has access to edit a web page at a time. This way no one will be able to overwrite changes any one else has created. We liken the system to checking out a library book.
This document details how to create a layout using sections and widgets in the Kentico application. Sections and widgets are the basic building blocks of your page layout. Each page will have two section types to begin with — an intro section and a default section. You can add as many additional default sections as you like. The sections themselves have properties where you can set spacing (called “padding”) and assign background color. Each of these sections has a selection of widgets that can
This article explains the steps you need to take when creating a new page in the Kentico application.
This document details how to create accordions in the Kentico application. An accordion is a vertically stacked set of interactive headings that each contain a title representing a panel of content that users can expand or collapse. Use accordions selectively. Avoid using more than 5 to 7 accordion panels.
This document details how to create links in Kentico. You can either insert a plain text link, or you can use a call to action button or arrow link.
You can delete individual pages, one-by-one
This document details how to log in and navigate to your site.
This document details how to insert a YouTube video to a Kentico page. To place a video on a web page, we recommend uploading the video to YouTube or some other video hosting platform like Microsoft Stream or Kaltura. Don’t store a video file in the Kentico media library because the media library doesn’t offer any video enhancement (like automatic closed captioning or buffering for performance).
This document details how to create a table of contents page in the Kentico application. For long informational pages with various headings that need to be referenced, it can be useful to create a table of contents menu. This is accomplished with the combination of a Table of Contents template and widgets.
This document details the steps to add a bio and photo page for a faculty or staff member. This assumes the faculty\staff has been added to the Directory\People section of the web. Please contact webdev@uwgb.edu if their name isn't in the directory.
This document details how to create an anchor link in the Kentico software. An anchor link, also known as a named anchor or a bookmark link, is a hyperlink within a web page that allows you to jump to a specific section of the same page. This is commonly used for creating table of contents, navigation menus, or simply providing an easy way for users to navigate to different parts of a long web page.
This document details how to create pages using custom templates in the Kentico application. We don't expect you to build a page from scratch, so that's why we have custom templates to choose from. You can either choose a custom template when you create a new page, or you can use the Change Template icon floating on the bottom left of your screen to switch templates after your page has been created. Be aware that when you change to a new template, you’ll lose any content and layout that you had