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Monday, November 6, 2023
In the last few days of October we were alerted to a bot attack on a form on one of Carleton's hundreds of websites. Because the email account to which the form submissions were sent is not monitored, the attack went unreported for a longer period of time. In just a few days a... More
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Believe it or not, writing content for your website is much different than for other mediums. Because there is an abundance of other sites for users to visit, you need to ensure yours captures their attention swiftly. Most engaging websites must pass the 5 Second Test. Essentially, you have around 5 mere seconds to... More
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
If you’re keeping up with Web Services, you might know that we wrote an article about our virtual spring cleaning last month. A vital part of this clean-up was using tags and categories. Continuing the analogy of spring cleaning, categories and tags are like your bookshelves, cupboards, and other storage. Leaving your things piled... More
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Occasionally we get a message from one of our clients that random, untitled, draft posts have appeared on the backend of their website. And they did not create them ... Strange for sure, but no reason to panic. You have not been hacked and it’s an easy thing to fix! Where are these posts... More
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Our CMS Help Centre is projected to be under construction commencing January 28. Get Excited! Here are some exciting changes to the CMS Help Centre in this upgrade: Module-Based Training No more getting lost in hundreds of individual tutorial posts! We are rearranging and categorizing our training content into modules, each tackling a topic... More
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
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
If you missed this week's coffee break, no need to worry! Here's a quick recap for you. Mary Kathryn started off by introducing our team. We have grown over the years to a team of 8. If you don't know us all, find out the juicy details here. What We've Been Up To We... More
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
If you work on websites, you have probably heard or SEO - it stands for Search Engine Optimization. The aim of SEO is to have your web pages show up near the top of search engine results. This makes it more likely that people will click on them and come to your web site.... More
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Categories are one of you website's hidden superpowers! They offer a powerful way to organize content. Think of categories as your website’s main topics. They help identify, to both the user and search engines, what your site is all about. Benefits of Categories There are several good reasons to use categories on your website.... More
Thursday, October 10, 2013
A number of Carleton CMS content editors seek our advice on ways to make their website’s homepage organized and appealing. The homepage creates the first impression to visitors on your website; it can determine whether or not visitors want to continue browsing your website. Here are the main sections you can edit on your... More
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Search engines such as Google generate large amounts of traffic to websites. How can you improve the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) of your website, so that your site becomes more popular on Google? Here are some basic steps you can take: 1. Update your website regularly. Fresh content keeps Google coming back. Do you... More
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