Customizer Taglines (Classic)

In this lesson, you will learn how a tagline is used in WordPress and how to edit the tagline using the Theme Customizer. You will also review a standard means for managing the tagline.

Objectives

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Define how a tagline is used in WordPress.
• Use the Theme Customizer to add and edit a tagline.

Prerequisite Skills

You will be better equipped to work through this lesson if you have experience in and familiarity with:

• The WordPress Dashboard
• Installing a theme
• Basic WordPress Settings
• Optionally, using Intro to the Customizer

Readiness Questions

• Are you familiar with the WordPress Dashboard?
• Can you install a WordPress theme?
• Are you ready to customize some features of a WordPress theme?

Materials Needed

• Twenty Sixteen theme

Notes for the Presenter

• Review the screening questions with participants as needed.
• Students should have a sandbox site (a local site, a staging site, or non-critical site on a remote server) where they can make changes to during the lesson.
• The Hands-On Walkthrough section may be used as handouts, especially as a PDF file to keep it green and preserve the links used in the document.

Lesson Outline

What is the tagline?

The WordPress site tagline is a short phrase located under the site title similar to a subtitle or advertising slogan. The goal of a tagline is to convey the essence of your site to visitors.