Web Services - Web Editor Certification Test
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Your name:
Your Providence College email address:
Which providence.edu website(s) would you like access to edit? Please provide the urls.
I am a...
Staff Member
Faculty Member
Graduate Assistant
Undergraduate Student
Other
Other, please explain
Prospective Web Editor Training Checklist
I have...
Studied each of the individual web pages on the WordPress Training Resources Site.
Watched all of the videos on the WordPress Training Resources Site in their entirety.
Received permission from my department head to edit the appropriate website(s) and have asked them to send an email to ddemmons@providence.edu to confirm same.
Training/Reference Link-
Feel free to open the
link to the training site
for reference as you take this test.
Questions 1-5 of 24
1. While it is ok to use any web browser while viewing web pages, to actually
edit
Web Pages you want to only use the following web browser(s).
Check all that apply.
Apple Safari
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
2. True or False- It is fine to upload Microsoft documents (word, excel, PowerPoint etc) to the external websites.
True
False
3. To log into WordPress, what url do you use to get to the login page?
3. True or False- Videos should be uploaded directly to WordPress.
True
False
4. Forms- The following form systems are officially supported and ok to use with College data collection.
Check all that apply.
NextGen Dynamic Forms
Microsoft Forms
Qualtrics
Google Forms
FormAssembly
5. True or False - It is fine to upload PDF documents to the external websites.
True
False
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Questions 6-10 of 24
6. Please describe the process of logging IN to WordPress.
7. Please describe the process of logging OUT of WordPress.
8. What are the purpose of "Alt Tags"?
9. True or False - Commenting is turned on for all pages on providence.edu sites.
True
False
10. Where are images and .pdf files stored in WordPress?
Files Folder
Media Library
Images and Documents LIbrary
Graphics and Documents Storage
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Questions 11-15 of 24
11. Please describe the importance of filling out the Search Engine Optimization fields.
12. True or False - within the top navigation bar, the links under the big "W" are helpful resources for learning more specific information about editing Providence College WordPress sites.
True
False
13. When creating the url/permalink/slug (the address) for your page, it is ok to use the following characters:
Check all that apply
The ampersand "&"
a-z
The dash "-"
The colon ":"
0-9
The semi-colon ";"
14. What is the advantage to uploading PDFs over Microsoft Office documents?
Check all that apply
PDFs are a smaller file size making them download quicker
Because PDFs are cool, man!
Because not everyone- especially prospective students- has a subscription to Microsoft and can't read Microsoft documents
Because PDFs are generally more accessible than Microsoft documents
15. Why is it important to optimize your images before uploading them to WordPress?
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Questions 16-19 of 24
16. Please select the item(s) that
should not
be in your sites main navigation.
Check all that apply.
A link to your website home page
A link to another Providence College website
A link to your contact information page
A link to Google
A link to the state of Rhode Island government website
17. True or False - It is ok to change the url/permalink/slug of a page after it has been published.
True
False
18. True or False - YouTube videos should not be used on providence.edu sites.
True
False
19. What item in the left WordPress sidebar do you use to find and edit your site menus?
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Questions 20-24 of 24
20. Please describe the difference between pages and posts.
When would you use one over the other?
21. Where/what url can you learn more about PC Custom blocks?
22. Please describe how you would edit the name of someone who is in your site as a "Contact".
23. Which of the following web addresses (urls/permalinks/slugs) are formatted properly and are good to use?
Check all that apply
https://test.providence.edu/my-information&documents
https://test.providence.edu/this-is-my-information
https://test.providence.edu/my-information
https://test.providence.edu/gofriars!
24. What do you do if you are stuck and can't figure something out while editing in WordPress?
Check all that apply
Search for an answer to my problem on Google
Put in a ticket for support using TeamDynamix- the IT Help System
Scream, shout, raise my hands up in anger and yell "why me?!?"
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