What is happening? As we continue to move development of our new WCMS 3 website environment forward, we would like to invite you to participate in the next part of our testing strategy, the beta 2 testing phase.
What is beta testing? Beta testing provides a structured approach to testing the features and functionality of WCMS 3, helping to identify bugs/issues/unexpected behaviours that cannot be caught through automated testing processes.
How long is the beta 2 testing phase? The beta 2 testing phase will take place between May 19 and June 8, 2021.
Who can participate in beta 2 testing? This testing phase is open to members of the University Community who have completed the WCMS for Content Maintainers (WCMS 2) training course.
What can I expect during this testing phase?
- Beta 2 websites will be built in the Pantheon environment and will not contain any content.
- You may choose to rebuild a WCMS 2 website in WCMS 3 for the following reasons:
- You want to rebuild a small site to familiarize yourself with the new platform.
- You want to revamp an existing site entirely.
- You have a non-standard (FDSU) site that you are eager to get in WCMS 3 and feel the current functionality will cover your use case (Reminder: only standard FDSU sites and some single-page site functionality will be supported in WCMS 3 at launch).
- Alternatively, you may choose to begin building a brand-new website in WCMS 3.
- Migration of WCMS 2 websites to WCMS 2 is not supported at this time.
- WCMS 3 training notes will not be available during this testing phase.
- Support requests may be submitted to wcms@uwaterloo.ca.
- Training and support resources, and information on completing required WCMS 3 training courses, will be shared when ready.
- Websites built during beta 2 testing are eligible to move from development to the live Pantheon environment on or after June 29, 2021.
How do I participate in beta 2 testing?
You may submit a request to https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2/create/753.
Notice a bug or issue with your site? Please submit any bugs and/or issues using the reporting form, https://uwaterloo.ca/building-the-next-wcms/wcms-3-bug-report-form
Questions or concerns? Please submit to the team via wcms@uwaterloo.ca.