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Web Communication Open Lab

Adding Search Engine XML Sitemaps |Open Lab May 3rd, 2019

Topic: Setting up XML Sitemaps for WordPress sites.
Location: ITB 2071 & Online at
https://wsu.zoom.us/j/459592374
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am

We recently added Google XML Sitemaps to our WSUWP Plaftorm to enable site administrators to create and manage XML sitemaps. For this weeks open lab we will demo how to activate the plugin and configure it for your site!

As always, if you have any general website support questions or feedback open lab is a great place to bring them!

Gutenberg Editor |Open Lab April 26th, 2019

Topic: Adam Turner will demo his work on integrating the new Gutenberg editor.
Location Change: ITB 2071
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am

For this weeks open lab Adam Turner will give a brief overview and demonstration of the pioneering work he’s doing integrating the new Gutenberg editor and WSU’s theme.

As always, if you have any general website support questions or feedback open lab is a great place to bring them!

Open Lab for April 12th, 2019

Topic: Brainstorming session on SEO for the WSUWP Platform and WSU websites.
Location Change: ITB 2071
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am

For open lab this Friday we’d like to spend some time discussing search engine optimization needs for WSU websites. Specifically we’d like to hear from you what tools, features, and training you think would be beneficial to improving SEO on your site(s).

If you have any questions about SEO or general website support Open Lab is a great place to bring them!

Web Communication Team Update

To ensure continuity on all the great web work already underway, Danial Bleile will serve as the interim technical lead for the WSU web communication team. In addition to his current responsibilities as the senior WordPress developer, he also will manage the priorities of the web communication unit as well as oversee the newly formed web governance team.

Jason Bittle will serve as the lead designer for the new web design system. Eric Limburg and Danial Bleile will partner closely with Jason to continue the positive momentum that already has been done on this important effort.

Thank you to Danial, Jason and Eric for taking on these additional responsibilities. I will reach out again as we get closer to determining a permanent solution for the web communication team lead. As always, weekly open lab sessions will continue to be scheduled every Friday morning at 9:30am. Please contact our Jira Service Desk if you have any questions or issues.

Thanks,
Holly

April 2019 Qualtrics open lab

Open lab this week will be all about Qualtrics. Please bring any questions and Qualtrics projects you would like help with.

Join us on the Pullman Campus in ITB 2071 or online Friday, April 5, 2019 at 9:30 am.

Join open lab Zoom meeting

Meeting ID: 570 560 289

Phone Call (long distance)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 929 436 2866 US (New York)

Open Lab Location Update & Adams Spine Template Available

Open Lab

Topic: Quick intro to Adams Spine Template.
Location Change: ITB 2071
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am

Adams Spine Template

The Adams spine template is now available for any website on WSUWP (WordPress Platform). The new template can be previewed or applied from the customizer.

Details about the new template, are located in our Confluence Knowledge Base.

This is a 1.0 release, and we would like to get feedback on any suggestions you might have to make the template better. Please submit feedback to our Jira Service Desk.

2 Meetings and an Open Lab

Open lab tomorrow

Topic: Formtool and how to embed into your WordPress sites
Location Change: ITB 2071
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am

Web Developer Meeting

Please join us if you are a Web Developer at WSU.

Topic: Okta and your web applications
Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Location: 2071 & Online

Web Coordinator and Designer Meeting

Please join us if you are a Web Coordinator or Designer at WSU.

Topic: Web Accessibility and Web Governance Team
Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Location: 2071 & Online

Feb. Qualtrics open lab part II

As a follow up to the 2019 WSU Qualtrics Summit, we are having a second Qualtrics open lab this month. Please bring some questions and Qualtrics projects you would like help with.

Join us on the Pullman Campus in ITB 2025 or online Friday, February 22, 2019 at 9:30 am.

Join open lab Zoom meeting

Meeting ID: 790 705 837

Phone Call
+16699006833,,790705837# US (San Jose)
+19294362866,,790705837# US

Jan. 18 – web open lab: Qualtrics

We will be covering the following Qualtrics topics:

  • Survey Flow
  • Block Logic

Please bring any Qualtrics questions or projects you are working on.

Come join us at 9:30 a.m. on Friday in ITB 2025.

or

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/689755589

You can also dial in using your phone. 
United States: +1 (646) 749-3112

Access Code: 689-755-589

Jan. 11 – web open lab: Working with images in WordPress

We will be covering the following topics:

  • Uploading images to the Media Library.
  • Adding images to posts & pages.
  • Editing Images using the built in image editor (cropping, scaling, etc..).
  • Quick overview of how WordPress uploads, stores, and renders images on the backend.

Please bring any general web questions you might have as well.