Logging in and Creating a New Portfolio

To create a portfolio, you will want to first login.

To Login:

1. Go to portfolio.uark.edu
2. In the top left, click login.
3. Click “use my UARK ID.” If you are already logged in to another campus system, you will be logged in automatically. You may be asked to login with MFA (multi-factor authentication).

You are now logged in. You will know that you are logged in because your username will appear in the top right.

To create a new site:

1. Click “my sites” in the top left.
2. At the top of the page, click “Add New” next to My Sites.
3. This will bring you to the site creation page. If you already have sites, they will appear here. This is useful as you consider how to name your site.
4. You will want to create your Site Title. This is what the site will be called and will appear at the top of your site. We recommend your name and Portfolio – adding the course may be useful as well. For example “Sarah Smith’s Portfolio” or Sarah Smith’s English 1003 Portfolio.”
5. Next you will create the link or URL for your site. This is how people will be able to visit your site. The default “slug” is portfolio.uark.edu/  you will then add your unique URL. We recommend using the course ID and your UARK username with a hyphen between them. Example: portfolio.uark.edu/ENGL1003-ssmith02
6. Check the box that you are not a robot and click “Continue.”
7. On this page you will select the theme for your portfolio. We recommend selecting the default template unless your instructor created a custom template for the site. If they selected a custom template, choose the one they created. If they did not, select the default template.
8. Then click “Create a Site.”
9. Your site will be created and you will be taken to the dashboard.

To view the homepage, click the Site Title you created, example: Sarah Smith’s Portfolio. You can then begin editing your site!

Watch this Quick Video overview!

Getting Started – Editing Your Portfolio

As you think about adding content to your site, we recommend you create an outline of the site first. This will help you figure out what menu items you need and what information should go under each item. Check with your instructor for any course specific instructions.

Once you create your portfolio, you can begin by editing the homepage. You do this by adding and editing “blocks.” Blocks are the type of content you can add. You are able to add many different types of content such as text, images, documents, videos, and more!

To begin editing your site

1. Click your site title in the top menu (ex. Sarah Smith’s Portfolio).
2. Along the top, click “edit.”

Watch this video on getting started with editing your homepage!

Your homepage is a “page.” You can add additional pages to your site.

• Adding pages
• Pages Overview
• Editing an existing page

Here are some useful tutorials on editing pages. Note that we are using the “block editor”:

• Block Editor Overview
• Types of Blocks
• Adding text (paragraph block)
• Adding images
• Adding documents
• Adding videos

After you create your pages, you will want to create your main menu so that visitors to your site can view the new pages. Your menu helps visitors navigate the site. It is essential to have a well-organized menu. Think of your menu as a table of contents for your site. All the main sections and pages of your site should be listed there, and it should not include any links that take visitors off your site.

• Creating a Menu
• Hiding a Page from the Menu – in some cases you may not want a page to appear. We recommend in most cases “hiding” the page instead of deleting it if you may want to add it again later. If you do not want it at all, you can delete a page or post.

If you are creating a reflection blog, here is information on creating “posts” as opposed to “pages” though both can be used for a portfolio.

• Creating Posts
• Creating Categories – categories are useful if you want to group your posts by topic.

You may want to change the overall font or formatting of your site. You are limited in what you can change on individual pages but you are able to use the “Customizer” to make global changes to your site. This helps with accessibility of your site as well as consistency of design!

If your instructor created a custom theme they want you to use, check with them before changing the theme in the customizer.

• Using the customizer to change the formatting

Sharing Your Portfolio

Once you create your portfolio, you may want to share it with your instructor, peers, or potential employers. There are many ways to adjust your “site visibility.” By default, only those who are added as users to your site can view it.

While you can make your site publicly available to everyone, we recommend either setting a password on your site or adding your instructor as a user to your site. Be sure to ask your instructor their preferred method before sharing.

To set up a password:

1. In your main left menu click “Settings.”
2. Click “Reading.”
3. Choose the password button and enter a password.

Sharing your site:

To share your site, you will need to provide the link to your site and the password you set. The easiest way to get the link to your site is to

1. click the name of your site in the top left. Ex. Sarah Smith’s Portfolio.
2. Copy the link/URL
3. In an email or, if your instructor created an assignment area in Blackboard, paste the name of your site, ex. portfolio.uark.edu/ENGL1003-ssmith02 and the password you created.

When the instructor or guest visits the link, they will be prompted to enter the password.

Watch this quick video overview!

Adding Users to Your Site

You may choose to add users to your site if you are working on a collaborative project or if your instructor wants to be a member of your portfolio site. As a site administrator, you can add users to your site if they are already a user on another WordPress site. To learn how to add users, please visit Adding New Users.

There are four roles that you can assign to users: Administrator, Editor, Author, and Contributor. Here is a description of these roles.

Adding Users

If you’re an Administrator and you’d like to make someone a Subscriber, Contributor, Author, or Editor on your site,

1. Click “Users.”
2. Click “New.”
3. Fill in the required info and select the role you wish to give them using the dropdown. For most users who need to view your site, including instructors, we recommend adding them as a Subscriber.

Your new user can login with their UARK username and password. If your user is still unable to login, make sure to have them visit portfolio.uark.edu and login to create their user profile in the network.

Changing User Roles

As an Administrator of a site, you can change other users’ roles.

1. Click “Users”
2. Click “All Users” in your WordPress admin.
3. Check the box(es) next to user avatar(s).
4. In the Change Role dropdown menu, select the new user role(s) you want to assign.
5. Click “Change.”

Importing or Exporting your Portfolio

While you may be asked to create portfolios for a class, you have the ability to create as many portfolios as you want. This means you can create a personal portfolio that you can share with potential employers that highlights the amazing work you have done at the U of A! Once you graduate you may want to take this portfolio(s) with you! You have the ability to export your portfolio and import it into wordpress.com or other portfolio sites when you leave. You won’t lose all of the work that you did!

• Exporting and Importing Your Portfolio

Getting Help

CampusPress and WordPress have extensive libraries of tutorials and posts available! Note: we use the block editor, not the classic editor.

• CampusPress Articles
• WordPress Articles

If you have questions or have technical issues with creating your portfolio, you can call the Help Desk at 479-575-2905 or submit a ticket at help.uark.edu.

Help Desk hours are Monday – Friday 7 a.m. to midnight and Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m. to midnight.