Website Services
The foundation of our services rely on having depth of experience and knowledge with the UW web and WordPress ecosystem. We help your UW group access and utilize the resources available to maximize the benefit for your website project.
WordPress Installation
We are experts at installing, configuring and maintaining WordPress websites, with security, SEO, UWNetID integration, and analytics all part of our standards of practice.
UW Boundless Theme
UW Marketing’s WordPress theme is used as the backbone for your website, getting your group on brand and your website into the UW communication ecosystem. This theme also ensures your site meets standards for accessibility, a legal requirement of access to individuals with disabilities.
Child Theme
Using the UW Boundless theme as the ‘parent’ theme for your site, we then create what’s called a child theme. This gives us the ability to tailor the UW brand design to your groups unique identity while keeping the benefits inherent in the Boundless theme.
UW Widgets/Plugins
UMAC provides additional support for WordPress users with the release of UW widgets and UW Plugins that easily extend the functionality of your WordPress install.
Trumba Calendars
The UW institutional-wide Trumba calendaring system is a great way to share your organization’s events with the rest of UW and easily integrates into WP using Trumba spuds.
News Syndication (RSS)
Using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) your group can share your latest news and activities with other groups on campus keeping your organization at the forefront of exposure.
Newsletters
Email newsletters help your unit stay in touch with stakeholders, including alumni, affiliated faculty as well as current and prospective students.
Faculty Management
Using WordPress custom post types and fields, your group can give your users the ability to sort, filter and view details on the faculty and research affiliates of your organization.
WordPress Security
We recommend and have expertise in configuring the WordFence security plugin, as well as ensuring best practices for securing your server (.htaccess), will ensure your WordPress site is and stays secure.