WCMS update for December 2021

Monday, December 6, 2021
by Andrea Jennings

Did you know…

…there’s a WCMS 3 Advent calendar! Check it out each day in December to learn about new features and functionality!

What’s happening with the WCMS?

Site builds, migrations, launches and training sites for December 2021 and January 2022

The last day to launch a site, request a new site or a site migration, or to request a training site will be Friday, December 17, 2021.

Site launches, builds, migrations and training site requests will be accepted beginning Monday, January 10, 2022.

WCMS 3 Fundamentals course and Migration Remediation Workshop requirements

Beginning Monday, January 10, 2022, completion of the WCMS 3 Fundamentals course will be mandatory for all users requesting a new WCMS 3 site, a manual migration to WCMS 3, or a partial migration to WCMS 3.

Completion of the Migration Remediation Workshop will also be required for users requesting a partial migration with remediation completed by their departmental team.

WCMS 3 site launches

22 more sites have launched in the new WCMS 3! Continue to check out the growing list on our Web Resources sites and templates page to see some of the new features and design offered in WCMS 3!

Drop-in lab closure

The Drop-in lab will be closed the week of January 3, 2022, reopening on Tuesday, January 11.

Have a question, or need some help with your website? A virtual Drop-in lab will be open every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1-4 p.m. to provide WCMS content maintainers one-on-one website and training support. Please reach out to Charlotte Armstrong, via email or Microsoft Teams, to schedule an appointment.

Who’s new to the WCMS…

1 more site has launched in the Waterloo Content Management System (WCMS) since our last update.

New on Web Resources

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Previous development sprints:

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