Archives: cuTheme

Thursday, November 30, 2023

cuTheme Update – November 2023

For the past several months, we have been working away on cuTheme, our newest web template. We are excited to share the latest updates and announce that we are close to launching. Overview Our initial pilot of cuTheme closed early last year. We paused the installation of cuTheme to work on a new version.... More

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Coming out on top: the new top nav menu in cuTheme

One exciting development we can’t wait to bring to you with cuTheme is the top navigation menu. Top refers to the position of the navigation in the new template - it runs horizontally across the top of all your pages. It is a real leap for us as well as for you, but once... More

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

cuTheme Ready – Prepare your Site for a Seamless Migration!

Reviewing your website thoroughly before migrating it, lets you start off on the right foot and can make for a smoother transition. It is also beneficial to your current visitors! Here are four steps to help you prepare your website for migration to cuTheme. 1. Do a Content Audit Evaluate the relevance and quality... More

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Back end block checks: helping you to help your website

If you clicked on the headline for this post and expected an article on a player who stops the quarterback from scoring a touchdown then congratulations - you know less about American football than I do (and that is quite the achievement). Instead, today we are talking about a new feature that you will... More

Monday, September 11, 2023

End of an error: removing the HTML code editor in WordPress

There are a lot of great improvements to the Carleton web template on the horizon when we launch cuTheme. Something we are excited for is the removal of the ability to edit a page by adding HTML, Javascript, and styling. In this post we outline why we need to make this critical move. There... More

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Web Wednesday Recap – cuTheme Demo and Update

If you were unable to attend the recent Web Wednesday event, no worries we have got you covered ... For this Web Wednesday, Troy took everyone through cuTheme. He started out with a demo of the various blocks and then dug into the backend to show us how things worked from a web content... More

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

cuTheme – Fall 2022 Update

We wanted to give you an update on cuTheme, the new web template that Web Service has been working on. It has been a journey filled with excitement, anticipation, some bumps and redos, and much learning. Overview Our initial pilot of cuTheme has concluded, and so we are pausing the installation of new cuTheme... More

Thursday, January 27, 2022

How We Work

Here in Web Services there are essentially two types of work we do: client support and project work. In this post, I wanted to give you an insider's look into what that means and how we work within each of those areas. Before I get into how we work, I'll talk a little about... More

Thursday, September 17, 2020

cuTheme: Fall Update

We know many of you are looking forward to moving your websites into our new web theme. Due to other priorities within ITS, we are not yet where we need to be with our new server environment - and we cannot go live with sites in the new theme without this new environment.  We... More

Monday, June 22, 2020

cuTheme Rollout, Migration and Training Plan 

This summer we will begin a phased migration of Carleton CMS and Framework websites into our new WordPress theme (cuTheme). The new theme introduces a slightly new look and feel, more content options, and the latest WordPress editor. You can read more about the upcoming changes in these posts. When putting together the rollout... More

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

CuTheme Update: 7 Key Changes for Content Editors (Accordions) 

There are seven new features that you’ll be able to use in the new cuTheme, and we’re rolling out a seven-series blog post to keep you informed about the changes you should keep on your radar. Today, we’re covering number five out of seven: Accordions. You are all probably wondering what an Accordion is.... More

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

CuTheme Update: 7 Key Changes for Content Editors (Stories)

What is a story? Glad you asked! In this fourth post of the cuTheme Update blog series, we are covering stories, which are a great feature that comes with the cuTheme. Some of you may have used stories before in the old theme, and some of you might have never heard of stories.  Whether you're... More

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