by Sylvia Bass | May 13, 2025 | Tips & Tricks
Are you planning to move your WordPress website over to UCI Sites’ managed hosting? If so, we’ve got great news. A new and comprehensive support page is now available. It will help you through the steps of your website’s migration.
Migrating WordPress sites can be a bit overwhelming. This is especially true if you haven’t done it before. It can also be challenging if you are used to having full control over plugins or themes. That’s why we’ve created a brand new support guide. It is easy to follow. The guide walks you through the entire process of moving your single WordPress site to UCI Sites. Our guide answers your most important questions. It ensures you know what to expect. This way, there are no surprises along the way.
Who Will Benefit From This Guide?
Any UCI faculty, staff, or graduate student who manages a WordPress website can benefit from our hosting. It is secure and centrally managed.
Key Topics in the Guide:
- What themes and plugins are available (and what you’ll need to change)
- Special considerations if your site uses page builder tools
- How to prepare your site and users for migration
- Step-by-step instructions to export and import your content
- Tips for checking your new site and launching to your audience
Ready to Get Started?
Visit our new WordPress Migration Support Page to read the guide and access all the resources you’ll need. If you have questions, please reach out to the UCI Sites support team. Don’t hesitate to ask for extra help.
Let’s make your move to UCI Sites smooth, easy, and successful!
by Sylvia Bass | Jan 17, 2025 | Announcements
We are conducting our annual inventory to identify inactive websites on UCI Sites. This process helps us maintain an efficient and up-to-date platform for our community.
What You Need to Know
- Inactive websites are those that have not been updated in more than 2 years.
- Per our Terms of Use, sites inactive for over 2 years may be archived.
Contacting Site Owners of Inactive Sites
If a site has not been updated in the past 2 years, we will be contacting the site owners to see if they still want to keep the website active. If you regularly update your website, no other action is needed. Your site will be considered “active”.
We will be archiving any remaining inactive sites on or after March 15, 2025. Don’t worry, archived sites can be reactivated at any time upon request.
How to Keep Your Site Active
- Log in to your site regularly and update your content. This can be either by editing existing content and publishing the changes, or creating new content.
Questions
Why do you archive sites?
We want to make sure that the sites we host are still needed. Sites are easy to create, so sometimes people create sites and either never use them or haven’t used them in years. People also leave UCI either because they graduate, find a new job, or retire. We have been running this service since 2009. Over that time, many of the original sites have been abandoned. By archiving the inactive sites, we can help make sure the information on the websites stays up to date and relevant. We are thrilled if you want to keep using the service. We will happily keep any site active by request or simply update the content on a regular basis, and it will always stay active.
What if I’m no longer at UCI?
Your access to editing the site is provided by your UCInetID. While you are a current student or an active employee, you should have access to your site. However, after that time, you will no longer be able to log in to make changes. We can export your site’s content upon request. Learn more about UCInetID Deactivation Policies.
Help! I missed the email and my site has been archived.
No need to worry. We can easily unarchive your site and return it to its previous state. Contact us! We’re here to help.
We’re here to help! If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
March Update
We have completed our Annual Inventory of UCI Sites.
- In mid-January, we sent an email out to 892 website owners letting them know that their sites had not been updated in 2 or more years.
- We sent out reminders on March 4th to owners who had not yet updated their websites.
- On March 18, 2025, we archived 475 sites that were still inactive.
If your site was archived, but you want it re-activated, please contact us. We’d be more than happy to restore it to an active status.
by Sylvia Bass | Dec 20, 2024 | Announcements
We will be closed for Winter Break from December 24, 2024 to January 1, 2025. During this time, our Web Services staff will be unavailable to provide support.
If you need technical assistance with your website during the closure, please contact CampusPress directly using one of the following methods:
- Email: contact@campuspress.com
- Use the “Need Help” widget in your WordPress dashboard
We appreciate your understanding and look forward to assisting you when we return in the new year.
Happy holidays from the OIT team!
by Sylvia Bass | Nov 19, 2024 | Announcements
Join the Office of Equality Opportunity and Diversity (OEOD) UCI and Siteimprove on Thursday, December 5, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM to learn more about web accessibility. Siteimprove will be hosting an informative session at UCI focusing on the latest trends in website accessibility. This session will address campuswide accessibility issues identified through manual and automated testing by Siteimprove.
Why Web Accessibility is Important
Web accessibility is crucial, especially in higher education, because it ensures that all students, faculty, and staff, regardless of their abilities, have equal access to digital resources and information. In an academic setting, where learning and engagement heavily rely on digital platforms, accessible websites enable individuals with disabilities to participate fully in educational opportunities, access course materials, and engage with the campus community. By prioritizing web accessibility, institutions not only comply with legal standards but also foster an inclusive environment that values diversity and innovation. This commitment to accessibility empowers all members of the academic community to achieve their full potential and contributes to a more equitable society.
Agenda Highlights
- Resize Text (Level AA): Ensuring that pages are readable and functional when text is enlarged up to 200%. We will discuss both 200% browser zoom and text resize.
- Reflow (Level AA): Page content should reflow within a viewport of 256 by 320 CSS pixels when users zoom in up to 400%.
- Non-text Contrast (Level AA): User interface controls and essential graphic elements must have a color contrast ratio of 3:1. We will focus on non-text content such as link underline colors and focus indicators.
- Info and Relationships (Level A): Structure, information, and relationships should be programmatically determined or available as text, with a focus on headings.
- Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A): Links should indicate when they open in a new window or tab. We will discuss handling links that open new windows without warning.
- Non-text Content (Level A): All images, CAPTCHA elements, and other non-text content must have accurate text-based alternatives. We will address issues like incorrect conveyance of characters such as arrows for screen-reader users.
- Screen Reader Demonstration: A thorough demonstration using JAWS and/or NVDA on desktop will be provided.
by Sylvia Bass | Oct 24, 2024 | Announcements
In our ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance, we are implementing a new procedure for the creation of UCI Sites websites. Moving forward, individuals will need to request the creation of new websites rather than being able to create them independently. This change is driven by the findings of a recent website audit conducted by the Internal Audit Services department at UC Irvine.
Why the Change?
Our website audit revealed a few areas for improvement in our current system, including how websites are created.
Consistent Quality and Standards: By having a formal request process, we can help ensure that the websites we host adhere to UCI’s quality standards, providing a consistent and secure experience for users. We can ensure that individuals creating websites on our platform read and agree to our Terms of Use and UCI’s Web Policy.
How the New Process Works
- Request Submission: To create a new UCI Sites website, individuals must submit a request detailing the purpose and requirements of the site. This can be done through our website request form. Log in is required to access the form.
- Review and Approval: Submitted requests will be reviewed by our Web Services team.
- Site Creation and Support: Once approved, our team will assist with the initial creation of the website.
Benefits of the New System
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring all websites comply with university policies helps us maintain our commitment to legal and regulatory standards.
- Improved Quality Control: Centralized oversight of website creation guarantees a consistent, high-quality experience for all users.
Conclusion
We believe that these changes will significantly enhance the web policy compliance and quality of UCI’s web presence. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we implement this new process. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact our Web Services team.
Thank you for your continued support in making UCI a safer and more compliant digital environment.
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