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A: The old website was over a decade old and no longer reflects reflected the cutting-edge research of CEH. This new website is designed to better represent our science, be more accessible, and allow staff to have control of their presence on the website.
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- A Content Management Platform (Drupal 7) facilitating more dynamic content through CEH-wide staff content generation.
- Cross-browser/device compatibility, responding to smart phones, iPads and tablets.
- Systems integration: NORA, CEH image catalogue and social media.
- Staff and project databases: staff have control over their external profile page and can produce project pages.
- On-site blog.
- Rapid set-up of science projects websites, termed multisites.
- Integrated search across CEH corporate website and multisites.
- Consistent site hosting and technical support (security, server & software maintenance), ensuring CEH’s websites remain secure and maintained.
Q: Why is the site launched as a beta version?A: The website has gone live as beta.ceh.ac.uk alongside the current website. We envisage doing this for a period of 4 weeks. It gives us all an opportunity to test the site in a live environment so if any unexpected issues arise we can deal with them while the current site is operational. Secondly, we can use the beta period to gather and act on feedback from staff and external stakeholders prior to going live.Q: How do I log in?
A: You will be emailed your username and password by cehwebsupport@ceh.ac.uk. You will then be able to active your profile by going to auth-www.ceh.axis12ac.comuk/user. Subsequently you can use those login details to login either by going to 'Login' link in the footer of auth-www.ceh.axis12ac.com, or by adding '/user' to auth-ceh.axis12.comuk, or www.ceh.ac.uk/user.
Q: Why didn't CEH use the same default login for the website?
A: This is something we wanted to do as it is easier for you as a user. However, for security reasons NERC do not want to share your network login details with any third parties. This includes Axis12, the organisation who developed and built the new site.
Q: What can I do on the website?
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A: Not immediately - a workflow will be put in place that will send all new content through to the communications team before being published. This allows the comms team to check the new content for look and feel, ensure that all the links work, etc. Once it has been approved by the comms communications team the new content will go live.
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A: Yes, new project sites can be set up quickly. You will have full control and can undertake bespoke development. Set-up costs are £650 plus VAT, so please The standard charges is $240 per year (for up to 10,000 monthly page views). $960 per year for up to 100,000 pages monthly page views (charges correct as of April 2018). Please speak to the head of your project first as those costs will come out of the project's funds. You will need to fill out a multi- site request form and send it through to the communications team who will start setting it up.
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A: Once the new CEH site has gone live a plan is being developed to identify sites and determine their future management. If you want to migrate this now please speak to Paul FisherJohnny Kam or CEH comms team.
Q: Can I have multiple project pages?
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A: When editing your staff profile, first write the text that you wish to link to another page on the CEH website. Then highlight that text and hit the icon that looks like a paperclip, which allows you to link to other pages. A pop-up will appear with two drop-downs, 'Link Type' and 'Protocol'. Leave the Link Type as is, but change the second drop-down,'Protocol', to say '<other>'. Then insert the url of the page you wish to link to, but minus the 'http://auth-www.ceh.axis12ac.comuk'. If you wished to link to the Ecological Processes Science Area, for example, you would insert /our-science/science-areas/ecological-processes-resilience, not httphttps://auth-www.ceh.axis12ac.comuk/our-science/science-areas/ecological-processes-resilience. Then click okay.
Blogs
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