End-user training for WiscWeb sites and the UW-Madison Theme is provided by the WiscWeb Training Team and includes entry level Getting Started training, through more advanced feature-specific training!
Training is provided for general audiences in a classroom setting; departmental groups, or one-on-one at the customer site or in an alternate classroom setting; Using video modules; and in Brown Bags across campus. Customers can also request customized training to meet their specific needs..
You can sign up for upcoming training sessions using the links provided on this page. However, if you’d like to schedule a small group or one-on-one training session, please contact our training lead at matt.goins@wisc.edu. Open Labs are also a good chance to receive additional training or support.
You can also refer to the WordPress Beginners Documentation (PDF). This document is a high-level, start to finish process of setting up a site and creating your first pages and posts. Please note, theme details may change and may not be reflected in documentation right away.
Please Note: If you are interested in learning more about a particular aspect of WordPress, a plugin, the UW Theme, or the WiscWeb Service in general, please let us know for future training sessions or communications.
Training Resources
Learn With Matt Series
Learn With Matt – Google Services and the UW Theme
September 7, 2021Learn With Matt – Photo Editing for the UW Theme
September 7, 2021Learn With Matt – Gravity Forms
July 19, 2021Learn With Matt – Managing and Archiving Pages
June 25, 2021Learn With Matt – Page Layouts and Elements
May 10, 2021- More "Learn With Matt"
Important Update
All upcoming events that were scheduled to be delivered in person have been postponed or cancelled until further notice. For more information regarding UW-Madison’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, please refer to https://covid19.wisc.edu.
Upcoming Training Classes
All classes take place in room B207 at the Computer Sciences Building (1210 W. Dayton St., basement of the building, to the right of the vending machines) unless otherwise noted in event registration page.
There are no upcoming events at this time.
Upcoming Open Labs
All Open Lab sessions take place in room B207 at the Computer Sciences Building (1210 W. Dayton St.). This lab is in the basement of the building, to the right of the vending machines.
There are no upcoming events at this time.