Site Builder Role

Berkeley Brand (Public Affairs)

The Open Berkeley theme (design) aligns with the Public Affairs brand materials and guidelines.

Berkeley Brand Theme Settings

There are a few settings available that specifically pertain to the Public Affairs branding guidelines.

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Add Tables

Tables allow you to display data in rows and columns. You can create tables on your Open Berkeley site, and you should make sure that any tables you create are accessible to people with disabilities. Use tables for tabular data, not layout (i.e., do not use a table in order to only display images in rows).

Manage Main Menu

You can add and move content to the main menu (primary navigation). All menu items in the main menu need a "parent" (top-level) item. For the parent items in the main menu, the main menu itself is the "parent," and any additional items are considered "child pages" (sub-pages) of the parent items. Child pages will show up in a local (sidebar) menu from the parent item.

Main Menu Display

By default, the main menu will display as a simple drop-down. See Figure 1, below.

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Add Images/Photos

Overview

Images can be added to all pages on an Open Berkeley website, either directly in a content item (such as a Content page, News item, or FAQ item), or added to a customized page (such as a Landing page, or...

Mega Menu

The "mega menu" option aligns with the Public Affairs branding guidelines. Photos added/uploaded to the Mega Menu may be cropped and scaled in order to fit the appropriate aspect ratio. For more information on this, please see Image Shapes and Sizes About the Mega Menu

By default, the menus in the Open Berkeley theme have a simple drop-down functionality (similar to the previous theme). The theme...

Campus Calendar widget

The Campus Calendar widget enables you to embed a short list of events from the Campus Calendar on your pages.

Edit photos and files from the dashboard

From your admin menu and dashboard, you can edit the default alt and title text of image files, change the names of files, replace a file with a new version, and crop an image.

To perform any of these actions, navigate to your "Files" tab by hovering over your admin menu, or clicking on your dashboard in the upper left corner of your site.

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How to Add Links

Overview

Links can be internal (pages on your website), external (other websites), anchor links (also known as jump links), and attachment links (PDF, Word, etc.).

Links can be added to both text, as well as images.

Add Links to Text

Give your links unique and descriptive names, which is important for accessibility purposes. See "Give your links unique and descriptive names" in the "...

Add and Use Headings

Using headings properly can help in creating a semantic, organized structure to your content, and in allowing site visitors to more easily navigate and read through your website content. If your page content has a lot of sections, each with its own subtitle, you should consider using headings instead of simply applying bold or using CAPITAL LETTERS for your section titles.

Accessibility

Proper use of headings is an accessibility best practice. See "Use headings correctly to...

Featured Image

Overview of the Featured Image option

A few Open Berkeley features require the addition of a "featured image" on the original content item. The image can be uploaded or selected from the image library during the process of creating/editing a content item.

A featured image should be added to content items when using the following features:

Content Grid, Content Thumbnail List widgets...