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Web content management involves all aspects of the creation, publishing, sharing and storage of information that eventually appears in a º£½ÇÉçÇø website.

A Web CMS is software that stores and organizes content and information about how it can be used and presented. A Web CMS integrates and centralizes tools and mechanisms for accessing, editing and publishing information to the Web.

Web CMS applications are based upon databases that offer flexibility in the ways that content can be accessed and published. Generally, users of the system create, access, and publish content from a centralized Web-based interface that provides all of the tools necessary to manage the information and structure associated with a Web site.

The Web CMS will make it much easier for non-experts to develop and maintain Web sites that meet campus guidelines for branding and accessibility, and will streamline the publication workflow for experts and non-experts alike.

Responsibility for Web site maintenance falls to many people in different locations and with varying skills. The Web CMS will greatly reduce the number of technical staff and other resources required to maintain a site, and will empower staff who already author and manage content to do so directly without extensive specialized technical training.

A Web CMS separates the Web creation and update processes from the design and technology needed to maintain a site. By making content management less dependent upon technical coding skills and local IT resources, the publication process is streamlined and the maintenance workload greatly reduced.

Additional benefits include:
• Speed and ease of content updates
• Content stays timely
• Permission-based publishing (improved security)
• Compliance with federal laws concerning access to information for people with disabilities
• Automatic link maintenance
• Design and branding consistency
• Version control
• Workflow

No. The º£½ÇÉçÇø student activities office manages websites for official º£½ÇÉçÇø student organizations. Please contact theÌýstudent activities officeÌýfor more information.

The process will begin in mid-May and continue through October. UCM will workÌýwith Web Authors to schedule aÌýpreferredÌýtwo-weekÌýperiod. We have proactively been reaching out to teamsÌýthat get heavy web traffic to begin the process.ÌýÌý

The migration will take part in three phases: Pilot Partners, Early Adopters, and Main Migration. Ìý

• Pilot Partners have all been scheduled and are helping to create a well-defined process to allow a seamless transition for all.ÌýÌý
• EarlyÌýAdopters have also been scheduled and are asked to still complete the migration process in two weeks but will need to pause content updates for a longerÌýperiod.ÌýÌý
• Main Migration will begin June 28Ìýand willÌýcontinueÌýonÌýaÌýrolling basis through the end of October.ÌýÌý

Yes. All web authorsÌýare responsible for moving content from T4 to WordPress. UCM will provide support to help make the process as seamless as possible.

It depends on how much content is on your site, however we are still asking allÌýWebÌýAuthors to complete their content migration in two weeks. If you need additionalÌýsupport for the migration,ÌýpleaseÌýwork directly with ±«°ä²Ñ’s WebÌýTeamÌýto explore possibilities for support.Ìý

Yes, all content will need to be manually moved over. Given that this is a manual task, we suggest rethinking if the current structure is the right one and if there is any content that is no longer needed.ÌýÌý

Copy andÌýpastingÌýfrom T4 will bring over text, links, and styled text, much as copy andÌýpastingÌýinÌýMSÌýWord would. Images, videos, and other stylizing decisions will need to beÌýuploaded toÌýWordPress during your migration cycle.

Not currently. We will be scheduling website migration meetings with each site. During that meeting we willÌýprovideÌýyourÌýURL and teachÌýyou how to use WordPress.Ìý

We will be scheduling website migration meetings with each site, during whichÌýyou willÌýreceive the URL and training on WordPress usage.ÌýWebÌýAuthors willÌýthenÌýmaintainÌýthe ability to continually add edits to their web as needed.ÌýIdentifiedÌýWebÌýAuthorsÌýownÌýthe content hosted on their site.

The simple answer is yes,ÌýbutÌýpleaseÌýkeepÌýin mind thatÌýEarlyÌýAdopters will not see their launch until July 1.

Yes, all sites under theÌýmsudenver.eduÌýdomain will be running out of the same WordPress instance.

