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Sensitive/restricted data notice in Gravity Forms

Posted on April 22, 2024

On April 22, 2024, we pushed an update to our sensitive/restricted data message for groups using Gravity Forms. You will have to review and accept the terms in order to continue using Gravity Forms.

Posted in Best Practices, Plugins, Updates

Choosing an appropriate domain name for your website

Posted on December 20, 2023

Choosing a domain is an important step in the website launch process – and one that often gets massively overlooked. Thought and care should be given to the domain naming process prior to filling out …

Posted in Best Practices, How To

Website resources for those new to WiscWeb

Posted on December 12, 2023

With such a distributed campus, it can be challenging for new website owners/editors to know all of the cool services that are available to them. If you’re looking for some help building your site, you’re in luck – we have some really great resources here at UW-Madison!

Posted in Best Practices, How To, Troubleshooting

Frequently asked questions about the Events Calendar migration

Posted on July 31, 2023

If you’ve got questions about the Events Calendar migration, we’ve got answers! Here’s a list of some of our most frequently asked questions and our advice for how to move forward.

Posted in Best Practices, Plugins, Updates

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