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<description><![CDATA[<span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 6</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span>Processes and Plugins I admit, I may be cheating a little here. As part of HeyPresstoConf20 I really wanted to be able to talk about our Plugins and Processes but couldn’t fit into the Tweet limit so I’m putting it all here. This should be helpful if you are planning on building your own […]]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 6</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span><h1>Processes and Plugins</h1>
<p> </p>
<p>I admit, I may be cheating a little here. As part of HeyPresstoConf20 I really wanted to be able to talk about our Plugins and Processes but couldn’t fit into the Tweet limit so I’m putting it all here. This should be helpful if you are planning on building your own WordPress Multisite at your institution, as ever, if you want to discuss this feel free to get in touch.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Firstly let’s talk about how we go about selecting Plugins. We start to look when multiple users all ask for the same of similar plugin/function or if we encounter and issue that needs a plugin to be resolved. Thankfully we have an inhouse development team that can be called on if we cannot find something which is a blessing but they support multiple platforms so we do need to have good reason. If we do find a plugin or multiple plugins then we start to investigate whether they actually resolve our issue and if they add any issues or have unexpected behaviour, so far this seems to make basic sense. We have, however, developed a process to audit plugins to ascertain whether they are well supported, well reviewed and also if they contain privacy invasive cookies using the following criteria:</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>Plugin / theme name:</strong></td>
<td><strong>Yes / no</strong></td>
<td><strong>Comments</strong></td>
<td><strong>Date requested</strong></td>
<td><strong>Date installed</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>What does it do?</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>How much does it cost?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Cost of adoption</li>
<li>Cost of training</li>
<li>Cost of usage</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Author background</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Is the documentation good?</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Who will use the add-on?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>admins / authors</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Feedback / reviews</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Is it used by many, reviews / comments</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Technical status:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Is it up to date, compatible with our version of wordpress?</li>
<li>Is it well written?</li>
<li>Does it backup/restore?</li>
<li>Is it secure?</li>
<li>Is data shared outside of wordpress?</li>
<li>Type of cookies set</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Accessibility:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Check any spellcheck functionality on free data entry boxes/forms that is either automatically run by the system or that requires users interaction</li>
<li>Describe any data validation that is automatically run by the system to ensure users enter data in the correct formats. Check error messages are in sufficient colour contrast, accessible font, clear location, not pop ups.</li>
<li>Check whether the template scales correctly using different resolutions and whether there are any resolutions that are not recommended, tested using ctrl + and Windows Magnifier</li>
<li>Check the colours and colour contrasts and font types and styles used i.e. are italics and continuous capitals avoided?</li>
<li>Check functionality that would allow users to customise their views (i.e. font size, colours, contrast ratios). This is by altering browser settings.</li>
<li>Check whether all content is accessible through a keyboard interface and whether it requires specific timings for keystrokes. I.e. is it possible to navigate around the template and complete any forms etc without ever using a mouse.</li>
<li>Check there is an indication or warning of links which will open a new tab or window and check that these warnings are accessible</li>
<li>Check that the template conveys no information in only colour or sound.</li>
<li>Check there is no flashing or scrolling text? If so does the text flash 3 or more times per second and can it be paused? If there is flashing or scrolling text please provide more details.</li>
<li>Check that Zoomtext is compatible with the template without plug ins</li>
<li>Check that JAWS is compatible with the template without plug ins</li>
<li>Check that TextHelp Read and Write Gold is compatible with the template in terms of spellcheck, hover highlight and highlight and read without plug ins.</li>
<li>Check that tooltips are clear and enabled by default on the template.</li>
</ul>
<p>· Check that there are text alternatives for any non-text content.</p>
<ul>
<li>Check that for any audio/visual items are there captions available and theses have been checked for accuracy.</li>
<li>Check there are no time limits prescribed for the viewing/inputting of content to the template</li>
<li>Check what specialist help is linked to on the template and that this includes a method of contacting someone for assistance?</li>
<li>Check that if the template is accessed via a mobile or tablet device the user system does not require to use any requires any specific timings/specific keystrokes to complete tasks</li>