UCM will leverageÌýbest practices and updateÌýsomeÌýaddresses. URLs perform better in organic rankings when search engines can read themÌýlike a human doesÌý–Ìýe.g., full words, hyphensÌýbetween words, and no unnecessary conjunctions. Given this, we do expect some URLs to be updated;Ìýhowever,Ìýwe will create necessary redirects to ensure there is noÌýinterruptionÌýfrom marketing materials or bookmarked links with access to those pages.ÌýÌý

All pages will be mobileÌýresponsive. If a navigation, drop down or menu bar is available on the web, it will be available on mobile.Ìý

The exact frequency has yet to beÌýdetermined;Ìýhowever,ÌýWordPress does allow for more frequent content publishing.Ìý

Yes, templates are set up toÌýrenderÌýembed codes produced by external platforms.

Yes, there will be a place to host your media files (PDFs,Ìýimages, videos). It will be remarkablyÌýsimilar toÌýthe T4 library.Ìý

SearchÌýisÌýmarkedlyÌýbetter in WordPress. When entering content, you can select phrases/words, to add.Ìý°Õ³ó±ðÌýA-Z library will haveÌýadditionalÌýfunctionality to type and search versus by first or last name.Ìý

Currently, theÌýA-ZÌýlibraryÌýis hosted on an external platform and is pulling information from another internal database.ÌýFocus isÌýcurrentlyÌýon the websiteÌýmigrationÌýand we are not expecting major changes to this library.Ìý

Information that is gated for staff and faculty can be hosted on SharePoint,ÌýwhichÌýcurrently leverages SSO andÌýprovidesÌýmore control over user access.ÌýÌýHowever, should there be a need for password protected page, WordPress has built in functionality toÌýaccommodate.Ìý

Yes.ÌýDepending on where it is housed, we can move the entire site at once and will work with you toÌýdetermineÌýpriority of sites, should you oversee more than one.Ìý

Web administrators will be prepared to handle these requests.Ìý

Yes.ÌýWe understand that this issue causesÌýclutter in the CMS. WordPress will allow us to keep information that we may need in the future or fullyÌýdeleteÌýinformation that we no longer need – keeping the CMS focused on only current content.Ìý

Anchor links are a built-in functionality of landing pages.ÌýSubsequentÌýdetail pages should be focused enough to not need this functionality.Ìý

WordPress has an impressive number of plugins; a list of available ones has already been vetted and approved.Ìý

Yes,ÌýSiteImproveÌýwill continue to be able to be used with the new CMS.Ìý

We have created templates that should allow customizationÌý(whileÌýmaintainingÌýsite consistency)Ìýwithout needing to do any further custom coding. Should you find something is not functioning as intended, we canÌýleverageÌýour partners to help rectify.Ìý

We are still evaluating services that allow us toÌýprovideÌýtranslated pages more easily. This is a long-term goal that we hope toÌýcontinue progress toward.Ìý

To meet accessibility standards, pictures should never automatically advance. Given that a goal is to be fully accessible, these pictures will have theÌýoptionÌýto manually to advance the photo.

Yes,Ìýthere will be a place to enter informationÌýfor elements thatÌýareÌýrequiredÌýfor accessibility standards –Ìýe.g.,Ìýcaptions, headlines,ÌýandÌýdescriptions.

The website is not set to host transcripts;Ìýhowever,Ìýif you are using a platform currently to host,Ìýit can still be linked directly to that platform or embedded into the CMS.

º£½ÇÉçÇø will continue to engage with our partners, Clique Studios, following the launch of the new site to have a wide range of support services.Ìý

UCM providesÌýa variety of photos through the photo shelter platform. Photos can be accessedÌýatÌý.

Since the sites are independent of each other, integration is not necessary toÌýoperateÌýas intended.

We willÌýprovideÌýguidelines onÌýoptimalÌýphoto and videoÌýspecsÌýthat will work on the new site.Ìý

We are working to bestÌýdetermineÌýwhen the need for T4 no longer exists.Ìý

Yes, working with otherÌýWebÌýAuthors is encouraged.Ìý

Non-branded º£½ÇÉçÇø templates will be available near the end of the summer for specific use cases.ÌýÌý