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Introducing – The Astra 2 Theme!
Introducing Astra 2 – our new Gutenberg Enabled WordPress theme! This theme allows for a logo upload, transparent header option, and fully customizable page templates using the block editor and layouting options. Websites need to adhere to WCAG Guidelines and Standards. Please contact LSA Technology Services if you’d like more information or would like help…
Upcoming Gutenberg Release for Sites
WordPress will soon be undergoing a major update to the visual editor system for posts and pages. The “Gutenberg“update will introduce blocks as a modern way to add content to posts and pages and this will enrich the overall design and flexibility of your content. The WordPress core update to 5.0 is set to include…
ASTRA – New Network Theme and Coraline Replacement
As Administrators and Editors of sites in the WordPress network have heard the Coraline theme is being retired due to lack of updates from the original development group to the older theme code. We have been searching for a viable replacement for this theme to preserve some of the characteristics that were included in Coraline.…
Coraline Theme Retirement / Replacement
The Coraline theme is being decommissioned, retired, and replaced by new theme, Astra. If you are currently using the Coraline theme consider making the change over to similar theme, Astra, by using the customizer in your site’s dashboard. Thanks!
New WordPress Theme Addition! Introducing Astrid.
Web Services announces a new WordPress theme, Astrid, developed by aThemes. To get an idea for the look and feel of this new theme, check out the Astrid demo sites built by Web Services: Ocean Impacts and Prof. Haywood. This theme will be available to any site currently in the WordPress network and for new requests. Astrid features: Splash…
How to Add Google Analytics to Your Site
Google Analytics recently updated their permissions. Site owners who would like access to their site’s analytics will need to enable their Google Analytics account on their WordPress site. We highly recommend setting up Google Analytics—it’s quick and easy. Having access to the full spectrum of analytics allows you to make data driven decisions about your…
For Current Analytics Users: How to Add a New Analytics Account
You may already be an avid analytics admin or you may have only signed in one time a while back—either way, you’re already setup with analytics. If you have a new website, connecting it to a new analytics account is a good idea. For anyone who has signed into analytics in the past or who…
WordPress Option for CTools Project Sites
By now all of the CTools Course sites have been migrated to Canvas. ITS is currently piloting the plan to decommission CTools Project Sites and developing a timeline to migrate project sites to other platforms. You may already be aware of ITS’s plans to decommission CTools Project sites. However, if this is news to you, check out this…
WordPress Updated
Thanks to the LSAIT Infrastructure team, our WordPress multisite network has been updated to version 4.6.1 and set to PHP 5.4 to accommodate several plugins. If you notice any unexpected changes to your site please let us know at lsa.web.support@umich.edu.