Content Blocks removal project: FAQ and reminders
Frequently Asked Questions about Content Blocks removal project
We have heard from many readers of this newsletter asking clarification on the Content Blocks removal project, and in order to keep everyone on the same page a Frequently Asked Questions page has been created for our user guide.
Read answers to frequently asked questions about the Content Blocks removal project
Moratorium on new Content Blocks pages effective June 17, 2024
In order to focus on revising existing pages using the Content Blocks editor, we have removed the “Enable content blocks” option in the page editor. In most cases, site editors will want to create a new, replacement web page for an existing content blocks page. The “Disable content blocks” option has also been removed from existing Content Blocks pages to safeguard content from being accidentally unpublished/removed. Our team in Digital Communications has maintained access to the “Disable Content Blocks” option, if you believe you have pages that could be quickly “flipped” to Gutenberg pages please contact us at um.weboffice@maine.edu.
Reminder: Unpublished Content Blocks pages to be deleted by July 12, 2024
In order to focus efforts on current published content, any unpublished web page using the Content Blocks feature that has not been updated in 12 months will be deleted. This work will occur July 1–12, 2024.
Inventory of Content Blocks pages available
The helpful team with UMS IT’s Web Technologies group has generated reports to support the Content Blocks removal project. These reports detail all pages on sites that use Content Blocks, when they were last modified, and their publish status. These links will be refreshed periodically to help us all monitor progress:
We encourage all our website administrators to review the appropriate report — search the page using ctrl/cmd+F to find your website’s name, and expand the helpful list of pages using Content Blocks. Please delete any page that is no longer needed.