7/31/26 Website Show & Tell
Meeting Summary
This session began with an update on the website transition timeline, including reminders about the August 15 migration target, January 15, 2027 legacy site shutdown, redirect cleanup, and the April 2027 Title II accessibility deadline. We also highlighted several recent CMS enhancements, including improvements to mobile hero banners and the new Accordion Snippet.
The remainder of the session featured our first Website Show & Tell, where web editors showcased creative and effective uses of Modern Campus components across departmental websites. We reviewed examples of tabs, accordions, people directories, transparent images, research pages, course listings, and other layouts, discussing what made them successful and how others can apply similar techniques. We also shared best practices for image optimization, accessibility, and writing effective alt text, previewed upcoming CMS enhancements, and concluded with an open Q&A.
Topics covered:
- Website transition timeline and migration deadlines
- Recent CMS enhancements
- Mobile hero improvements
- New Accordion Snippet
- Accordion anchor links
- Website Show & Tell featuring examples from campus websites
- Creative uses of components and snippets
- Image optimization and accessibility best practices
- Writing effective alt text and identifying decorative images
- CMS questions and answers
- Support resources and office hours
Web Support Resources Shared
- Optimizing Images
- Tabbed Content Boxes snippet documentation
- People Data Feed components
- Configuring the CMS
- Layout Snippets
- Media & Image Gallery components
Example Websites Showcased
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Visa & Immigration Services
- Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences
- ICPS Contact page
- Department of History
- Mechanical Engineering faculty profile
- CELT About page
- Mechanical Engineering Robotics page
- CEAS Commencement page
- Ecology & Evolution facilities page