Content Management System
The NDSU Content Management System (CMS) provides an easy way for departments to manage and publish Web content. Benefits of the CMS include:
- A clean, professional design
- Templates designed to be accessible to persons with disabilities
- No software to purchase or install
- Ability for a collection of people from your organization to have access to create and update content in cooperation with the option to elect one+ individual(s) to approve content before it is published
- Ongoing training provided by the ITS Training group
- A "CMS User Group" to provide assistance and support for CMS authors
Points to consider when choosing CMS
- CMS is intended general Web content like static Web pages, PDF files, and images
- If your needs go beyond this basic functionality, you can contact Enterprise Computing & Infrastructure to request other features
- The template, page format and page style choices follow the University Relations design guidelines to ensure a standard, professional look for the site
- The template is designed to be accessible to persons with disabilities
CMS: Just the Facts
Who can use CMS to distribute information? | NDSU business units, departments, operational teams and service lines, Ag Extension and affiliates, individual NDSU faculty |
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What will the address be? | www.ndsu.edu/you-own-identifier-here (identifier subject to approval from VP for University Relations) or www.ndsu.edu/faculty/your-id as appropriate |
What type of content can be shared? | Web pages, images and documents |
Who can view the content? | Anyone on or off campus |
How is content developed and managed? | Content authors use a Web‐based editor to create content |
How long can the site remain online? | Indefinitely. There must be a current staff/faculty owner. "Current staff/faculty" means a person who is otherwise eligible for NDSU IT services |
For more detail, review the CMS Terms of Service.
CMS Training and Support
- Training is provided by ITS Instructional Services (faculty/staff training opportunities)
- The CMS User Group meets periodically to provide assistance and discussion
Sign up for the group mailing list - An online knowledge repository is available at the CMS knowledge base
Get Started with CMS
- Be sure you meet the critera for using CMS:
The service is available only to departments (e.g. business units, operational teams and service lines), Ag Extension and affiliates, and individual faculty - Request an account
- Request a CMS site
- Attend CMS training, available through Instructional Services