Honors Core courses

Unlike the featured courses page, the Honors Core courses page has a table serving as an overview and index of the semester's offerings. Otherwise they are similar: define the semester tag and create a page containing a post loop.

Before you begin

Make sure that you are signed in to edit the Honors Program website.

Step 1: Create the semester tag

1. From the website Dashboard, go to Posts → Tags

2. Create a tag for Core courses:

   • Name: Semester Year Core Courses (ex: Spring 2020 Core Courses)

   • Slug: year-semester-core (ex: 2020-spring-core)

3. Click the Edit link below the Featured Courses tag

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4. Look in the page URL for the tag_id. Save this number for the next step.

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Step 2: Create the Core Courses page

1. Navigate to the most recent Honors Core courses page. You can find it linked from the Current Honors Courses page.

2. Use the Aurora header to Copy to a new draft.

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3. Change the page title to reflect the new Semester and/or Year.

4. Edit the permalink to keep the URL in the format core-semester-year

5. Edit the Post Loop widget.

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6. Under "Additional," enter the tag_id saved at the end of Step 1.

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Step 3: Add Honors Core course posts

• If a course already has a post (use site search) and the instructor does not want to make any changes, simply add the appropriate Core tag.

• If a course already has a post and the instructor wants to make changes:

  • Fix typographical errors on the existing post and add the new tag.

  • For changes to the course or course description, copy the post to a new draft and make necessary changes, including switching to the new tag. (Remove any tags that are carried over from the original post.)

• For a new post, follow this basic template:

Step 4: Update Honors Core Courses Page

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