January 2022 Web News & Announcements
January 12, 2022
Update Links to College of Business Website by Feb. 1
The website for Ohio University's College of Business launched in the Drupal Web CMS in early December, and its new URL will require updating references to any of its content.
Going forward, content managers should use the current URL listed below. Links to the former site are being temporarily redirected, but these will eventually expire and result in a broken link.
Web managers are asked to review this Excel spreadsheet (OHIO password required) and update any nodes on their sites using the instructions in the spreadsheet. This should be done before Feb. 1.
CURRENT LINK
FORMER LINK
References to Career Leadership Development Center (CLDC) Need Updating by Feb. 1
The name of the Career Leadership Development Center has been changed to Career Network. Going forward, web managers should ensure that the current name listed below is used.
While many references across ohio.edu have already been updated, web managers should review this Excel spreadsheet (OHIO password required) and update any nodes on their sites using the instructions in the spreadsheet. This should be done before Feb. 1.
CURRENT NAME
Career Network
FORMER NAME/REFERENCE
Career Leadership Development Center (CLDC)
Several Modular Elements Have Been Updated
Image With Text Overlay
- Two font options are now available for title text, and an option must be selected before the page is saved.
- An optional "featured" image may be added, which includes a circular frame:
Fast Facts
- Up to six columns may now be added in a row, and additional columns automatically wrap to another row.
- Seven OHIO brand colors are now available for backgrounds:
Cutler Green
Under the Elms Dark Green
Cupola White
Trillium White
Sycamore Light Green
Marigold
Teal
Image Tiles
- Screening behavior has been updated to include the entire image.
- A field for an optional heading was added.
- Six options of screen tinting were added, all conforming to the OHIO brand.
Alert Messages
Nodes that have been saved as Draft, Needs Review or Archived now display an alert at the top of the screen informing the editor of the content's current status.
Navigation Menu
Improvements were made in the display of collapsed menus, which are available on screens too narrow to accommodate top-navigation menus. The updates improve navigation for sight-impaired users who rely on a keyboard, rather than mouse, to move around a site. Menu categories are framed in green when targeted.
OHIO Editorial Style Guide Updated Extensively in December
The University’s official style guide has been newly updated and published online. While the University has at times previously maintained multiple guides and/or style conventions for news and marketing, the OHIO Editorial Style Guide has now been updated and consolidated to become its sole official style guide.
Ohio University now generally defaults to AP style in all communication, though some style conventions have been adapted or overruled for University use where noted. For guidance on any style convention not explicitly covered, OHIO employees can access the full AP Stylebook using the link below.
The guide will be reviewed and updated by University Communications and Marketing twice annually, or more frequently as need dictates. Please take a moment to review the guide and note any frequently used conventions, and thank you for working together to deploy consistent communications across Ohio University.