Hi everyone, We'll be applying an important WordPress security update to the York web environment to address a security issue. If your site uses the YorkU News Block with Toolset, you may notice that the automatically displayed news posts stop working after the update. If this happens, the here is the fix: If you're not […]
We are excited to announce an updated Website Design, Development and Maintenance Services Vendor of Record (VOR) program, effective immediately. You can find the list here: https://www.yorku.ca/procurement/py_staff_area/pan-university-vendors/website-design-development-maintenance/ Following a competitive procurement process, York U has selected the following vendors to provide website-related services through June 9, 2029: These vendors can support a range of web […]
Hi Everyone, Please remove the old Web Optimization Drop-in meeting (the one still scheduled for this week). A new invitation has been sent for the updated series starting next week. Please note that this week's drop-in session has been cancelled. Aside from the updated meeting invitation, everything else remains the same. As always if you […]
We’re excited to share a quick update for users of Curator.io that will help improve page performance and user experience on your website. You can now enable the Lazy Load setting. This helps improve page speed and overall site performance. If your website uses Curator feeds, we recommend enabling this setting to create a smoother […]
Our central WordPress multisite will be undergoing routine maintenance to keep the site and plugins up to date and secure. This will affect www.yorku.ca and subsites with the URL format www.yorku.ca/<dept/faculty/etc/>. Note that <info/blog/dept>.yorku.ca sites will not be affected. Maintenance Period: Wed April 8, 2026 – 7:00 am – 8:00 am There will several brief […]
As part of implementing the updated land acknowledgment, we’re asking for your support with the next step: Revise language on webpages We are asking all web owners who have land acknowledgments on their website(s) or webpage(s) to update their existing land acknowledgment. Moving forward, all sites should used the message below and link to the new central land acknowledgment webpage to ensure accuracy, consistency, and ease of maintenance. […]
We’re excited to let you know that a new plugin is now available to help you better organize photos in your website’s Media Library! With this plugin, you can create folders to keep your images neatly sorted and avoid re-uploading duplicates, which can slow down your site. Good news - the plugin has already been […]
We’re introducing an enhancement to an existing module and launching a brand-new module to give you more visual and storytelling flexibility when building your pages. 1) MODULE #44 – Full Width Video Background with CTA (New) We’ve launched a brand-new Module 44, designed to create strong visual impact and drive engagement. Module 44 – Full […]
We’re excited to announce a new addition to the Digital Experience Hub, our AI-powered Chatbot, designed to help you find information faster and improve your overall website support experience. Starting today, all community members can use the chatbot to instantly search and receive answers about topics related to Digital Experience Hub services, including: This tool […]
We’ve added new design variations to two York Modules to give you more flexibility and visual options when building your pages. Here’s what’s new: 1. MODULE #17 – Quick Links with Icons We’ve added four new colour variations so you can better match your page’s design and branding needs. New Variations Available: These variations work […]