<li>Check the template works with mobiles/tablets to offer any text to speech functionality of the results for those with visual impairments?</li>
</ul>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<p> </p>
<p>You can also read more about this process in this blog post by Callum, one of the original service managers who has since moved to greener pastures (about 5 metres away when we were in the office) – <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/dlam/2019/04/08/cookie-audit-findings/">Cookie Audit Process Blog</a></p>
<p>Lastly, here is a comprehensive list of all of the plugins that we currently use, all of these have been vetted through our process so should provide a good starting point.</p>
<h3>Plugins</h3>
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<td width="270"><strong>Plugin</strong></td>
<td width="225">Developer</td>
<td width="511">Description</td>
<td width="126">Network Activated?</td>
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<td>Add Existing Users</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Allows you to bulk add existing users to a site, including the facility to set their role.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td><a href="http://addmultipleusers.happynuclear.com/">Add Multiple Users</a></td>
<td>HappyNuclear</td>
<td width="511">This plugin allows you to add multiple user accounts to your WordPress blog using a range of tools.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://akismet.com/">Akismet Anti-Spam</a></td>
<td>Automattic</td>
<td width="511">Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from spam. Your site is fully configured and being protected, even while you sleep.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Batch Create</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Create hundred or thousands of blogs and users automatically by simply uploading a csv text file – subdomain and user creation automation has never been so easy.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td>BeeHive Pro</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Basicall Google Analytics, users can use their own ID or apply for access to the University managed one</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td>Broken Link Checker</td>
<td>ManageWP</td>
<td width="511">Checks your blog for broken links and missing images and notifies you on the dashboard if any are found.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Classic Editor</td>
<td>WordPress Contributers</td>
<td width="511">Enabled at network level to remove block editor default</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CommentPress Core</td>
<td><a href="http://www.futureofthebook.org/"> Institute for the Future of the Book</a></td>
<td width="511">CommentPress allows readers to comment in the margins of a text. You can use it to annotate, gloss, workshop, debate and more!</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cookies for Comment</td>
<td><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/"> Donncha O Caoimh</a></td>
<td width="511">Sets a cookie that must exist for a comment to be allowed through</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cryout Series Slider</td>
<td><a href="http://www.cryoutcreations.eu/">Cryout Creations</a></td>
<td width="511">accessibility ready free image slider for WordPress.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Disable Comments</td>
<td><a href="http://www.rayofsolaris.net/">Samir Shah</a></td>
<td width="511">Allows administrators to globally disable comments on their site. Comments can be disabled according to post type.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://gitlab.is.ed.ac.uk/is-dlam/academic-blogging-project/ed-solr">EdSolr</a></td>
<td>UoE</td>
<td width="511">Integrates Apache Solr with a WordPress Multisite Installation.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email Subscribers & Newsletters</td>
<td><a href="https://www.icegram.com/"> Icegram</a></td>
<td width="511">Add subscription forms on website, send HTML newsletters, and automatically notify subscribers about new blog posts once they are published.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter</td>
<td><a href="https://andidittrich.com/">Andi Dittrich</a></td>
<td width="511">Syntax Highlighter</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FeedWordPress</td>
<td><a href="https://feedwordpress.radgeek.com/contact/"> C. Johnson</a></td>
<td width="511">simple and flexible Atom/RSS syndication for WordPress</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Flickr Album Gallery</td>
<td>FARAZFRANK</td>
<td>Flickr Album Gallery is on JS API plugin to display all public Flickr albums on your WordPress website.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Force Regenerate Thumbnails</td>
<td><a href="http://www.pedroelsner.com/">Pedro Elsner</a></td>
<td width="511">Delete and REALLY force the regenerate thumbnail.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www.arnebrachhold.de/redir/sitemap-home/">Google XML Sitemaps</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.arnebrachhold.de/"> Arne Brachhold</a></td>
<td width="511">This plugin improves SEO using sitemaps for best indexation by search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and others.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Image Attribution Tagger</td>
<td><a href="http://red8interactive.com/">Red8 Interactive</a></td>
<td width="511">A plugin that adds image credits to licensed images</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MimeTypes Link Icons</td>
<td><a href="https://github.com/eagerterrier/MimeTypes-Link-Icons"> Toby Cox, Juliette Reinders Folmer</a></td>
<td width="511">This will add file type icons next to links automatically.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Multisite Plugin Manager</td>
