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Friday, May 26, 2023

Web Wednesday Recap – Crafting a Winning Instagram Pilot

If you were unable to attend our most recent Web Wednesday event, no worries. We've written a recap of the highlights and shared the video and slides below. Enjoy! Transitioning to Google Analytics 4 Jamie Rodger from DUC kicked things off with an overview of Carleton's transition to Google Analytics 4 (GA4). Universal Analytics... More

Friday, May 26, 2023

5 Common Web Accessibility Issues

Accessibility! Accessibility! Accessibility! Here at Web Services, you may notice we chat often on this topic, though that is only because it plays such a key role in the web world. Across the Carleton domain, we want to ensure everyone has the same user experience. Below are five common accessibility issues found on websites.... More

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Meet Our People: Mira

Every month we are profiling one of the Web Services Department’s team members. This month we hear about Mira, who is a co-op student with Web Services! What interests you about this career/co-op position? As a student majoring in Communications and Media Studies at Carleton University, I’ve spent numerous hours honing my skills in... More

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Google Analytics is Changing

We use Google Analytics to track how our Carleton websites are performing. If you have logged in to analytics recently, you may have noticed a pop-up warning. It talks about the switch to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) occurring on July 1. What is GA4? GA4 is the newest version of Google Analytics. It is... More

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Putting the ‘fun’ back into ‘Refund and Cancellation Policies for ecommerce’

Around this time three years ago, most of us were packing up our office belongings and heading off to work from home for two weeks. (Oh how naïve we were!) At the same time, Carleton had to cancel all in-person events. This meant refunding 1500 people for those cancelled events which the university had... More

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

How to Add Alt Text to Social Media Posts

Alternative text, also known as alt text, is a short description of an image that is read by screen readers. With social media becoming an increasingly integral part of our daily lives, it's important to consider the accessibility of our content. There are three key reasons why you should start adding alt text to... More

Thursday, April 20, 2023

cuTheme Teasers: Video Block Sneak Peek

Welcome to the next post of our cuTheme teaser series! Today we give you a sneak peek into the video listing block. The video block lets you display your videos in a card format that creates a nice gallery on your page. Tip: We recommend that you upload all of your videos to YouTube.... More

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Web Wednesday Recap – Agile

We held our second Web Wednesday on April 12. If you missed this recent workshop on Agile, don't worry - we've got you covered!  Please find the highlights below. Sprints and Superheroes: How Agile Has Transformed the Way We Work Mary Kathryn started things off with some background on the Web Team and what... More

Monday, April 10, 2023

A Decade of this Awesomeness

This Spring marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of CU Ecommerce. This is the service that allows units on campus to take money for events and services without having to resort to finding their own third-party provider. The CU Ecommerce was built by our senior web developer, Mike Corkum, back at the end... More

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

The Five Ws of Creating a Content Calendar

Are you struggling with creating quality content on a regular basis (especially when juggling other tasks)? Content calendars might be the solution for you. A content calendar is a planning tool that outlines your content creation and publishing schedule; it provides a visual overview of your upcoming content, and their related subtasks. Content... More

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