- * Index of documentation for the McGill Web Management System

OVERVIEW

Target audience: Website editors, managers, and administrators with sites on McGill's Web Management System (WMS)

This article contains links to all documentation on the WMS, organized by topic.

In this article:

Overview of the Web Management System (WMS)
Best Practices

Overview of the Web Management System (WMS)

Content Management

NOTICE: The WMS is undergoing an upgrade.

We are currently upgrading our system to the new WMS. If you are still using the Legacy WMS, please use the articles located in the left column. If you have been migrated to the New WMS, please use the ones on the right column.

Legacy WMS	New WMS
Content Creation Fundamentals
Clone a basic page or an article Create a page Create an article and enable the Articles block Deleting or unpublishing web pages and articles Edit a page or article Links Translate a page Use the WYSIWYG editor	Create or edit a page in the WMS Layout builder Create an article and enable the articles block Translate a page Links Use the WYSIWYG editor
Files and images
Add a file to a page (PDF, JPG, MP4, etc.) Add an image to a page Add video or animation to your WMS page (Embed a YouTube video) Create a gallery of images in the WMS Focal point for images in the WMS Image Credit & License settings in the WMS	Embed a video Working with images Create an image collection Managing files and images Setting attribution and image license information
Content Creation Advanced Features
Big Numbers template Course, program, or general information links from the eCalendar Find broken links Ghost buttons Grid displays with ol and ul lists McGill maps Meta tags in the WMS One to Five column layouts Related Content links in the WMS Restricted pages Scheduling Support for non-Roman characters Tagging content Use accordions to style content Vertical and horizontal tabs	Create accordions/collapsible content Manage taxonomy categories and tags Page configuration options Using tokens Restore previous version of a page Create a drop-down menu
Blocks and Design features
Create, edit, delete, or translate a Block Manage blocks "Follow Site" block "On This Page" block and anchors Create a Call-to-action block Create a Campaign Tracker block Create a Hero block Create a List block Create a Twitter block Create McGill Statement blocks Blocks and the View mode Embed external site blocks in the WMS	Create an configure a global block Global vs layout blocks Create a hero block
Channels
McGill Channels Channels Events Search Creating and updating a Channels Event or News item Importing Channels and creating blocks Pinning Channels Events and News	Channels are not yet implemented
Profiles
McGill Profiles Banner Update Settings Creating & Editing Profiles Display Name / Indexable Name Enable and re-order profile fields Enabling the Index & the Search box Setting up Filters for the Profiles List Using self-authorship to edit your McGill Profile	Profiles is not yet implemented
Webforms
Create a Webform Webform security considerations Webform component types Webform Calculator (Formula) module Webform Layout Box Advanced Grid Webform conditionals Using Tokens in webforms Viewing and downloading results of webform submissions Webform emails and confirmation pages	Webforms are not yet implemented
Site administration menus
Add RSS feeds to your site using the Feed Aggregator Add, edit and manage Footer content Build and restructure menus Change a site "home" page Managing files and images in the WMS Customize the shortcuts toolbar Guidelines for the implementation of a mega menu Managing content via My Workbench Managing files and images in the WMS Redirects in the WMS and other publishing services Restore a previous version of a web page Use a staging site to restructure your existing WMS site Using the Dashboard	Build and restructure menus Manage footer content Manage the site header Managing social media links
Other WMS related articles
Google Analytics reports Creating and managing McGill short links using the URL Shortener	Google Analytics reports Creating and managing McGill short links using the URL Shortener

Best Practices

Publishing and operating a website involves more than just adding text and images to a web template. It includes keeping the site on topic, relevant, up-to-date, and respectful of its readers.

Visit the Web Services website to learn more about support and resources for planning, designing, building, and maintaining websites for the McGill community’s wide-ranging audiences and site visitors.

Additionally, the following articles are available: