October 2024 Meeting Notes

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - 2:00PM

Shared Governance Board update

  • Subdomain requests reviewed
  • ADA Title II Committee / Web & Mobile Subcommitttee
  • Avoiding duplicate content as we transition to Next-Gen CMS
  • Content strategy in Style Guide (SEO, information architecture, voice)
  • Framework Version 6: July 8, 2025
  • On-prem analytics - More to come
  • Reminder: Sites not switched over to D10 by December 12 will automatically have their subdomains pointed to their new sites starting on that date
  • Reminder: Shutdown date of Drupal 7 is Thursday, December 19 at 10 a.m.

Governance Board Nominations

  • Outgoing Members: Matt Bryant, Becky Aiken, Mike O'Connor
  • Nominate yourself, or someone else. Nominations close at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov 11. Voting in November and new members announced in December

CMS Transition Report

  • December 12: Deadline to switch new site live in Next-Gen CMS
  • December 19: Shutdown of all D7 sites at 10 a.m.
  • Next-Gen CMS Progress Report
  • 657 sites created in Next-Gen CMS, 251 sites are now live in Next-Gen CMS (was 196). 406 sites are under development and have not gone live yet

Slacktivity

  • How to get your photo in Directory? If you're logged in in directory, your photo will have a little settings icon to click. There is also a link in the footer to
  • Reminder: CMS Documentation
  • Reminder: If you have a question in Slack, please include a link to your site if possible, to help with troubleshooting/discussion

WebAudit Metrics

Framework updates

  • Update 5.3.53 - deploying tomorrow afternoon Wednesday, October 9 - Update require js
  • Framework Version 6: tentatively planned for Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Analytics Updates

  • Action Required! Google Analytics Update - Not just CMS sites, everyone using GA needs to do this
  • Background: By default, GA adds a cookie for all of unl.edu. This results in users having a buildup of a lot of cookies when they have browsed a lot of UNL sites. This can cause errors when their browser tries to send all the cookies. Solution: Add a dimension called "cookie_domain" that is set to your site's domain, such as mysite.unl.edu/
  • More Information in WDN Cache article

Public Information Apps Updates

  • Maps: Parking and buildings have been updated
  • Webaudit: Updated Axe Accessibility metric

Next-Gen CMS updates

  • For emphasis, your site needs to be live by December 12, 2024

Reminder: Next-Gen CMS - D7 is shutting down Dec. 19, 2024 at 10 a.m., sites should be flipped to D10 by December 12 to allow clear path for shutting down