<td><a href="http://uglyrobot.com/"> Aaron Edwards</a></td>
<td width="511">The essential plugin for every multisite install! Manage plugin access permissions across your entire multisite network.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Multisite Privacy</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Adds more levels of privacy and allows you to control them across all sites – or allow users to override them.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NS Cloner – Site Copier</td>
<td><a href="https://neversettle.it/">Never Settle</a></td>
<td width="511">Allows us to create sites from a template</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NS Cloner Pro</td>
<td><a href="https://neversettle.it/">Never Settle</a></td>
<td width="511">add-ons to the NS Cloner Core</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Open Attribute</td>
<td><a href="http://openattribute.com/">OpenAttribute</a></td>
<td width="511"></td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PDF & Print</td>
<td><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/">BestWebSoft</a></td>
<td width="511">Generate PDF files and print WordPress posts/pages. Customize document header/footer styles and appearance.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Reading Time WP</td>
<td><a href="https://jasonyingling.me/">Jason Yingling</a></td>
<td width="511">Add an estimated reading time to your posts.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Remove Email Verification</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Removes need to send a verification email when adding users to site or blogs</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TinyMCE Comment Field – WPSIWYG</td>
<td><a href="http://www.eracer.de/">Stefan Helmer</a></td>
<td width="511">This plugin turns the comment field from a primitive into a WYSIWYG editor, using the internal TinyMCE library bundled with WordPress.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Titan Framework</td>
<td><a href="http://gambit.ph/"> Benjamin Intal, Gambit</a></td>
<td width="511">Titan Framework allows theme and plugin developers to create a admin pages, options, meta boxes, and theme customizer options with just a few simple lines of code.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>True Multisite Indexer</td>
<td><a href="https://rudrastyh.com/">Misha Rudrastyh</a></td>
<td width="511">Indexes all posts across your network and brings them into one spot – a very powerful tool that you use as a base to display posts in different ways or to manage your network.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<tr>
<td>Ultimate Category Excluder</td>
<td><a href="http://infolific.com/technology/"> Marios Alexandrou</a></td>
<td width="511">Easily exclude categories from your front page, feeds, archives, and search results.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td>WordPress Importer</td>
<td><a href="https://wordpress.org/"> wordpressdotorg</a></td>
<td width="511">Import posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags and more from a WordPress export file.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WordPress.com Theme Updates</td>
<td><a href="http://automattic.com/"> Automattic</a></td>
<td width="511">Update themes downloaded from WordPress.com seamlessly with the rest of your WordPress updates.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WP Accessibility</td>
<td><a href="http://www.joedolson.com/"> Joe Dolson</a></td>
<td width="511">Helps improve accessibility in your WordPress site, like removing title attributes.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WP Crontrol</td>
<td><a href="https://github.com/johnbillion/wp-crontrol/graphs/contributors"> John Blackbourn & contributors</a></td>
<td width="511">WP Crontrol lets you view and control what’s happening in the WP-Cron system.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td>WP QuickLaTeX</td>
<td><a href="http://www.holoborodko.com/pavel/">Pavel Holoborodko</a></td>
<td width="511">Access to complete LaTeX distribution. Publish formulae & graphics using native LaTeX syntax directly in the text. Inline formulas, displayed equations auto-numbering, labeling and referencing, AMS-LaTeX, TikZ, custom LaTeX preamble. No LaTeX installation required. Easily customizable using UI dialog. Actively developed and maintained. Visit QuickLaTeX homepage for more info.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td>WP to Twitter</td>
<td><a href="http://www.joedolson.com/">Joseph C Dolson</a></td>
<td width="511">Posts a Tweet when you update your WordPress blog or post a link, using your URL shortener. Rich options to customise and promote your Tweets.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td>WPMUDEV Dashboard</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Brings the powers of WPMU DEV directly to you. It will revolutionize how you use WordPress. Activate now!</td>
<td>N</td>
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<p> </p>
<h3>Themes</h3>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Apostrophe 2</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">AwesomePress</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Baskerville</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Bhari</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Blask</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Cover</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Cover2</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Cyanotype</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Davis</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Fluida</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Fukasawa</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Garfunkel</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Hitchcock</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Sorbet</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">SPLOTpoint</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Tiny Framework</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Twenty Fifteen</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Twenty Nineteen</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Twenty Seventeen</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Writee</td>
