Getting started with design

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Make accessible design choices

The UCSC WordPress theme is accessible-ready, and you will also need to make accessible design choices to make sure everyone gets access to your content.

Creating accessible content

You can edit

Your site title and tagline
Your page content, copy, and visuals
Your page layout
Your navigation links
Font sizes

You can not edit

Breadcrumbs
Utility navigation
End of page footer

More details

Header templates (also labeled as “site-header”)

You must not edit the background gradient color
You must not pair a UCSC logo with another logo.
You must not change the site title font color.

You can add a logo (be sure to include an H1 elsewhere on the homepage)
You can edit your site title
You can adjust the font size of your site title
You can modify the columns block

Styles

You must not change anything in the styles editor, as these changes override global defaults.

Primary navigation

You must not change colors, case types, or add additional navigational levels.

Case types and editorial guidelines

Title Case
- Suggested for page titles only
Sentence case
- Suggested for all other copy, including buttons
No all caps
- Primary navigation will display as All Caps, but should be entered as a standard case.
For more, review the full UC Santa Cruz editorial style guide