On Saturday January 17th, 2015 we will be upgrading the software running the sites.umbc.edu environment. Maintenance is scheduled for the whole day and the Admin area of your site may not be accessible during parts of the process, however there will only be a brief period during which sites may be offline.
This upgrade includes several changes to the way UMBC Content is included in your site:
FAQ articles detailing these new features will be made available in the FAQ's at http://umbc.edu/go/siteshelp as well as on the sites.umbc.edu admin dashboard.
As with all upgrades, it is a good idea to check over your site once it has been completed just to ensure no issues have arisen.
This upgrade includes several changes to the way UMBC Content is included in your site:
- myUMBC Group Content (News, Events, Discussions, Media, and Spotlights) can be included from multiple myUMBC Groups
- myUMBC Group News, Events, Discussions, and Media can be shown on more than one page, and can use the "Full Page" layout
- New widgets to show myUMBC Group Content as a simple list or as a slideshow
- Tag filtering can be used to control what myUMBC Group Content is shown
- Campus Directory listings can be shown on more than one page to allow for multiple department listings
- Advanced Campus Directory listing options to create custom directory pages
FAQ articles detailing these new features will be made available in the FAQ's at http://umbc.edu/go/siteshelp as well as on the sites.umbc.edu admin dashboard.
As with all upgrades, it is a good idea to check over your site once it has been completed just to ensure no issues have arisen.