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<description><![CDATA[<span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 6</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span>How to Inherit a Service A while back, before quarantine and therefore a lifetime ago, I ‘inherited’ a service. Anyone familiar with how these things go will also be somewhat familiar with how the conversation went: “We think you’ve done quiet well and we’d like you to take over this service” “Does that mean I […]]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 6</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span><h1>How to Inherit a Service</h1>
<p>A while back, before quarantine and therefore a lifetime ago, I ‘inherited’ a service. Anyone familiar with how these things go will also be somewhat familiar with how the conversation went:</p>
<p>“We think you’ve done quiet well and we’d like you to take over this service”</p>
<p>“Does that mean I can drop my old service”</p>
<p>“No”.</p>
<p>Thankfully I have loved taking over this service, by this service I do actually mean *this* service. I now manage the Academic Blogging service, blogs.ed.ac.uk which is what you are reading this post on. I have blogged in the past but sporadically at best. Managing the service is completely different, managing any service is difficult but managing a service which is designed to be open and allow people to do what they want (to an extent) comes with it’s own interesting challenges, more of that in another post.</p>
<p>Today however I wanted to talk more specifically about inheriting a service. It’s something that I hadn’t really thought about before but it struck me that this is the first ‘living’ service that I have taken over. I have a relatively short period of experience of managing learning technology services, roughly 6 years at this point. In that time I have managed two large services but both of these were in their infancy when I got hold. I was able to largely decide what these service should look like, what they would look like and what the policies around them would be. Obviously there is an amount of team work and involvement of other teams in this process but as a service manager the impetus usually came from me.</p>
<p>Taking on a new service that has existed before, however, is something completely different. I often enjoy using bad analogies that I tend to stretch to far, so allow me to do this yet again: Inheriting services is like getting an armchair that belonged to someone else (ish). It’s arranged in a different way, it faces the door, it doesn’t go back far enough, it feels a bit to firm and there are Revels tucked into the side of the cushion. Who would put Revels down there, why would they choose Revels of all the things available?</p>
<h2>Service Personality</h2>
<p>The problem/issue/opportunity is, someone or a group of somebodies have decided how this should work and put it all in place. Now you come in and you’re not sure if you always agree. Most of the time you will but you just need to understand the ‘why’ after seeing the ‘what’ and ‘how’. Most services have a ‘vision’ of sorts attached, usually within the original Project Brief or the Service Level Description (SLD) that sets out the ‘shape’ of the service. This works great in isolation but what often happens is that this clearly defined ‘shape’ then gets released and it tends to need to alter shape to fits its environment in some way. (I DID say I enjoy bad analogies).</p>
<h2>Opportunities for Change</h2>
<p>I’ve always very strongly believed that getting a ‘fresh pair of eyes’ is possibly one of the most useful things to do when you have a great idea or process. Having someone outside of the ‘organisation’ take a look is often the best way to pick up on things, firstly it forces you to explain why you made a decision and also allows you to be questioned. If you can’t convince someone as to why something works that way then you might want to re-evaluate or compromise with the other view point. I love the following quote, which I believe is attributed to Grace Hopper – “The most dangerous phrase in the language is, ‘We’ve always done it this way’ ”</p>
<p>(If you don’t know who Grace Hopper is, please pause and look her up. I will wait)</p>
<h2>Inheritance runs both ways</h2>
<p>This is the part that surprised me the most when I realised that this was the first service that was secondhand/pre-loved/pre-existing/had a life before me. I started this long monologue talking about how I had inherited something but it seems obvious that the service had also imbibed something from it’s creators and previous owners. There were certain priorities or choices that were made by previous people upon the service, impressions in the surface that had left their mark. I agree with the vast majority of these but some I want to change, based on my priorities or choices that I think make it fit it’s environment in a better way, or a way that appears better to me. Obviously all of this is measured alongside the needs of the current community, I wouldn’t make big changes that negatively impacted people using the service but I may make decisions that change the ‘flavour’ in some ways.</p>
<h2>Making it yours or making you part of it</h2>
