Global Theme Options
There are a number of global options on the website (elements that appear on multiple pages) that are controlled by the "theme options" section in WordPress.
You can access this at: https://arts.vcu.edu/cms/wp-admin/admin.php?page=acf-options-theme-options
Or by clicking the “Theme options” ribbon in the back end of WordPress.
Watch a short video tutorial on global theme options
Note: these are all managed by the Web Team / Communications Office. Please contact Chris Jones, associate director of web content + strategy with any questions regarding global theme options.
General
The general options allow an admin to set the default empty image placeholder and select the default pages for:
- News
- Academics
- Departments
- Community
- Faculty Directory
- About
Note: only in rare circumstances would these be changed.
Header
Allows an admin to change out VCU and VCUarts logos.
Footer
The footer contains a footer logo, school address and contact information for VCUarts.
News Options
Featured news stories are selected in this section.
Events Options
Featured events are selected in this section.
Degrees Options
This section governs global fields on our degree pages, including our AFO information block.
Social Links
This section governs the links to our public-facing social media accounts for the school.
Alert
This section is used to manage the alert banner on the website. The alert banner will appear on every page and cannot be page specific.
As a practice VCUarts should make the text in this banner match the alert banner on the main VCU website (vcu.edu) whenever possible.
The alert color is an important distinction and falls into three categories:
- Blue (planned closing or ongoing updates)
- Examples: COVID-19 updates, planned winter break closure.
- Yellow (unplanned closing, no danger to the community)
- Example: Unexpected power outage to a VCUarts building.
- Red (campus alert, danger to community)
- Example: A gas leak is reported on campus and police have advised to keep the area clear.
404 page
This section is used to create content for the default 404 (broken link) page. We include links to common resources on this page and a link to submit a ticket to the web team to troubleshoot broken links that may lead to this page. As part of the new website launch, we have been tracking 404 alerts and setting up redirects to troubleshoot any dead links found online.