Digital Team
Building a better ewu.edu
Website Goals
Usable: Improved usability, information architecture, and navigation, including a robust and precise search feature within ewu.edu and a responsive design framework so the website is viewable all platforms and devices.
User-Oriented: A user-friendly informational tool for prospective students, current students, faculty and staff, our alumni and community
Functional: Improved functionality (coding/programming) resulting in a faster and more streamlined user experience
Accessible: Comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA
Brand: An appealing new visual design to grow and enhance the EWU brand and showcase student, faculty, and alumni accomplishments that reflect our core values
Uniform: Create a cohesive presence for all Eastern Washington University websites and communications
Social Media: Integrate social sharing in useful, purposeful ways
Training: Train and support page owners and authors to effectively maintain their pages according to EWU guidelines
Lifecycle: Ensure site pages are maintained and improved through iterative processes as a part of ongoing university operations
How do I login to WordPress?
One of the most common questions from users getting started with WordPress. You will be able to login after you have been added as an editor by using your EWU SSO by going to following url: www.ewu.edu/wp-admin.
If you are requesting to be added as an editor, please fill out the following form.
Getting Started
Wordpress Overview
An online guide for EWU Wordpress editors.
I attended a CODA site visit a few weeks ago at a VERY fancy dental school on the West Coast. Just wanted you to know they thought our website was awesome!
— Ann O’Kelley Wetmore, BSDH ’77, MSDH