<p>After you have been looking after the service for a short while you will likely find a list of things that don’t really feel right to you. It’s likely that these decisions were made some time ago and might not reflect the needs of the user community anymore. I would say it is important to mention here that we aren’t criticising the previous owners, just using this change as an opportunity to review and also add you own input to the service. Once you have found these areas then try to seek the justification if possible, there could be a very good reason as to why something works like this and not like *this*. If there isn’t a good justification or if that doesn’t really hold anymore then start building your case for making a change and what that change will be. Next you get to take these changes to the service team, working group or user community. If these don’t exist then this is a good chance to make them as having some external input, if only at certain times will greatly improve the service as a whole. Also be sure to check that these changes are actually wanted/needed/will have a positive impact, change for the sake of change is a winding road. Always remember RACI (Responsible, Accountable,<strong> Consulted, Informed</strong>)</p>
<p>This is the part that I enjoy the most about managing services, there is a human part even if what *it* is an application running on virtual machines somewhere (I imagine in a basement, because, it has to be). I get to take all of the work that went before and add my layer on top and alter it ever so slightly, like a funky new flavour in your Rainbow Cake – I REALLY DID say that I like bad analogies.</p>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_166" style="width: 696px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-166" class="size-full wp-image-166" src="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sliceoflearning/wp-content/uploads/sites/2048/2020/08/7478835056_c91640ed8c_b.jpg" alt=""Layers from top - Rainbow Birthday Cake" by avlxyz is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0" width="686" height="1024" /><p id="caption-attachment-166" class="wp-caption-text">“Layers from top – Rainbow Birthday Cake” by avlxyz is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0</p></div>
<p> </p>
<p>Takeaways from service inheritance</p>
<p>If you are a current service owner</p>
<ul>
<li>For you managing a service, try to document what decisions were taken and why they were taken, this makes it a lot quicker for someone to get a feel for how the service exists now. Adding the justification really makes a big difference when someone new steps in</li>
<li>Even if the service isn’t being taken over by someone else it can be very helpful to get fresh eyes on a service, or to include more people when making the decisions. Working groups or user involvement are very good for this.</li>
<li>Try to update original documentation as the service shifts over time, most institutions seem to push for this at intervals but it helps to remember how services can change over time.</li>
<li>Include retrospective look backs at the service at regular intervals, perhaps each year. Having a look at the changes that were added, how they were received and whether they helped add something useful to the service is a very rewarding process</li>
</ul>
<p>If you are taking over an existing service</p>
<ul>
<li>Getting an overview or introduction to the service is incredibly useful but do bear in mind that it is unlikely that you will be able to understand the entire service after one meeting</li>
<li>If possible try to take the previous service owner hostage so that you can refer to them if they didn’t document things</li>
<li>Once you have a good understanding of the service highlight the areas that you have issues with. Areas that you don’t understand why something was done in a particular way or why a certain policy exists. Try to find to root cause for these, if they make sense and fit the service you can leave them for now. If that doesn’t fit the service or the user’s need then earmark those areas for change.</li>
<li>Add your personal touch, come up with suggestions in these specific areas that you have highlighted and taken them to existing working groups or service team. If they don’t exist then consider creating them.</li>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Slack]]></dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[<span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 6</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span>Processes and Plugins I admit, I may be cheating a little here. As part of HeyPresstoConf20 I really wanted to be able to talk about our Plugins and Processes but couldn’t fit into the Tweet limit so I’m putting it all here. This should be helpful if you are planning on building your own […]]]></description>
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<p> </p>
<p>I admit, I may be cheating a little here. As part of HeyPresstoConf20 I really wanted to be able to talk about our Plugins and Processes but couldn’t fit into the Tweet limit so I’m putting it all here. This should be helpful if you are planning on building your own WordPress Multisite at your institution, as ever, if you want to discuss this feel free to get in touch.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Firstly let’s talk about how we go about selecting Plugins. We start to look when multiple users all ask for the same of similar plugin/function or if we encounter and issue that needs a plugin to be resolved. Thankfully we have an inhouse development team that can be called on if we cannot find something which is a blessing but they support multiple platforms so we do need to have good reason. If we do find a plugin or multiple plugins then we start to investigate whether they actually resolve our issue and if they add any issues or have unexpected behaviour, so far this seems to make basic sense. We have, however, developed a process to audit plugins to ascertain whether they are well supported, well reviewed and also if they contain privacy invasive cookies using the following criteria:</p>
