OVERVIEW
Target audience: Site Administrators, Site Managers
This article describes advanced administrative options in the WMS. Site administrators can set the site's Front Page (homepage), as well as set the site title, and site slogan.
This article also describes elements of the site header on sites that belong to the McGill Web Management System (WMS). The standard WMS header helps ensure a consistent experience for visitors, regardless of which site they find themselves on.
In this article:
- Editable elements
- Non-editable elements
NOTE: This article refers to a process used on sites that have already migrated to the new WMS.
If your site has not yet migrated see the Index of documentation for the McGill Web Management System.
Editable elements
Site's front page (homepage)
Only a Site Administrator can change the site's front page.
- Click Configuration.
- In the System menu, Click Basic Site Settings.
- Navigate to the Front page section.
- In the Default front page text box enter the relative link (begins with a / followed by the menu link title).
- Click Save.
Site name
The Site Sponsor or Site Administrator specifies the site name (along with the site URL) when the site is first created.
The site name appears in the WMS header. If you click on it, it will take you back to the home page.
The site name must always appear in the header, except in exceptional cases.
Changing the site name:
Only a Site Administrator can change the site name. To change the site name:
- Click Configuration in the site administration menu.
- Click Basic Site Settings.
- In the Site details section, type your site name.
- Click Save configuration.
Translating the site name:
- Click Configuration in the site administration menu.
- Click Basic Site Settings.
- Click Translate system information.
- Select Edit.
- Enter translated site name.
- Click Save translation.
Site slogan
A slogan is an optional short phrase in a smaller font that should not exceed two lines. Short, single-line slogans are best.
A slogan usually appears immediately beneath the site name but can be displayed above it instead. It may be used to identify a site as belonging to a group or association and may contain links if needed.
Add a site slogan (Only a Site Administrator can add a site slogan.)
Creating a site slogan:
- Click Configuration in the site administration menu.
- Click Basic Site Settings.
- In the Site details section, type your site slogan.
- Click Save configuration.
Translating the site slogan
- Click Configuration in the site administration menu.
- Click Basic Site Settings.
- Click Translate system information.
- Select Edit.
- Enter the translated site slogan.
- Click Save translation.
Placing the site slogan
- Click Content in the site administration menu.
- Click Site Settings.
- Locate the group “Header” (Value: Slogan) click Edit.
- Check the checkbox for Display slogan and Save. (If you want the slogan to appear above the site name ensure the Lower slogan checkbox is unchecked).
Non-editable elements
McGill logo
The logo as it appears on the WMS header (comprised of a shield and wordmark) is called the signature (see McGill Visual Identity Guide).
The logo must always appear on the header, except in exceptional cases when McGill has partnered with outside organizations (sites with reduced branding approved on a case by case basis, and sites with secondary branding as part of a legal agreement between the University and another party).
Search bar
When clicked, the search bar expands to accommodate longer or multiple search terms. The user is then brought to a search results page that can display matches from all WMS-wide pages. Language toggle.
The language toggle
(It appears as a Fr on English web pages and En on French web pages) will be present in the header if a translation of a page exists. If you have an English homepage but unpublish or remove the default "Accueil" page, the language toggle Fr will not be visible on your homepage.
