Web Support
Website Transition to Modern Campus CMS
Background Information
Highline College’s student-facing websites are moving to a new content management system. A content management system (CMS) is a computer software that allows users to create and update digital content on a website. The college currently uses WordPress as its primary CMS. The new CMS, called Modern Campus CMS, is a product of Modern Campus. The rationale for this content shift aligns with the Student Success Council’s strategic priorities and goals to focus on student enrollment and retention. Our ultimate goal is to remove enrollment barriers and increase access to information, leading to greater student success at Highline College. technological barriers for students.
Instructions for using WordPress
If you are a current web editor using WordPress, please review the WordPress Website Editor Tips document for the following information.
- Accessing your WordPress website
- Accessing and updating your document downloads
- Using the Media Library
- How to edit pages, posts and tables
- How to request additional website editors
- Understanding Web Accessibility
Learn more about creating accessible web content and creating accessible documents.
WordPress Training
New users and those who may want to freshen up their skills, should sign up for WordPress training before making edits on the various websites.
Sign up for WordPress Training
Have questions about WordPress, please contact Melodie Smith.
New Sites (subdomains) using WordPress and the Department Theme
As part of the college’s efforts to reduce the number of independent student-focused department websites (subdomains), the creation of new WordPress sites using the department theme will be limited and created only if other options are explored and considered, and the division VP is notified of the request and approves of the new site.