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Encryption Coming for All Websites

Last year, Google announced a couple of changes to how it was going to be handling websites that were not encrypted. If a site was not accessible via HTTPS:// (versus the un-encrypted HTTP://), it would rank lower in search engine results. Additionally, a ‘Not Secure’ label would be placed by…

Better Subscriber Management in MailPoet

MailPoet is a helpful tool for connecting to the people interested in your programs,research, and department goals. In her presentation at Behind the Web, Lauren Irizarry showed us how to use Merge Tags to help quickly personalize newsletters to each subscriber. You may be interested in using Merge Tags, but…

Form Email Notifications

Our team is currently experiencing and working to a fix to an issue with Gravity Forms email notifications causing blank notification emails to be sent to recipients. Entry data for the forms can still be viewed (unless the form’s settings do not allow for entries to be stored) by clicking on…

2018 Higher Ed Content Webinar

Entirely focused on content strategy and digital content processes in higher education, the 2018 edition of the Higher Ed Content Online Conference, hosted by HigherEdExperts, will take place on April 25, 2018 from 11:00 to 2:30 PM. The conference features a dozen 10-minute sessions presented by higher ed professionals working…

Come Join Our Team!

Web Services is looking for content and social media strategists to join our team. Come help us connect community, patients, and caregivers.

Did you know?

Based on some of the Apollo 2 survey data we received, it became apparent that many of our users are unaware of some features they have access to through WordPress. So, in an effort to keep our users better informed, we have a few tips and suggestions for you…

Behind-the-Web: WordPress Plugins

Plugins help expand the functionality of your WordPress site beyond just text and media. With certain plugins, you can add online forms to your website (Gravity Forms), or create a newsletter in WordPress for your site visitors (MailPoet). Some plugins are automatically enabled on your site upon its creation. Other plugins must be enabled by request.

Behind-the-Web: WordPress Plugins

Plugins help expand the functionality of your WordPress site beyond just text and media. With certain plugins, you can add online forms to your website (Gravity Forms), or create a newsletter in WordPress for your site visitors (MailPoet). Some plugins are automatically enabled on your site upon its creation. Other plugins must be enabled by request.

Taking Analytics up a Notch

In February, UF Health Web Services hosted a seat for Higher Ed Experts’ Higher Analytics Conference. 12 Higher Education web experts shared their insights and tips on how to use Analytics to make smart, business and goal-driven decisions in short, digestible lightning talks. Web Services retains access to these presentations…

Forms Made Easy with {merge_tags}

Most forms ask for much of the same information regardless of the type of form that it is. The form will ask for the user’s full name, and often an email, phone number, and/or physical address of some type. What if some of this information added itself to the…