• The default font in the Schoolwires for the Wake County Public School System is coded in the CSS stylesheet. Schools should not override the stylesheet.
  • Use <p> for paragraphs
  • Use <h1> - <H6> for headers
  • Comic Sans or any other font similar should not be used to keep a consistent look. Please allow the template to control the fonts being used.
• If you copy and paste text, the preferred method is to use the Plain Text icon in the content editor. This method will retain the default font and size.
• Underlines should not be used; they are reserved for active links.
• Use graphics such as clip art sparingly. 
• Any questions about formatting or editing should first be directed to the Website Directors at your school, who are responsible for maintaining your website.

Your school name will display next to your logo. A logo is a symbol or design that identifies your school. A logo isn’t your school banner that includes your school name. 

• 100 pixels height with respective width (close to square as possible)
• Vector Image

Alerts and Notification Banners

• Region A on your homepage is for Notifications from the school
• No images
• No URL, link to text instead
• Region B is for Alerts from WCPSS and will be pushed by Communications.
• Regions A and B are intended for very simple text for highly important announcements and alerts only. This should be a temporary postings ONLY.
• These regions are designed to work with an Announcements app.
• To use one of the banners you just need to have an “active” announcement.
• So you can create multiple announcements and save them within the app and just make one active when you want to use it
• Announcements apps can be shared from the district site and pushed out to all subsites, if desired. Someone from our support team can walk you through how to share an app if you aren’t sure.

• Please limit the number of colors you use on your Site Settings. These colors need to match/coordinate with the logo being used for your school's site.
• Do not change text colors in the individual pages. These are determined by the stylesheet and should be changed using the template options.
• Please ensure that the colors you have chosen allow your viewers to be able to read the text, (e.g., white text on a yellow background can't be read.

• Home Page Image Rotator
  • Large Homepage image rotator is 1500 x 915 pixels
    • Up to 5 images in the rotator
  • Small Homepage image rotator is 1123 X 618 pixels
    • Up to 5 images in the rotator 
  • Headline Accent Images (Regions C, F & H): 587 x 486 
    • Refer to the School Template Documentation
• Please only use HIGH-QUALITY Images 
  • minimum resolution is:
• Photo Editing Software
  • Schoolwires
  • Photoshop
  • Photoscape
  • Pixlr.com - Free
  • Canva.com - Free
  • Fotor.com – Free
  • Picmonkey.com – Free
  • Photoshop Elements (Windows and Mac)
  • Paint Shop Pro (Windows only)
  • Pixelmator (Mac only)
  • Affinity Photo (Mac Only)

Location:

• TEAMS or Parent Portal

There are three overarching questions to be asked before uploading a photo of student:

In order to maintain a consistent look and field for our community, PISD has created some required page layout formats for certain pages.

• Teacher Page (Section)
• Department Page
• Campus / Department Directory