Web Management System (WMS) Training

For a brief introduction to the McGill Web Management System, view its service description. For more information, consult the Index of Documentation for the McGill Web Management System.

To obtain access to a WMS site:

Access to any WMS site requires training as well as the authorization of the site sponsor or a site administrator. [UM1] They must request access for a staff member who has completed the required training by submitting the WMS Permissions web form.

Note: Registration is required for all Web Management System (WMS) training and consultations for site management and editing.

 

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Instructor-led courses

Site Editing (WMS 300)

Target audience: Staff members who need access to their site as a Site Editor.
Prerequisites: Registration in Writing for the web at McGill (WS-100), McGill's digital standards (WS-101) as well as Designing great digital experiences (WS-102) is required in order to obtain Site Editor privileges. Participants may complete these courses after finishing WMS 300.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Course format: Workshop
Course material: WMS300.pdf

Register for the course

This hands-on workshop for Site Editors and Site Managers provides an overview of the main features of the McGill Web Management System and covers editing text, uploading and adding images and documents, and a brief introduction to basic HTML tags.

View the schedule of upcoming sessions

Note: If there is no scheduled session for this course, you can register on the waiting list.

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Site Management (WMS 301)

Target audience: Staff members who need access to their site as a Site Manager.
Prerequisites:

• Site Editing (WMS 300)
• Registration in Writing for the web at McGill (WS-100), McGill's digital standards (WS-101) as well as Designing great digital experiences (WS-102) is required in order to obtain Site Manager privileges. Participants may complete these courses after completing WMS 301.

Duration: 2.5 hours
Course format: Workshop
Course material: WMS301.pdf

Register for the course

In this workshop, Site Managers will create and publish pages, edit menus, manage blocks, and create slideshows.

View the schedule of upcoming sessions

Note: If there is no scheduled session for this course, you can still register on the waiting list.

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Web Services Q&A

Target audience: Site editors and site managers who need assistance with developing their site in the WMS.
Prerequisites: Site Editing (WMS 300)
Duration: 25 minutes
Course format: Lab

Register for the course

This lab provides hands-on assistance with the development of websites. After registering, a Teams meeting will be created at the selected time slot and an instructor will join at the selected time for a one-on-one consultation to provide assistance with questions related to WMS functionality. Participants are expected to work autonomously after receiving the required guidance from the instructors.

If you have specific questions you want answered at the lab, please enter them in the What can we help with during this session? at the bottom of the registration form.

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On-demand training

Site Management for the new WMS

Target audience: Site editors and site managers who need assistance with developing their site in the WMS using Drupal 10.
Prerequisites:

• WMS website migrated to the new WMS. To verify if your site has been migrated, please refer to the list on the Migration Phases website. Note that you will need to be connected to the VPN to access this page if you are not on campus.
• Registration in Writing for the web at McGill (WS-100), McGill's digital standards (WS-101) as well as Designing great digital experiences (WS-102) is required in order to obtain Site Editor and/or Manager privileges.

Duration: 2 hours
Course format: Workshop
Course material: WMS 400 & WMS 401

Register for the course (if no sessions are scheduled, register for the waitlist and an instructor will contact you to arrange a session).  

This hands-on workshop for Site Editors and Site Managers provides an overview of the main features of the new version of the McGill Web Management System and covers editing text, uploading, adding images and documents, creating pages, editing menus, managing blocks and creating galleries, and a brief introduction to basic HTML tags.  The content is adapted to the participant's level of access and previous knowledge of WMS.