Sadly, we have removed the handy "Broken Link Checker" from our Wordpress installation. It was a great idea, but, it takes a lot of processor-power for it to run, and many a Wordpress guru advises against its use in large installations. We are scouting for other methods to check for broken links. Meanwhile, enjoy the lack of emails about your broken links. There are other methods that use Google tools to do this, but we want something easier in the Wordpress tools, so, will keep looking. Let us know your thoughts on this change, and whether you think this was a useful utility. … [Read more...]
Living in a Cached World
November 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The November 3 upgrade to the UMW website Wordpress server is being made to improve the speed and performance of the site. This is done through a process called "caching." The site will be much faster, but site administrators will be in for a few minor surprises that result from the caching process. Read this page to understand what to look for as you edit your site > … [Read more...]
Images too big to upload? Picnik’s got ya covered…
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Several people have been asking for a way to resize images that are too big to upload to the Web. Thanks to the miracle of Twitter, we got a recommendation from @timmyboy (DTLT's own Tim Owens) for an online tool called "picnik." Go to the tutorial here > … [Read more...]
Update to Broken Link Checker
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Most of the major broken link issues have been cleared up, and I thank you for your help. To that end, we are making a change to the Broken Link Checker plugin to help with some speed issues on the site. Up until now, Broken Link Checker has automatically checked your site for broken links. This slows down the site a bit, and also spams you with frequent notices about your broken links. We have changed the default the settings so that it no longer checks links automatically. You can now run your report of broken links on demand as you have time. We recommend a monthly check of broken links moving forward. Click here to view the tutorial on checking broken links. … [Read more...]
Personalize Your People Search: Get a Gravatar!
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
You may have noticed that when you search for a person at UMW in the new People Search, you will see a little icon to the right that looks like this: Then, in some cases (as in my own), you will see a custom image or photos like these: Both the generic image and the custom images are called "Gravatars." A Gravatar is a personal identity that YOU CONTROL. When you create a Gravatar, and link it to your UMW email address, your image will show up on the People Search, on your division staff listings, on any comments you make to the UMW Web site, on any comments to EagleEye or UMW Blogs, and any posts/comments you make throughout the Web WHERE YOU USE YOUR UMW EMAIL ADDRESS. You can also opt to NOT have it associated with our personal email address if privacy is a concern, and if you want to keep a boundary between your UMW persona and your private presence on the Web. For those of you who deal with external audiences through your job at UMW (like Admissions, University … [Read more...]
Ask a Question and Share
September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Here's where you can ask us anything you want about using Wordpress UMW.EDU. Tell us your questions, and these posts will be moderated throughout the day. This is better than email because we all can share in each other's experience, so, start the dialogue by entering your thoughts/troubles/thrills below. … [Read more...]
