Website Checklist
- Determine whether you are eligible to request a unc.edu domain.
- Request domain through ITS services.
- Once approved, put in a Service Request ticket (select: Request this Service) and be sure to mention that you want the UNC Modular theme.
- Sign up for one of the Digital Accessibility Training sessions to ensure compliance with UNC’s Digital Accessibility Policy.
- Review UNC Branding and Identity guidelines.
- Review the UNC Logo Sheet to determine if you are adhering to the Trademark and Licensing guidelines.
- Once ITS provides a link to your site, make sure that the Reading settings are set as follows to prevent your site from being discovered while you are still working on it:
- In dashboard, click on Reading.
- Look for Site Visibility and select Discourage search engines from indexing this site.
- Also select Visitors must have an onyen.
- If others will be accessing the site, make sure you add them as users by doing the following:
- In dashboard, select Users and then Add UNC user.
- You will be instructed to provide their onyen, as well as to identify their role. (Admin, editor, etc.)
- An email will automatically be generated and sent to the new user, but it’s a good idea to let them know, too.
- In dashboard, click on Reading.
- Gather content and create a rough outline of your content and select modules.
- Create website!
- Read about creating a header and menu.
- Peruse this site and select modules appropriate for the content you want to share.
- Images must be legally shareable. Do not take images from the internet unless you have explicit permission to do so.
- Many images available on UNC Photoshelter
- Your department may also have an account with Shutterstock or another online image service.
- For hero images (title images), it is best to seek a horizontally aligned image. The dimension of the photo should be 1200x 675.
- When your site is ready, make sure that you request a site crawl with Siteimprove through the Digital Accessibility Office.
- Alert UNC ITS that your site is ready to go live.
- When you get the thumb’s up, change the site visibility to allow search engines to index the site. (Settings>Reading>Site Visibility)