CMS Web Support | Marketing and Communications

Ready to launch your new site? Please be sure to submit a Site Cutover Request form instead of a support ticket!

Welcome to the Modern Campus CMS Support site for stonybrook.edu. This hub is managed and maintained by the Web Development Services team in Marketing and Communications and serves as the central resource for building, editing, and maintaining accessible, consistent, and effective university websites. Here you’ll find guides, standards, and best practices to support your work.

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Stony Brook is moving to new Modern Campus templates designed to replace outdated, inaccessible systems and meet upcoming federal requirements.

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Use this checklist to help you successfully migrate your site and prepare accessible, future-ready content.

Site Migration Checklist

Office Hours & Real-Time Updates

Get live help from the Web Services team during biweekly office hours. Bring questions, troubleshoot issues, or get guidance on building and launching your site—no appointment needed.

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Updated Internal Deadlines

The Department of Justice has extended the deadline for the new ADA Title II digital accessibility requirements by one year, to April 26, 2027. While this provides additional time, it does not change the importance of the work already underway—or the need to continue making steady progress.

To maintain momentum and provide clarity, we have established the following internal milestones:

By June 30, 2026: All sites intending to remain live on stonybrook.edu in 2027 must request a new site shell.
By August 15, 2026: All sites must be cut over and live in the new environment.
By January 15, 2027: All sites remaining in the old environment will be taken offline.
By February 15, 2027: All links must be updated to eliminate 404 errors and reduce reliance on unnecessary 301/302 redirects.
By April 15, 2027: The majority of redirects will be retired. Select high-traffic, mission-critical redirects may be evaluated and retained as needed.

We will continue sharing details on these deadlines and how to meet them as each milestone approaches.

Site Migration Steps

1. Request New Site

Fill out our new site request form and we’ll let you know when your site shell is ready.

2. Migrate

Migrate your content into the new site using the provided snippets, components and assets. Map your old URLs to your new URLs using this spreadsheet (make a copy).

3. Ready to Launch

Submit a site cutover request form. We’ll coordinate with our hosting partner to implement redirects, sunset the old site, and turn the new site on. Then, we all celebrate your new site! 🎉

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Getting Started

Everything you need to begin working in the Modern Campus CMS. This section walks through access, roles, logging in, and the foundational settings required to configure pages and site structure correctly.

Learn the Basics

Using the CMS

Learn the essentials of working in Modern Campus CMS, from navigating the interface and creating pages to editing content, managing links, and publishing updates. This section covers the core tools and workflows you’ll use day to day to build, update, and maintain your site confidently.

Level Up in Modern Campus CMS

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Images & Media

Guidance for adding, editing, and managing images and media in the CMS, with a focus on accessibility, performance, and consistent presentation across stonybrook.edu.

Explore Media Best Practices

Components

Explore the reusable components available in Modern Campus and learn how to use them to build consistent, accessible, and visually cohesive pages without custom code.

Explore Components

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Snippets

Learn how to use snippets to insert structured, reusable content while editing pages, helping maintain consistent formatting across the site.

Browse Snippets

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Assets & Forms

Understand how to manage shared assets such as files, images, and other resources to keep content organized, reusable, and easy to maintain across your site.

See Assets

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Support & Resources

Find help, documentation, and tools to support your work in the Modern Campus CMS, including troubleshooting guidance, tutorials, requests, and transition resources.

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