CollegeofEngineeringWebsiteOp2ons
Weoffer2typesof(CMS)ContentManagementSystemtypewebsites
•WordPress
•Drupal
CMSsitesmakeupda2ngyourcontentmucheasier.
WithouttheknowledgeofHTML,theauthorcanupdate,modifyordelete
contentthroughthemanagementapplica2on.
Justlogintothewebsiteitselfonanybrowser,anywhere.
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COECIS WordPress
Free to engineering
faculty, student researchers
and student groups
Web design with 2 CMS options
WordPress and Drupal
Free to engineering
Faculty Research Groups
through appointment
sites.coecis.cornell.edu
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COECIS WordPress
Free to engineering faculty,
student researchers and
student groups
Included:
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Hostedthroughedublogs/campuspress
Securityupdates
Systembackups
Limitedplugins
Severalresponsivetemplates
Tutoriallinksonhomepage
NotIncluded:
•  Accesstoserver/cannotaddyourown
siteoruploadaddi2onalplugins
•  Trainingforadminstodesignwiththese
•  Helpwithdesign
sites.coecis.cornell.edu
TutorialLinks
WebsiteTutorials:
EdublogsUserGuide:
SeveralResponsiveThemesincluded
Choosingathemecanbefun,awesome,frustra2ngandoverwhelming
•  Haveaplanofwhatyouneedbeforeyoutryeverytemplate
•  Ifyouwanttotryacouplethenmakeatestsite1and2
•  Decideonathemebeforeyoustartaddingcontent
•  Each2meyouchangeatheme,youloosework
•  Donotchangethethemeoncethesiteisbuilt!
•  Thereisnogoingbacktowhatyouhadonceyouchangethetheme
ApprovedPluginsavailable
WordPresspluginsarebitsofsoVwarethatcanbeaddedtoextend
andexpandthefunc2onalityofyourWordPresssite.
COECISWordPress
SampleSite
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Web design with 2 CMS options
WordPress Drupal
and
Free to engineering
Faculty Research Groups
Included:
•  FacultymeetswithLiLynntodiscussdesignand
needs
•  Designandhos2ngoftheseop2onsforfaculty
•  Dependingonfunc2onalityneedswebuild
wordpressordrupal
•  Trainingforfacultytoaddowncontent
•  Securitypatchesandupdates
NotIncluded:
•  Quickfixwebsites
(Example:Facultystar2ngin6
monthsandisnothereyet)
•  Hos2ngserviceforotherwebsites
•  Trainingforadminstobuildthesesites
•  Addingcontent
•  Upda2ngcontent
•  Accesstoserver
FacultyResearchWordpressSamples
Dependingon
facultycoopera2on,
thesecantake
2weeks-2months
plus
FacultyResearchDrupalSamples
Dependingonfacultycoopera2on,
thesecantake
1month-2monthsplus
CITWebsiteOp2ons
CIT 1
CIT 2
CornellStack
Free
Sta2cHos2ng
Largedynamicsites
$83/server150gb/month
HTML
hbp://www.it.cornell.edu/support/coecis/hos2ng.cfm
CIT 1
Free
Sta2cHos2ng
HTML/javascript
Ifyouhaveasta2cHTMLwebsite,CITwillprovidefreehos2ng.
Formoreinforma2onaboutthisservice,pleasevisitthefollowing:
hbps://confluence.cornell.edu/display/hos2ng/Sta2c+Web+Hos2ng
Youcanrequestanewsta2cHTMLwebsitebyfillingoutthisonlinewebform:
hbps://forms.serverfarm.cornell.edu/machform/view.php?id=39
*OnceyouhavedecidedNOTtousetheengineeringop2ons,
youworkwithCITtosetupyoursitesandaskallyourques2ons
CIT 2
CornellStack
Largedynamicsites
Withfullaccesstotheserver
$83/server150gb/month
You'llneedtechnicalskillsandknowledgeininstallingandmaintainingwebsoVware.
Ifyourequireahighlevelofcustomiza2onandhaveadeeptechnicalbackground,
youmaypreferaManagedServeronwhichyoucaninstallthewebapplica2onstack.
*OnceyouhavedecidedNOTtousetheengineeringop2ons,
youworkwithCITtosetupyoursitesandaskallyourques2ons
OffSiteOp2ons
Severalhos2ngop2ons
under$10permonth
hbps://www.ehost.com/
hbps://www.hostclear.com/
hbps://www.ideahost.com/
hbps://www.bluehost.com/
These“offsite”hos2nglinksareagreatop2onforthepersonwan2ng
fullcontrolinbuilding,designing,upda2ng,andfullaccesstotheserver.
Cons:
Pros:
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Fullcontrolofyourwebsite
Anytypeofsiteyouwant
Anyaddedplugins,modules,etc
CITcanpointCornellnewurl’stothese
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Needtodoownsecurityupdates!
NosupportfromCornell
Nodesignsupport
Monthlycharge
*Wedonotinanywayofferhelpwiththisonceyouhavedecided
nottousetheop2onsofferedthroughtheengineeringcollege
OverviewofEngineeringwebsiteop2ons:
COECIS WordPress
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Free hosting, templates and plugins through edublogs
Faculty, student researchers and student groups
Complete control over site
Security updates and patches included
No server access, online tutorials
Easy to give site access to other members
Faculty Research Sites
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Set up meeting to decide specific needs
Designed and built to meet needs of group
Free hosting either wordpress or drupal
Security updates and patches included
No server access
Easy to give site access to other members
Ques2ons?