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<td><strong>Plugin / theme name:</strong></td>
<td><strong>Yes / no</strong></td>
<td><strong>Comments</strong></td>
<td><strong>Date requested</strong></td>
<td><strong>Date installed</strong></td>
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<td><strong>What does it do?</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong>How much does it cost?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Cost of adoption</li>
<li>Cost of training</li>
<li>Cost of usage</li>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong>Author background</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong>Is the documentation good?</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong>Who will use the add-on?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>admins / authors</li>
</ul>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong>Feedback / reviews</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Is it used by many, reviews / comments</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td><strong>Technical status:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Is it up to date, compatible with our version of wordpress?</li>
<li>Is it well written?</li>
<li>Does it backup/restore?</li>
<li>Is it secure?</li>
<li>Is data shared outside of wordpress?</li>
<li>Type of cookies set</li>
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<td><strong>Accessibility:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Check any spellcheck functionality on free data entry boxes/forms that is either automatically run by the system or that requires users interaction</li>
<li>Describe any data validation that is automatically run by the system to ensure users enter data in the correct formats. Check error messages are in sufficient colour contrast, accessible font, clear location, not pop ups.</li>
<li>Check whether the template scales correctly using different resolutions and whether there are any resolutions that are not recommended, tested using ctrl + and Windows Magnifier</li>
<li>Check the colours and colour contrasts and font types and styles used i.e. are italics and continuous capitals avoided?</li>
<li>Check functionality that would allow users to customise their views (i.e. font size, colours, contrast ratios). This is by altering browser settings.</li>
<li>Check whether all content is accessible through a keyboard interface and whether it requires specific timings for keystrokes. I.e. is it possible to navigate around the template and complete any forms etc without ever using a mouse.</li>
<li>Check there is an indication or warning of links which will open a new tab or window and check that these warnings are accessible</li>
<li>Check that the template conveys no information in only colour or sound.</li>
<li>Check there is no flashing or scrolling text? If so does the text flash 3 or more times per second and can it be paused? If there is flashing or scrolling text please provide more details.</li>
<li>Check that Zoomtext is compatible with the template without plug ins</li>
<li>Check that JAWS is compatible with the template without plug ins</li>
<li>Check that TextHelp Read and Write Gold is compatible with the template in terms of spellcheck, hover highlight and highlight and read without plug ins.</li>
<li>Check that tooltips are clear and enabled by default on the template.</li>
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<p>· Check that there are text alternatives for any non-text content.</p>
<ul>
<li>Check that for any audio/visual items are there captions available and theses have been checked for accuracy.</li>
<li>Check there are no time limits prescribed for the viewing/inputting of content to the template</li>
<li>Check what specialist help is linked to on the template and that this includes a method of contacting someone for assistance?</li>
<li>Check that if the template is accessed via a mobile or tablet device the user system does not require to use any requires any specific timings/specific keystrokes to complete tasks</li>
<li>Check the template works with mobiles/tablets to offer any text to speech functionality of the results for those with visual impairments?</li>
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<p>You can also read more about this process in this blog post by Callum, one of the original service managers who has since moved to greener pastures (about 5 metres away when we were in the office) – <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/dlam/2019/04/08/cookie-audit-findings/">Cookie Audit Process Blog</a></p>
<p>Lastly, here is a comprehensive list of all of the plugins that we currently use, all of these have been vetted through our process so should provide a good starting point.</p>
<h3>Plugins</h3>
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<td width="225">Developer</td>
<td width="511">Description</td>
<td width="126">Network Activated?</td>
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<td>Add Existing Users</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Allows you to bulk add existing users to a site, including the facility to set their role.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td><a href="http://addmultipleusers.happynuclear.com/">Add Multiple Users</a></td>
<td>HappyNuclear</td>
<td width="511">This plugin allows you to add multiple user accounts to your WordPress blog using a range of tools.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<tr>
<td><a href="https://akismet.com/">Akismet Anti-Spam</a></td>
<td>Automattic</td>
