Customise the default theme

Themes control the design of your site, including the colour scheme, font, and layout. Your site’s default theme is called ‘UOB Blog Theme’.

A screenshot of the UOB Blog Theme in the WordPress editor.
UOB Blog Theme preview

How to customise the default theme

Sign in to your site and in the left-side navigation menu go to Appearance > Customise. This takes you to the customisation menu where you’re given several options to customise.

Site identity

Edit the site title and tagline.

Static front page

Choose whether your homepage displays a listing of your latest blog posts, or specify a static page.

Header image

An optional header image acts as a banner across the top of your site and appears on every page. You can add a new image or replace an existing image.

Choose a high-resolution, landscape-oriented image that’s relevant to your site.

The image size must to be 1400 px wide, and the height can be between 300 px and 400 px.

Colour scheme

Change the colours of your site.

Menus

The navigation menu displays all your pages by default. You can override this with a custom menu.

More about WordPress menus from CampusPress.

Widgets

Widgets are small pieces of content that you can configure. They’re placed in the right-hand sidebar or site footer.

More about WordPress widgets.


Using different themes

You can ask for a different theme if your site has special requirements that meet the set criteria.

Additional logos

You can add additional logo images (for funders or partners) by adding a widget to your sidebar or footer.