The way that you set a page to be password protected has been changed effective June 9. You will notice the following changes when you are in the dashboard of a UMaine WordPress website: 1. There is a “Password Protection” column in the Pages and Posts screens on the dashboard. Password protected pages now have an icon […]
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Effective June 14, a VPN connection is now required for website editors to access the campus WordPress dashboard from outside the campus networks. As the most popular web content management system (WCMS), WordPress is a regular target for cyber threats. UMS IT has seen an uptick in attempts to login to our WordPress environment, and […]
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Beginning Tuesday June 14, 2022, you will need to use a VPN connection to sign in to the UMaine WordPress system when you are off campus. Instructions for downloading and installing VPN software from UMS IT Digital Communications and UMS IT have resolved the issue regarding the password option for pages, and we will re-implement […]
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The WordPress system for UMaine, UMaine Machias and Cooperative Extension has been updated, with minor fixes and improvements to features. Beginning in June, Digital Communications will be working with UMS IT’s Web Technologies group to add additional features that will allow for more adoption of the newer, advanced Gutenberg editor. Change coming for password-protected pages […]
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Web accessibility has always been a requirement for UMaine websites, and has been a regular feature in our monthly newsletter. Ensuring your content is accessible is part of an inclusive communication strategy. All university-provided computers have a license for Microsoft Office— is your copy of this software up to date? To find out, open one […]
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Web accessibility has always been a requirement for UMaine websites, and has been a regular feature in our monthly newsletter. Ensuring your content is accessible is part of an inclusive communication strategy. Recently the University of Maine System licensed a new accessibility tool, GrackleDocs. It is available to everyone from the “Add-ons” menu when editing […]
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Web accessibility has always been a requirement for UMaine websites, and has been a regular feature in our monthly newsletter. Ensuring your content is accessible is part of an inclusive communication strategy. This month, we feature accessibility events from the 2021 WP Campus conference. Get real: authentically reinforcing diversity, equity and inclusion through your digital marketing When your […]
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With our staffing reduced, we are working to better streamline our support requests going forward. Our “Request website services” form has been updated to include support requests in addition to website and account requests. Please use this form going forward, as it will help us gather information needed for website support. Request website services form
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As the most popular web content management system (WCMS), WordPress is a regular target for cyber threats. UMS IT has seen an uptick in attempts to login to our WordPress environment, and while these attempts are unsuccessful, the volume of these incidents has an impact on the overall performance of our website. In an effort […]
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Do you know how much traffic your website receives? Have you looked at Google Analytics for your website and don’t know where to start? Digital Communications can create interactive data reports or dashboards with your website’s data using Google Data Studio. During the workshop we will work with your website to create filterable dashboards to […]
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