Current Site Editor Support

Site editors are an essential part of maintaining the UW website. The most successful site editors are those who maximize the available resources we have created for you including an extensive tutorial library. This page is designed to help assist you with some of the most common requests received by site editors. As always, if you need immediate assistance, please visit our support page. 

Tutorial Library

Add/Remove Site Editor

For requests to add or remove CMS site editors, please open a ticket and request to be added to Modern Campus CMS as a site editor.

Please note, you must complete CMS training in order to be added as a site editor.

CMS Training

Join an Existing Site

STEP 1: Ensure that you have completed CMS Site Editor training.
If you need to complete training, you can find more information on our Become a Site Editor section. 
STEP 2: Request Access to a Site 
The UW Account Security Office (ASO) manages all site editor requests, and you will need to open a ticket and be approved by the site’s owner to receive access.

Open a Ticket

Change/Remove A Site Owner

CMS site owners have the authority to approve new site editors to be added to their site and can make major web decisions without having to consult with other people in their unit.
To update your site owners, please submit a CMS Site Ownership Audit Form. 

CMS SITE OWNERSHIP FORM

Build New Pages

Site editors can use several approved templates in the CMS to create pages, access to branding resources including a robust photo database, along with best practices for building pages.

Branding and Templates

Edit Existing Pages

Site editors can update content directly in Modern Campus CMS. Explore tutorials to make your editing experience seamless and efficient.

Site Editing Tutorials

Build a New Site

Certain departments on campus may qualify to have a site inside the CMS (i.e. uwyo.edu/admissions). All site requests are reviewed by our website administrators through a questionnaire and are not always guaranteed. New faculty class and lab pages are not permitted inside the CMS.
Begin by reviewing our site request criteria and you will be provided next steps for your request.

Site Request Criteria

Replacing Page Contents

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If you have the need to replace the contents of the page or change your page template entirely, you will need to use the Scheduled Expiration. This is critical to ensure your dependency tag and Page URL (Page Name) remain the same. Site editors should avoid deleting and rebuilding pages whenever possible to prevent broken links.
Please check out our tutorial for replacing page contents.

Tutorial

Renaming A Page/Folder

Standard site editors are not permitted to change the name of a page or folder without approval and assistance from a web administrator. Changing a page or folder name also changes the URL, which will likely cause a broken link on your website and can prevent your page from being shown in Google search results. Therefore, we recommend using extreme caution with page/folder name changes.
Please use the Request Help Gadget to open a help request ticket inside the CMS on the page/folder you wish to rename. Not all renaming requests are guaranteed to be fulfilled.

Moving a Page/Folder

Similar to renaming, moving a page or folder will also change the URL and cause a broken link. We also recommend using extreme caution when considering moving a page.
If you wish to move a folder, you must contact us via the Request Help Gadget to open a help request ticket inside the CMS and we will evaluate if your request can be fulfilled. Redirects on moved pages are not guaranteed.

Reorganize a Site

Site moves and reorganizations are significant processes and involve extensive work from both the site editor and CMS administrators. Therefore, these requests are placed into an evaluation queue and will be assessed to start in the next available quarter.

If you wish to undertake a full site organization where multiple pages, files and folders will be organized, you must set up an appointment with one of our website administrators to begin the process. This process involves significant work from the site editor to clean up their site folder and pages along with creating a new site map structure through our site mapping tool. Site editors should expect a minimum of 40+ hours of work to complete this process.

To make an appointment, open a ticket inside Modern Campus CMS in the site you wish to reorganize.

While we encourage the consolidation of multiple, related sites into one single site, this also process involves significant work from the site editor similar to the reorganization process. Site editors should expect a minimum of 40+ hours of work to complete this type of process.

You must make an appointment with an administrator by opening a CMS support ticket. 

Site renaming is a very uncommon practice but is sometimes necessary due to department or unit name changes. Because a site rename will cause the URL to change across your entire site folder, site renaming is highly discouraged and very few renaming requests are approved.

However, if you think you qualify for this process, you must make an appointment with a CMS administrator to discuss the amount of work involved by a site editor in order to accomplish a successful renaming with minimal disruption.