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Tips for Streamlining Your Site's Navigation (Part I)
Recently redesigned college and university websites show dramatically simplified navigation and a clearer focus on key audiences and goals. Learn how your next site can do the same.
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Intuitive Tools Make Better Websites
Chances are your website depends on people whose core job responsibilities don’t fall into the web bucket. Web content management systems were created with these kinds of contributors in mind, but not all systems are created equal. See what sets OU Campus apart.
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3 Top Factors Driving New Higher Education Websites
If you’ve been in discussions about a college or university website redesign, you’ve probably heard these terms: accessibility, responsive design, and integration. Get a brief primer on each as they relate to the higher education website.
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You Can Learn a Lot from Garage Sale Signs
Every weekend, there's one constant as I drive around town... garage sale signs. When I see a sign written with a dinky ballpoint pen on cardboard in small text, I cry on the inside. And so, I want to go over a few things that garage sale signs teach us about the importance of design basics.
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How Do You Know When It's Time for a Site Redesign?
Website technology is always in motion. New mobile devices, new design standards, and new search algorithms mean that websites must constantly evolve to stay relevant. Examine your college or university website through fresh eyes and be on the lookout for these indicators that suggest it’s time for a redesign.
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Building a Website Is Like Building a Kitchen, Part II
Functionality of your website should be your foundation, but once it (aka, "the boring part") is established, there's an excitement when moving into the realm of colors, design, and "pop." Read on for part II in this series to see how design comes into play after building the functionality of your website.
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Accessibility Compliance of Your Website: Get Started
Web accessibility is an important aspect of any website. But where do you start when it comes to making your higher ed site accessible? Read on to find out how easy it is to get started and how to maintain and build an awareness of accessibility moving forward.
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How to Handle Reorganization and Redirection: Using Redirects
Dependency tags in OU Campus are a great tool to help reorganize your website content when change occurs, but what about search engines? Depending on the file you are referencing, there may be additional steps you want to take to ensure that visitors can still find your content.
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How to Handle Reorganization and Redirection: Dependency Tags
The only constant in life is change. If incremental changes to your site are not happening almost constantly, then you're not taking full advantage of instantly providing your visitors with the most current information available. Read on to learn about the importance of dependency tags for reorganizing your site.
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Building a Website Is Like Building a Kitchen, Part I
Planning and building a dream kitchen has a lot in common with redesigning a website. It's easy to change the colors of the website, but if the content remains stale or doesn't provide what users need, your site visitors will not find value in your institution. So where do you start?
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