1. How can I learn more about using WordPress?
  2. Can you tell me who maintains my WordPress site?
  3. Can I edit a page once I've published it?
  4. Can I get more space for my WordPress site if I use up the allotted 8GB?
  5. Are comments available on my WordPress site?
  6. How deep can the parent/child relationship go?
  7. If I change a permalink of a page or file, will I need to update all links to that page everywhere in my site?
  8. Can I generate an RSS feed with my News Posts in WordPress?

  1. How can I learn more about using WordPress?

    IS&T publishes FAQs and instructions for common tasks online, and we offer WordPress trainings every semester. In addition, the WordPress codex contains lots of information for new and experienced WordPress users.

  2. Can you tell me who maintains my WordPress site?

    Yes. Contact us and we'll be happy to help find out who administers your WordPress site.

  3. Can I edit a page once I've published it?

    Absolutely. Once a page is published, there are a couple of ways you can get back to edit it.

    1. If you have already logged in to the WordPress Dashboard (add /wp-admin to the end of your site's URL), you can click the Edit link when viewing a page on your website.

    2. Click Edit under Pages in your left-hand navigation menu. This will give you a list of all pages on your site. You can either look through the list for the page, or search for it in the upper-right corner.

    When editing a page, update it by clicking the Update button, which replaces the Publish button seen when creating a new page.

  4. Can I get more space for my WordPress site if I use up the allotted 8GB?

    Yes. To request more space, click the Get Help link in the WordPress Help Menu to contact the IT Help Center and request more space.

  5. Are comments available on my WordPress site?

    Comments are available on any Flexi themes that support them.

  6. How deep can the parent/child relationship go?

    There's no limit to how deep you can go with page parent/child relationships. Keep in mind that the deeper the relationship goes, the longer the URL will get. For example: http://www.bu.edu/parent/child/grandchild/great-grandchild/great-great-grandchild/great-great-great-grandchild

    The further you go, the longer (and harder to remember) the URL will become. In addition, side navigation will only show up to 5 levels down the tree.

  7. If I change a permalink of a page or file, will I need to update all links to that page everywhere in my site?

    If you change the permalink to a file, post, or page; WordPress will automatically redirect from the old permalink to the new one. You don’t need to do anything.

  8. Can I generate an RSS feed with my News Posts in WordPress?

    News posts created in WordPress automatically generate RSS feeds to allow visitors to stay updated using their favorite RSS feed aggregator.  To access your site's RSS feed, add /rss to the end of your site's URL.

    For example: http://www.bu.edu/yoursite/rss

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