Digital Engagement gets regular requests for standalone sites, including Wordpress. This page is for noting ways we can respond.
Information for staff
Staff can find information about requesting a new site on the staff intranet - https://intranet.wgtn.ac.nz/staff/services-resources/marketing/websites/new-websites
Example emails
📬 When Squiz seems like the better option
Kia ora [name],
I understand the importance of having a professional online presence that represents your [lab/project] and its activities.
The content you mentioned is standard within the University's web channel. Examples of [research labs] and projects on our site include:
Autobiographical Memory Lab
Supporting the Political Party Law Reform.
A dedicated section showcasing your work like this can be created for you by your Faculty's website editors - [names]. If you require a short URL pointing to your web content, my team can assist.
Keeping your web content within the University's web channel offers several important benefits, including:
your content will have a better chance of being found in search engines such as Google
findable via the University's website search tool
as a University activity, your [lab's] online content will match the University's other activities
ease of updating (my team provides full support to the Faculty's web editors)
secure and backed up
sometimes, the University's website might have tools or features that are useful for your lab's content. For example, we recently made scholarships embeddable on any web page. Soon, we plan to release a site-wide design refresh that includes te reo page names.
So, it's possible that keeping your [lab's] content on the University's website helps your [lab] and we'd be proud to feature you.
I'm looking forward to your thoughts.
Ngā mihi