How to use buttons effectively
Buttons can play an important role in shaping the navigation and user experience on your website. They can serve as connectors, allowing you to connect pages together and can help provide a roadmap for your users to get from one piece of content to another.
Navigating the move away from SiteNow v1
Your website has been your digital home for quite a while, and it's time for an upgrade. If your SiteNow site is still running on SiteNow v1, the looming end of Drupal 7 makes this upgrade all the more urgent. To help you smoothly transition away from Drupal 7, we've put together a handy list of six essential tips and strategies for a successful journey.
Managing an effective image library
You’ve started laying out your pages and adding content and components. But there is something you’re website wouldn’t be complete without — your images.
Crafting visually appealing pages
You’ve received your SiteNow v3 site, determined your main menu structure, identified your target audience, and know your redesign goals for your website. What’s next? It’s time to create pages and infuse them with captivating content.
How to gain insight into your target audience with user testing
In any website journey, there are many factors to consider. You'll want to think about your main navigation menu, how your pages are laid out, the content you feature, and the preferences of your stakeholders. However, one factor stands out from the others and deserves important consideration – your users.
Why your website structure matters
Starting any website journey is always exciting! Besides the ideas you have for new features, eye-catching visuals and a fresh layout, there is something incredibly vital that needs your consideration: your main navigation structure.
Essential steps to prepare your Iowa website for launch
You've come a long way in revamping your website, and the finish line is in sight. After putting in the work and giving your site a fresh new look, the exciting launch moment is just around the corner. But before you launch there are a couple of things that need your attention.
Five elements that make up a great homepage
Your homepage is undeniably an important page on your website. While it is not always the page where a user will start their site journey, it is important that your homepage be easy to navigate, have clear calls-to-action, and leave a lasting impression.
Why establishing a governance plan is critical to your website’s success
Your website is ready to launch, you’ve done all the hard work and now it goes live. You’re excited to see users visit your brand-new site and it seems like you’re all done. Or are you? Website governance is critical to the ongoing success of your shiny new website.
Best practices for integrating social media into your website
There is no doubt about the power of social media and adding it to your website doesn’t have to be a challenge. The social media platform you choose to integrate into your site is up to you, but there are some best practices that you will need to consider should you choose to do so.
Harnessing the power of images for your website
Images on your Iowa website are powerful. They can convey a variety of messages and let your target audience see themselves on campus, tell the story of your unit and allow you to convey a message better than you might be able to in writing.
When websites make you dizzy
While video autoplay can be engaging, it is not without risk. Learn how video autoplay can be hurting your users and how to make your Iowa website accessible to all.
Writing content that matters
Creating engaging web content is important, but it doesn't have to be a challenge. We're here to help you learn how to create content that engages your Iowa audience.
Understanding Google Search Console and Sitemaps
Using a data tracking platform is important to the health of your Iowa website. Learn why using Google Search Console is an important tool to have and why to submit your Sitemap.
What are meta descriptions and why should I care?
Meta. It’s a buzzword these days, and it is easy to see why. But what about meta descriptions? What do those mean for my University of Iowa website and why should I care?
How to determine your website main navigation with a card sort
When starting a website redesign, one of the things you want to consider is your main navigation menu. This will help you determine the information architecture of your site and where your site content will live for a user to find.
University Housing launches new website
In the fall of 2016, information was gathered to start the re-design of the housing.uiowa.edu website. With over 30,000 user views per month, it was imperative that information be clear, concise, and easy to find.