<td width="511">Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from spam. Your site is fully configured and being protected, even while you sleep.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td>Batch Create</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Create hundred or thousands of blogs and users automatically by simply uploading a csv text file – subdomain and user creation automation has never been so easy.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td>BeeHive Pro</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Basicall Google Analytics, users can use their own ID or apply for access to the University managed one</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td>Broken Link Checker</td>
<td>ManageWP</td>
<td width="511">Checks your blog for broken links and missing images and notifies you on the dashboard if any are found.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td>Classic Editor</td>
<td>WordPress Contributers</td>
<td width="511">Enabled at network level to remove block editor default</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td>CommentPress Core</td>
<td><a href="http://www.futureofthebook.org/"> Institute for the Future of the Book</a></td>
<td width="511">CommentPress allows readers to comment in the margins of a text. You can use it to annotate, gloss, workshop, debate and more!</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td>Cookies for Comment</td>
<td><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/"> Donncha O Caoimh</a></td>
<td width="511">Sets a cookie that must exist for a comment to be allowed through</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<tr>
<td>Cryout Series Slider</td>
<td><a href="http://www.cryoutcreations.eu/">Cryout Creations</a></td>
<td width="511">accessibility ready free image slider for WordPress.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td>Disable Comments</td>
<td><a href="http://www.rayofsolaris.net/">Samir Shah</a></td>
<td width="511">Allows administrators to globally disable comments on their site. Comments can be disabled according to post type.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td><a href="https://gitlab.is.ed.ac.uk/is-dlam/academic-blogging-project/ed-solr">EdSolr</a></td>
<td>UoE</td>
<td width="511">Integrates Apache Solr with a WordPress Multisite Installation.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email Subscribers & Newsletters</td>
<td><a href="https://www.icegram.com/"> Icegram</a></td>
<td width="511">Add subscription forms on website, send HTML newsletters, and automatically notify subscribers about new blog posts once they are published.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td>Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter</td>
<td><a href="https://andidittrich.com/">Andi Dittrich</a></td>
<td width="511">Syntax Highlighter</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td>FeedWordPress</td>
<td><a href="https://feedwordpress.radgeek.com/contact/"> C. Johnson</a></td>
<td width="511">simple and flexible Atom/RSS syndication for WordPress</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td>Flickr Album Gallery</td>
<td>FARAZFRANK</td>
<td>Flickr Album Gallery is on JS API plugin to display all public Flickr albums on your WordPress website.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td>Force Regenerate Thumbnails</td>
<td><a href="http://www.pedroelsner.com/">Pedro Elsner</a></td>
<td width="511">Delete and REALLY force the regenerate thumbnail.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.arnebrachhold.de/redir/sitemap-home/">Google XML Sitemaps</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.arnebrachhold.de/"> Arne Brachhold</a></td>
<td width="511">This plugin improves SEO using sitemaps for best indexation by search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and others.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<tr>
<td>Image Attribution Tagger</td>
<td><a href="http://red8interactive.com/">Red8 Interactive</a></td>
<td width="511">A plugin that adds image credits to licensed images</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<tr>
<td>MimeTypes Link Icons</td>
<td><a href="https://github.com/eagerterrier/MimeTypes-Link-Icons"> Toby Cox, Juliette Reinders Folmer</a></td>
<td width="511">This will add file type icons next to links automatically.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td>Multisite Plugin Manager</td>
<td><a href="http://uglyrobot.com/"> Aaron Edwards</a></td>
<td width="511">The essential plugin for every multisite install! Manage plugin access permissions across your entire multisite network.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td>Multisite Privacy</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Adds more levels of privacy and allows you to control them across all sites – or allow users to override them.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td>NS Cloner – Site Copier</td>
<td><a href="https://neversettle.it/">Never Settle</a></td>
<td width="511">Allows us to create sites from a template</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td><a href="https://neversettle.it/">Never Settle</a></td>
<td width="511">add-ons to the NS Cloner Core</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td><a href="http://openattribute.com/">OpenAttribute</a></td>
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<td>Y</td>
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<td><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/">BestWebSoft</a></td>
<td width="511">Generate PDF files and print WordPress posts/pages. Customize document header/footer styles and appearance.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td>Reading Time WP</td>
<td><a href="https://jasonyingling.me/">Jason Yingling</a></td>
