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Ongoing WordPress Performance Issues and Maintenance Update

Please be advised that the Web Team and University Information Technology (UIT) are aware that you may be experiencing general performance issues with site speed, updating pages, and management of content on WordPress environments. We would like to thank the community for your feedback and patience as we look for a long-term solution. If you […]

New SEO Keyword Research Request Process

We’re introducing a simple process for requesting SEO keyword research to help improve your website’s search engine visibility. How It Works: To request SEO keywords, simply visit https://www.yorku.ca/digitalexperiencehub/keyword-research/.Once you submit the form, the Web Team will review and complete your request within two weeks. Our process includes: For additional SEO tips and resources, check out […]

WordPress Service Advisory

Please be advised University Information Technology (UIT) be performing required maintenance on the yorku.ca websites on Wed. Aug. 14 between 6am and 8am. During this time the websites part of the York 2020 theme will be unavailable to access/edit and a maintenance message will be displayed. Please do not plan make any changes or publishes […]

New UIT Website

UIT will be replacing the current UIT web site. The change is planned for August 22, 2024, from 6:00 am until 8:35 a.m. The UIT web site will not be available during the maintenance window.   The goals of the redesign were improved navigation on the user end, content review with business owners, brand cohesion, and […]

Top 11 tips to improve SEO

1) Write Meta title (SEO title) and Meta description: Aim to catch people’s attention to get more clicks from search results.Example:Title: “Discover Exciting Programs at York University”Description: “Explore diverse programs at York University and start shaping your future today.” 2) Make the Most of Yoast SEO: Use the Yoast SEO section to optimize your contentExample: […]

Website Wireframing and Prototyping Training Session (March 6 @ 2pm)

As a contributor to editing, creating, developing or maintaining websites across York University, we are excited to invite you to a Website Wireframing and Prototyping (Basics) training session on March 6 at 2pm featuring School of Continuing Studies Instructor Sveta Fedarava! This session is a part 2 from the previous UX Basics training session that […]

New Interactive PDF Options

There is a new way that you can view PDFs on the York University 2020 Theme! Starting today all community members have the option embed PDFs on the website via a tool called ISSUU (basically the YouTube for PDFs). This tool allows you to make PDFs more interactive by making them flipbooks and bring them […]

Cookie Banner Launching Dec. 4

Please be advised that on Dec. 4th there will be a site-wide update to our York websites introducing a cookie banner. This cookie banner is required as part of the ongoing website compliance standards set out by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The ePrivacy Directive requires websites to collect an informed consent to cookies […]

X Logo, Website Clean-up, and Tagging

These ongoing communications will provide the digital community news on the new module designs, templates, functionality, and opportunities available to enhance your websites and pages as well as general reminders. These updates will continue on an ad-hoc basis as we consistently enhance and evolve our digital properties. The below updates are now available for you […]

User Experience Design Training Session (Oct. 24 @ 11am)

As a contributor to websites across York University, we are excited to share a User Experience (UX) Training session on Oct. 24 at 11am featuring School of Continuing Studies Instructor Sveta Fedarava! This is part of C&PA’s larger Brand Training Series which features topics on brand, social media, and website. You can see all the […]