Plugin Documentation

July 12, 2018, Filed Under: maintenance, News, Plugin Documentation

Google Analytics for WordPress

The Google Analytics for WordPress plugin has changed ownership from Yoast to MonsterInsights and UBS stewards will be updating to the current iteration on August 9th, 2018. This change will require that users re-authenticate with Google Analytics in order to continue tracking analytics data on your UBS site.

The updated version of this plugin has been made available in the QUAL environment (https://qual.sites.utexas.edu) for testing.

Instructions to re-authenticate

Log in to your site dashboard
Open the left hand menu item, “Insights” (formerly called “Analytics”)
Follow the instructions to re-authenticate with Google Analytics

NOTE: If you are looking for instructions for setting up Google Analytics for the first time, please visit this post for more information.

Resources from the plugin Developer:

September 1, 2017, Filed Under: News, Plugin Documentation

University Brand Bar Plugin – New Feature Introduced

You can now add your Parent College/School Link in the top left-hand corner of the University Brand Bar. Visit our example site to see how this looks.

Here’s how:

Activate the University Brand Bar plugin from your site Dashboard
Go to Settings > University Brand Bar
Parent College/School Name: Enter your Parent College/School name as you want it to appear
URL for Parent College/School: Enter the URL of your Parent College/School

The University Brand Bar can be used with any theme supported on UBS.

Please note: Since this plugin was customized for the UT Responsive Theme, you may need to make some minor adjustments in your site’s Additional CSS settings to ensure best viewing.

May 2, 2017, Filed Under: Did You Know, Plugin Documentation

How to use Simple Calendar Plugin

The Simple Calendar Plugin is an easy way to add Google Calendar events to your WordPress site. This plugin is available to your site by default.

There are a few steps you must follow before embedding your Google Calendar onto your site page.

Create a Google API Key
- Follow these instructions to create your API key.
  - Please note the discrepancy in Project creation after clicking on the “Google API” image
- After you have created your key, copy it to your clipboard.
Activate Simple Calendar from your plugin dashboard.
- Login to your site. From the Dashboard, click Plugins and activate Simple Calendar.
Enter the Google API Key from your clipboard into the activated plugin:
- Calendar > Settings

Set your Google Calendar to public
- https://docs.simplecalendar.io/make-google-calendar-public/
Find and copy the ID for the Google Calendar you would like embedded on your UBS site
- https://docs.simplecalendar.io/find-google-calendar-id/
Create and display a calendar in your site
- https://docs.simplecalendar.io/creating-new-calendar/

For the full listing of help topics for the Google Calendar plugin, please go to – https://simplecalendar.io/