General Website Training Posts

Summer Reading and Your Library Website
Learn how to combine all of your website skills to create a summer reading post and page – and add it to your library website menu!

Copying (Cloning) a page on your website
Learn how to copy (“clone”) an existing page on your website in order to create a new page using the old one as a template or to create a non-public Divi practice space.

Step by Step Guide to Resolving Accessibility Issues
Learn how to use custom attributes to resolve common website accessibility errors on your Divi website.

Setting a default site color palette
Learn how to set a high contrast default color palette for Divi so every time you create a new module you can immediately access your website’s brand colors.

Divi Supreme Pro
The Divi Supreme Pro plugin enhances the Divi theme with over 60 additional modules and eight extensions/functions. This tutorial introduces the plugin and kicks off a series exploring its most useful features while highlighting those to avoid.

Website Security
Understand why bad actors might be motivated to attack a library website and the steps you can take to recognize symptoms and protect your website.

Website Accessibility Essentials
This tutorial covers principles of website accessibility, some of the tools available to evaluate your website, and basic changes and steps you can take to make sure your website is prepared for all visitors.

Website Accessibility – Essential WP and Divi Tools
Jump to VideoNew Title II regulations will require all public websites (including public libraries) to be fully ADA accessible by April 2026 or 2027, depending on population service size. For more information on this rule, see Title II ADA Regulations for Websites and...

Title II ADA Regulations for Websites and Mobile Apps
The U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division has released rules that will require all websites and mobile apps provided by public libraries to be fully ADA accessible by April 2027. Learn how that will affect your library website.

Adding Local Resources to a Online Resources Page
You can use Divi modules to add your own local resources to your website’s Online Resources page.

Design and Writing Tools
Websites are just one part of a whole library communication and program marketing package. This tutorial will cover some tools, skills, and ideas for improving your promotion workflow for two key elements: images and text.

Connect Matomo Dashboard
Use the Connect Matomo plugin dashboard to view basic website visit statistics.

Print, PDF & Email Plugin
Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly is a lightweight plugin that allows a user to customize a webpage for printing, saving to PDF, or emailing.

Managing the Media Library
Learn the basics and some more advanced features of managing the Media Library on your website.

PDF Documents on your Website
Learn how to add and manage PDF documents on your website. One of the primary uses is a page for library board documents: agendas, minutes, packets, by-laws, policies, etc. Other uses might include some historical archives, newsletters, summer reading registration, etc.

Website Book Carousels
Book carousels take information from your system’s catalog and display that information for easy browsing on your website. Most of the time the system staff can help support you in creating your online display area. But if you would like control over the location and content of that display on your website, read on!

Embedding code
Shortcodes and HTML iframe/div codes are a way of embedding information from other sources into a webpage. This tutorial covers the basics of Shortcode and HTML code and the Divi Modules that make them work on a Libraries Win website. Second half of the recording discusses how code is used for book carousels on websites.

Anchor Links
Learn how to use anchor links in Divi to direct readers specific areas/sections on a webpage.

Website menus
Introduction and management of Primary, Secondary, and Footer menus on websites.

Changing the logo
This tutorial will demonstrate how to update these menus on your website. (Please note: your website design may vary – if you need assistance locating/changing a logo on your website please submit a helpdesk ticket.)