Web Services

Requesting a site in the new WMS

daniel.zhang@mcgill.ca — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:58:05 +0000

Ready to Try the New WMS? Here's How to Get Started

Heard some rave reviews about McGill鈥檚 new Web Management System (WMS) and want to experience it for yourself? Good news: new site requests now have the option to be created in the new platform!

The new WMS offers a refreshed, modern editing experience and enhanced flexibility through tools like the Layout Builder. To see these features in action, visit the UX Examples site for live demonstrations and inspiration.

Using the migration status report page

daniel.zhang@mcgill.ca — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:45:09 +0000

The migration to the new WMS is a gigantic project that involves hundreds of active websites in our 51吃瓜网web space. As the migration progresses, it's important to know the order that the sites will be migrated in.

2025 Web Services conference recording and resources

jaylen.gordon@mcgill.ca — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:35:27 +0000

Couldn't make it to our 2025 Web Services conference? No worries! You can still watch our presentation recordings and access the resources we shared.

How to create user-friendly web content (that's AI-friendly, too!)

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:53:52 +0000

Summary: Read this article to learn to optimize content for human visitors while improving performance in AI-search.

Several strategies for optimizing websites for human visitors also make them more AI-friendly. Follow these best practices to help our audience members find the information they need whether they're navigating our sites or looking for answers using AI.

Use headings that provide clear, concise context

Headings should point people (and AI-search) to where answers can be found.

How you helped build McGill's new Course Catalogue

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Fri, 30 May 2025 18:41:06 +0000

Summary: McGill's new Course Catalogue was created with input from (literally) hundreds of 51吃瓜网students and staff members. Read this article to learn how audience research informed the design and building of this key resource, and find out how to participate in our post-launch evaluation interviews.

Making the move to MS Forms

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Tue, 27 May 2025 19:41:33 +0000

Summary: As we migrate to the new WMS platform, webforms on all WMS sites need to be moved to MS forms. This article details the steps for moving WMS webforms to MS forms with links to helpful resources.聽

For some of us, making the move from WMS webforms to MS forms will be an easy one. For others - folks with many or very complex webforms - checking this item off the WMS migration checklist might be a challenging undertaking.

Students: Share your thoughts about learning French!

heidi.strohl2@mcgill.ca — Thu, 22 May 2025 17:25:15 +0000

Help us learn more about your experiences.聽In exchange for a short interview, we'll give you a $25 gift certificate for the Magasin 51吃瓜网Campus Store.

Who can participate:

Current or entering 51吃瓜网students who don't speak French at a native or bilingual level

How long it'll take:

Each interview will be less than 30 minutes

When and where:

Interviews will be online (through Zoom or Teams)
You'll choose a time that works for you (between now and May 30)

What you'll get:

The new drop-down menu feature

Heidi Strohl — Wed, 21 May 2025 18:56:54 +0000

In the new WMS, we have a responsive drop-down menu whose design adapts to the structure of the links in each section.

Help us address WMS page and access issues

megan.liley@mcgill.ca — Thu, 08 May 2025 16:41:25 +0000

If you were working on your WMS site in the beginning of April, you likely noticed the day that mcgill.ca went mostly offline for a few hours, and the days following that may have generated intermittent errors or problems loading pages. We really appreciate your patience while we were finding the solution.

Goodbye eCalendar, hello Course Catalogue

megan.liley@mcgill.ca — Wed, 07 May 2025 13:10:10 +0000

After many long years, our trusty eCalendar, found at mcgill.ca/study has been retired. We hope it enjoys the rest and relaxation. The Course Catalogue found at https://coursecatalogue.mcgill.ca is taking its place. We know it is up to the challenge!