Library Website Manager Essentials
Learn step by step how to update content, build accessible pages, and meet ADA requirements.
Introduction - getting started
Managing a library website means more than posting updates—it means ensuring your content is clear, usable, and accessible to everyone.
This training portal will guide you through:
- The basics of managing your website
- Creating effective, user-friendly content
- Meeting ADA accessibility requirements (WCAG 2.1 AA)
Whether you’re new to website management or need a refresher, start here.
Getting Started
If you’re new to managing a website, begin with these essentials.
Your Role as a Website Manager
Coming soon! What you’re responsible for—including accessibility and content quality
Logging in for the Frist Time
Access your WordPress admin dashboard and understand the basic layout.
Divi Builder 101
Understand sections, rows, and modules — the building blocks of every page.
Creating a new blog post
Write and publish a post and see how it surfaces across your site via Divi modules.
5 key steps to accessible content
Your core content responsibilities distilled to five actionable steps every manager must know.
Managing the media library
Upload, organize, and manage images and files in WordPress.
Site health status
What the WordPress health dashboard means and what actually needs action.
Scheduling posts & future actions
Schedule posts to publish later; use PublishPress Future to auto-expire or change content.
Advancing skills
More advanced website management skills
Website heading structure
The skeleton of every accessible, navigable page. Fundamental before editing any content.
Alt text for images
Write alternative text so screen readers can convey your images to every visitor.
Setting a default site color palette
Configure high-contrast brand colors in Divi so every new module is accessible by default.
Accessible documents — basics
Why PDFs are problematic and what to do instead. Essential primer for anyone posting files.
Using SharePoint to post website documents
Link accessible, read-only document versions via SharePoint instead of uploading PDFs directly.
Website plugins
Evaluate, manage, update, and safely remove plugins.
Website menus
Navigation structure is fundamental to both usability and accessibility.
Semi-annual site review & cleanup
Two checklists for auditing your site twice a year — content freshness and user experience.
Website analytics basics
Key analytics terms and how to use Matomo to understand how visitors use your site.
Scheduled Elements
Practical time-saving tool.
Scheduled Elements
Covers Canva and writing for the web; integrates marketing and website skills.
Summer reading and your library website
Apply all of your website design and library marketing skills to this major annual event!
Website security
Auto-updating plugins and themes
Security and maintenance best practice.
ADA compliance: complete pathway
Accessibility is not a separate step—it’s part of everything you do on your website.
As a website manager, you are responsible for ensuring that:
- Content is readable and well-structured
- Images include alternative text
- Links are clear and meaningful
- Documents are accessible or avoided when possible
Important: Libraries must meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards to comply with ADA requirements.
Background and Foundation
Title II ADA regulations for websites & apps
DOJ rules, compliance deadlines, and what they mean for your library website. Start here.
How people with disabilities use the web
W3C persona videos showing real assistive technology use — builds the empathy behind compliance.
Website accessibility essentials
Core WCAG principles, evaluation tools, and the first changes every manager should make.
Essential Accessibility
Essential WP & Divi accessibility tools
WordPress and Divi-specific tools and settings that directly move the needle on compliance.
Alt text for images
Write alternative text so screen readers can convey your images to every visitor.
Website heading structure
The skeleton of every accessible, navigable page. Fundamental before editing any content.
Creating descriptive links
Coming soon! Create proper descriptive links.
Making Readable Webpages
Coming soon! Check your webpages for good fonts and contrast.
Checking for and Reporting Errors
Coming soon! Use the Accessibility Checker plugin to check for errors on your webpage and report issues to the LEANWI Website Team.
Accessible Documents
Accessible documents — basics
Why PDFs are problematic and what to do instead. Essential primer for anyone posting files.
Accessible documents — full guide
In-depth guide to making Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files accessible before posting.
Using styles to create headings in Word
Use Word’s Styles panel — not visual formatting — to build properly structured, accessible documents.
SharePoint document library — advanced
Workflow enhancements for managing accessible documents in SharePoint once you have the basics.
Grackle Google add-on
Accessibility checker for Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets — for teams who publish from Google Workspace.
Accessible Content
Canva — screen reader-friendly content
Make Canva infographics that work with assistive technology, including correct use of layers
Accessibility Tools
Using NVDA to test your pages
Experience your own site through a screen reader — the most direct test of real-world accessibility.
Quick Tasks: I Need to…
Jump directly to common tasks.
Tools and Resources
Use these tools to help you maintain and improve your website.
Accessibility testing tools
(WAVE, screen readers, contrast checkers)