Site Builder: Layout part I, Content Organization and Taxonomy

By learning the basics of how to modify the structure of a page, you will gain a higher-level understanding of the platform’s flexibility, and how to use that flexibility to achieve specific design and content management goals.

You will also discover the value of categorizing your content using taxonomy terms, in order to gain better control over where and how your content is placed within your website. This can be used to create useful “pathways of discovery” to offer your visitors a higher-quality experience, and to increase your visitors’ odds of finding the information they came looking for.

This class is 90 minutes in length.

Objectives:

• To be introduced to the entire parallel page-editing method that lives behind the Layout button
• to understand how to categorize content with taxonomy terms, and how to reap the benefits of doing so.

Hybrid Classes:

Please Note: Classes will be held at Robertson Hall, room 040. Robertson Hall is the home of SPIA, located on Washington Road next to the Fountain of Freedom. Room 040 is downstairs, here’s detailed building information, you’ll find the Level 0 Department Floor Plan in the table of contents.

There is room for 7 in-person attendees, on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please email the instructor (veale@princeton.edu) your attendance preference.

A Zoom link will be emailed to participants prior to class. Please note: you must be logged into Zoom with your University account in order to attend class.

Materials:

Feel free to review the class outlines ahead of time. They are available in this Google drive directory. Please note: you must be logged into Google with your University account in order to access these materials.

We will be working on this website in class.

Requirements:

The class is hands-on in nature, so if you are planning to attend via Zoom, you should have enough display area for your web browser (for conducting class exercises) as well as your Zoom screen.

If you do not have access to a large enough monitor, please attend the class in-person.

If you are attending class over Zoom, it is requested that you leave your camera on if bandwidth allows.

Questions:

For more information or to request accommodations, email veale@princeton.edu.