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UCI Sites is a free managed WordPress hosting environment. This means that you cannot install or modify themes or plugins. This makes UCI Sites a more stable and secure environment as all plugins and themes have gone through a strict code review for security, stability, and compatibility and are centrally updated. You can focus on your content and not worry about updates and security.

Before you begin, check to see if this is the right service for you.

Only faculty, staff, and graduate students can create new sites.*

Top Benefits

  1. Free. OIT covers the cost of using the service.
  2. More than 60 plugins are available to extend the functionality of your website.
  3. More than 80 themes to change the look and feel including the Divi theme and page builder.
  4. Hosted by CampusPress on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  5. Web-based editing, no desktop software needed.
  6. Unlimited pages and blog posts.
  7. Built-in version control.
  8. Backups, updates, and security are handled for you. WordPress is a very popular content management system (CMS) making it a big target. By using managed WordPress you don’t have to worry about patching, plugin conflicts, or security.
  9. A variety of themes and plugins to choose from.
  10. All themes and plugins have gone through strict code review.
  11. Generous media storage
  12. 24/7 Technical Support – technical support is available from our partners at CampusPress

Top Limitations

  1. Limited to installed WordPress plugins and themes. You cannot install or modify themes or plugins. However, we have a wide variety of themes and plugins that should meet most of your needs.
  2. Limited to editing via WordPress tools. (No scripting or programming.)
  3. Maximum upload file size: 50 MB. All files must be 50 MB or smaller. 
  4. All website contributors need a UCInetID to log in.
  5. You must be an active student or employee to be able to log in. When you are no longer an active student or employee, you will no longer be able to log in to edit content.
  6. * Only Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students can create a site. Undergraduates can be added as members, however. (We recommend Google Sites for undergraduate use.)
  7. Sites that have not been updated in more than 2 years may be archived.

A more detailed list of benefits and options can be found on Is UCI Sites right for you?

Yes, I want to create a site.
No. I need more advanced options.