Contents
Description
The Table of Contents plugin can be used to add a table of contents that is generated from the headings you’ve used within a page or post.… Read the rest “Table of Contents Plus”
Category: Format and layout
MetaSlider
Description: “Create a powerful, SEO-optimized slider, gallery, or carousel in minutes with the world’s #1 image and photo plugin!”
Creator’s website: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ml-slider/
How to use: Detailed information is available from MetaSlider’s Documentation pages.
For a quick start:
- Select the MetaSlider item from the left-hand menu in your dashboard.
MathJax-LaTeX
Description: MathJax enables enables rendering of embedded LaTeX or MathML in HTML pages.
Creator’s site: https://wordpress.org/plugins/mathjax-latex/
Available by request from the publish.illinois.edu team, this plugin has been used by math and physics-related sites to enable easier display of mathematical formulae.… Read the rest “MathJax-LaTeX”
Display Posts
Description: Display Posts allows you easily list content from all across your website.
Creator’s site: https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-posts-shortcode/
Display Posts is automatically enabled on all Publish.illinois.edu sites, so that you can use a short code in angle brackets to display and format groupings of posts.… Read the rest “Display Posts”
Widget Content Blocks
Description: This plugin creates a custom post type called “Widget Blocks” so you can create widget content just like you would create posts or pages. You can show these “Widget Blocks” by dragging a “WYSIWYG Widget” widget to one of your widget areas and selecting which widget block to display inside it.… Read the rest “Widget Content Blocks”
Widgets on Pages
Description: The easiest way to add Widgets or Sidebars to Posts and Pages using shortcodes or template tags.
Plugin creator’s site: https://datamad.co.uk/widgets-on-pages
How to use:
- Because this is an optional publish add-on which isn’t available by default, email us at consult@illinois.edu
TablePress
Creator’s description: “TablePress allows you to easily create and manage beautiful tables. You can embed the tables into posts, pages, or text widgets with a simple Shortcode. Table data can be edited in a spreadsheet-like interface, so no coding is necessary.… Read the rest “TablePress”
FancyBox for WordPress plugin
Description: “Integrates FancyBox 3 into WordPress.” (FancyBox’s own site adds “JavaScript lightbox library for presenting various types of media.”)
Plugin creator’s site: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/
Example: This gallery uses the default settings in FancyBox for WordPress to embed a collection of sample images.… Read the rest “FancyBox for WordPress plugin”
Enable Media Replace plugin
Description: “Enable replacing media files by uploading a new file in the “Edit Media” section of the WordPress Media Library.”
Plugin creator’s site: https://wordpress.org/plugins/enable-media-replace/
How to use: After enabling this plugin, you can replace a media item used in your site from within the editor window rather than needing to navigate to a different section of the administrator interface.… Read the rest “Enable Media Replace plugin”
Image Widget Plugin
Description: “A simple image widget that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to your site.”
Plugin creator’s site: http://m.tri.be/19my
How to use: https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-widget/#installation
The image below was associated with its title and description using the Image Widget plugin, and embedded on this page using the Widgets on Pages plugin.… Read the rest “Image Widget Plugin”