Before you build
Complete our WCMS training to learn about building and maintaining a site in the WCMS.
Best practices & guidelines
Resources, standards, procedures and guidelines for building and maintaining your site.
WCMS support
Submit questions, requests and bug reports to our training and support team.
The Waterloo Content Management System (WCMS) is the centrally supported website creation and maintenance tool used to create, edit, and manage web content at the University of Waterloo.
This user-friendly system provides a way for users to manage digital information and content on a website without prior knowledge of web programming or markup languages. It is specifically designed for the University and promotes the UWaterloo branding within the system. The tools within the WCMS are accessible and comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
WCMS 3 is the newest version of the WCMS with many changes from the former version making it more secure and incorporating more options for creativity in the information architecture of web pages and content.
News
Automatic inactive user pruning coming soon
Users without site-related roles who have not logged in for over a year will soon be automatically pruned.
WCMS 3.2.22 release
All WCMS 3 sites will soon be upgraded to WCMS 3.2.22. These release notes are subject to change without notice.
WCMS 3.2.21 release
All WCMS 3 sites will soon be upgraded to WCMS 3.2.21. These release notes are subject to change without notice.
Blog
Web Dev Rev wrap-up for September 20, 2024
This Web Dev Rev session had notes about how competition strengthens the Drupal ecosystem, why you need junior devs, and more. We ended by recommending people watch a video about the "other" C in CSS. Click through to read the whole blog post...
Web Dev Rev wrap-up for August 29, 2024
This Web Dev Rev session had notes about Starshot's product strategy, the rising costs of site ownership, and more. We ended by recommending people watch a video about empowering site builders with devops/webops. Click through to read the whole blog post...
Web Dev Rev wrap-up for August 8, 2024
This Web Dev Rev session had notes about the Drupal 11 release, the end of "A Book Apart", and more. We ended by recommending people watch a song parody about making websites. Click through to read the whole blog post...