Site Owners (see above) may designate an alternative point of contact (PoC) for their website if it is someone other than themselves. PoCs act as liaison between CAEN, Site Owners, and other content creators on a given site. If the PoC is not the site
A Site Owner holds the highest level of decision-making authority for a specific site. This is a long-term role unlikely to change for the lifetime of the site. The site owner and point of contact may be the same person. The site owner must meet the
No, CAEN will not provide any support for any sites that are not within our service.
Anyone with the role of “Administrator” on a given site can add additional users. CAEN will grant the “Administrator” role to the site owner and point of contact upon site creation. Please view our knowledge base for additional information.
Creating and maintaining accessible websites is very important to Michigan Engineering. CAEN continually tests its theme to ensure it meets current web accessibility policies and standards. If you encounter an accessibility-related issue with any CAEN Web Publishing site, please contact us at caen@umich.edu.
Due to the multi-site configuration of the WordPress server, individuals cannot install plugins or themes on their sites. Since plugins and themes can only be installed server-wide, CAEN must be careful and restrictive about what is installed, as we cannot be responsible for
No videos may be directly uploaded to your WordPress site. Videos hosted on external providers, such as YouTube or Vimeo, can be embedded.
The following plugins are automatically activated for all sites in CAEN Web Publishing:
(Plugins with * can only be configured and/or utilized by CAEN Web Publishing staff)
Advanced Custom Fields*
Advanced Excerpt*
Better Search Replace*
Breadcrumb NavXT*
CAEN DPSS Alerts
CAEN Overrides*
CAEN Profiles
CAEN WordPress
The service is also not available to students or student organizations. ITS Web Hosting provides website hosting options for staff and students.
Please use Canvas for this purpose.