Quick Tips

Quick Tips for Getting Started on blogs.rice.edu

Need a few quick tips to get started? Below is a guide with helpful how-tos for building and managing your CampusPress site. For the complete documentation, visit the full EduBlogs/CampusPress guide:

📘 EduBlogs / CampusPress User Guide

✅ Formatting Images

Customize images easily using the WordPress block editor. Add padding, borders, and alignment options.
Learn more here:
Formatting Images in CampusPress

✅ Available Plugins

CampusPress offers a curated set of plugins to extend your site’s features (forms, tables, accessibility tools, maps, etc.).

🔗 Overview of Plugins Available

Note: Rice sites on blogs.rice.edu cannot be used for commercial activity. Payment plugins (e.g., PayPal) are not supported.

✅ Embedding Media (Maps, Videos, Forms, etc.)

Embed rich content using the HTML block or by pasting embed code into the text editor.

✅ Accessibility Requirements

Rice University requires all blogs.rice.edu sites to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. To ensure your site is accessible:

  1. Go to Dashboard > Plugins and activate the “Accessible Content” plugin.
  2. On each page or post, click the “Accessibility Review” link in the black admin bar at the top.
  3. Review and fix any flagged issues until the page passes all checks.

For Rice’s accessibility guidelines, see:
Rice Accessibility Guidelines

✅ Recommended Themes

CampusPress offers over 300 vetted themes designed for accessibility and mobile responsiveness. We recommend starting with:

  • ⭐ CampusPress Flex
  • ⭐ Divi

Browse and activate themes from Appearance > Themes.

✅ Managing Comments

To disable comments site-wide or on individual pages:

  • Go to Settings > Discussion to set defaults.
  • Or turn off comments on specific pages/posts under Post/Page Settings > Discussion.

More help:
Managing Comments

✅ Privacy Settings

Adjust who can view your site. Options include:

  • 🔒 Only logged-in Rice NetID users
  • 🔒 Only specific registered users (Users > All Users)
  • 🔒 Password-protected site (Admin sets password)
  • 🔓 Public access

More help:
Adjusting Privacy Settings

✅ Long Pages – Add Jump Links (Anchors)

For long pages, you can add anchor links to create an index that jumps to sections.

Learn how:
Adding Jump Links

Need more help? Visit the EduBlogs / CampusPress User Guide or Rice’s Accessibility Guidelines.