At the University of Illinois, we’re embarking on a quest to unify our websites under the Illinois Theme look and feel. But if your website is in a different theme now, how do you approach converting stylized content and structural elements within your pages from another look and feel into the Illinois Theme? Join Sydney […]
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Dena Strong
Tags: Dena Strong, ITPF Committee Member, PresenterLead User Experience Design Specialist, Technology Services
Getting Started with Google Analytics on WordPress
Tags: Bryan Jonker, Dena Strong, Liz ShallenbergerBeen meaning to get around to setting up Google Analytics on PIE or another WordPress site, but intimidated by the hill to climb? Join the ad-hoc Google Analytics team for a hands-on lesson in how to start from square 1 and end up with a fully set up Google Analytics instance on your WordPress site […]
WordPress Tools and Best Practices: Security, Accessibility, Quality of Life, and Beyond
Tags: Dena Strong, Julieanne Chapman, Robert SlaterA brand new WordPress installation will give you a Hello World page, and not a lot of guidance beyond that. Meanwhile, as one of the most popular web content management systems, WordPress has become a high-value target for bad actors on the web. Understanding how to properly secure your WordPress website is critical to ensure […]
Easy-Up Conference and Research Team Websites with Publish.Illinois.edu
Tags: Dena Strong, Robert SlaterWhile the process of creating a publish.illinois.edu namespace takes about 5 minutes, the process of getting a website built from scratch takes more time and effort, and not all our customers are familiar with the WordPress Block Editor. In order to simplify site creation, we’ve developed two basic site templates – one designed for a […]
IT Pro Orientation
Tags: Candice Solomon-Strutz, Dena StrongConfused by the University’s generous helpings of acronym soup? Not sure who’s responsible for what after all the reorganizations and transfers? Come to IT Pro Orientation, where we’ll help each other parse the acronyms and reconnect the dots.
Accessible Chat and Communications Platforms
Tags: Dena Strong, Keith WesselIn today’s world, communications platforms are more vital than ever. But not all platforms are created equal, especially when it comes to accessibility. Join Keith Wessel and Dena Strong for a comparison of the accessibility and ease of use of platforms including Teams, Zoom, Slack, Skype for Business, and others.
Promote Innovation and Improved Support with Collaborative Service Management
Tags: Allison (Al) Payne, Dena Strong, Isaac Galvan, Matt ChildressIT organizations across the university are the first point of contact with our customers. The more we can have them contribute to the direction of service operations and development, the better. Agile service management invites a group of IT pros (and maybe users) as stakeholders in deciding how the team spends its time and effort […]
Wks5 – Advanced Git
Tags: Dena Strong, Edward Delaporte, Maxim BelkinFor those who are already familiar with the basics of Git and would like to explore more advanced uses and real world collaboration methods, Maxim and Ed go beyond the basics in order to explore the power of collaborative version control. Branching, rebasing, checkout, and other Git tools help you find the version you want […]
Wks4 – Introduction to Git
Tags: Dena Strong, Edward Delaporte, Maxim BelkinFor those who’ve wondered about Git and GitHub, but haven’t had the opportunity to work with it, campus Software Carpentry instructors will provide guided hands-on experience. You’ll learn how Git-style version control works, how to get started, the differences between adds and commits, the differences between pushes and pulls, what a pull request is good […]