<td width="511">Add an estimated reading time to your posts.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Removes need to send a verification email when adding users to site or blogs</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td>TinyMCE Comment Field – WPSIWYG</td>
<td><a href="http://www.eracer.de/">Stefan Helmer</a></td>
<td width="511">This plugin turns the comment field from a primitive into a WYSIWYG editor, using the internal TinyMCE library bundled with WordPress.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td><a href="http://gambit.ph/"> Benjamin Intal, Gambit</a></td>
<td width="511">Titan Framework allows theme and plugin developers to create a admin pages, options, meta boxes, and theme customizer options with just a few simple lines of code.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td><a href="https://rudrastyh.com/">Misha Rudrastyh</a></td>
<td width="511">Indexes all posts across your network and brings them into one spot – a very powerful tool that you use as a base to display posts in different ways or to manage your network.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td><a href="http://infolific.com/technology/"> Marios Alexandrou</a></td>
<td width="511">Easily exclude categories from your front page, feeds, archives, and search results.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td><a href="https://wordpress.org/"> wordpressdotorg</a></td>
<td width="511">Import posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags and more from a WordPress export file.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td><a href="http://automattic.com/"> Automattic</a></td>
<td width="511">Update themes downloaded from WordPress.com seamlessly with the rest of your WordPress updates.</td>
<td>Y</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.joedolson.com/"> Joe Dolson</a></td>
<td width="511">Helps improve accessibility in your WordPress site, like removing title attributes.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td><a href="https://github.com/johnbillion/wp-crontrol/graphs/contributors"> John Blackbourn & contributors</a></td>
<td width="511">WP Crontrol lets you view and control what’s happening in the WP-Cron system.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.holoborodko.com/pavel/">Pavel Holoborodko</a></td>
<td width="511">Access to complete LaTeX distribution. Publish formulae & graphics using native LaTeX syntax directly in the text. Inline formulas, displayed equations auto-numbering, labeling and referencing, AMS-LaTeX, TikZ, custom LaTeX preamble. No LaTeX installation required. Easily customizable using UI dialog. Actively developed and maintained. Visit QuickLaTeX homepage for more info.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.joedolson.com/">Joseph C Dolson</a></td>
<td width="511">Posts a Tweet when you update your WordPress blog or post a link, using your URL shortener. Rich options to customise and promote your Tweets.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Brings the powers of WPMU DEV directly to you. It will revolutionize how you use WordPress. Activate now!</td>
<td>N</td>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Slack]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 16:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 6</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span>How to Inherit a Service A while back, before quarantine and therefore a lifetime ago, I ‘inherited’ a service. Anyone familiar with how these things go will also be somewhat familiar with how the conversation went: “We think you’ve done quiet well and we’d like you to take over this service” “Does that mean I […]]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 6</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span><h1>How to Inherit a Service</h1>
<p>A while back, before quarantine and therefore a lifetime ago, I ‘inherited’ a service. Anyone familiar with how these things go will also be somewhat familiar with how the conversation went:</p>
<p>“We think you’ve done quiet well and we’d like you to take over this service”</p>
<p>“Does that mean I can drop my old service”</p>
<p>“No”.</p>
<p>Thankfully I have loved taking over this service, by this service I do actually mean *this* service. I now manage the Academic Blogging service, blogs.ed.ac.uk which is what you are reading this post on. I have blogged in the past but sporadically at best. Managing the service is completely different, managing any service is difficult but managing a service which is designed to be open and allow people to do what they want (to an extent) comes with it’s own interesting challenges, more of that in another post.</p>
<p>Today however I wanted to talk more specifically about inheriting a service. It’s something that I hadn’t really thought about before but it struck me that this is the first ‘living’ service that I have taken over. I have a relatively short period of experience of managing learning technology services, roughly 6 years at this point. In that time I have managed two large services but both of these were in their infancy when I got hold. I was able to largely decide what these service should look like, what they would look like and what the policies around them would be. Obviously there is an amount of team work and involvement of other teams in this process but as a service manager the impetus usually came from me.</p>
<p>Taking on a new service that has existed before, however, is something completely different. I often enjoy using bad analogies that I tend to stretch to far, so allow me to do this yet again: Inheriting services is like getting an armchair that belonged to someone else (ish). It’s arranged in a different way, it faces the door, it doesn’t go back far enough, it feels a bit to firm and there are Revels tucked into the side of the cushion. Who would put Revels down there, why would they choose Revels of all the things available?</p>
<h2>Service Personality</h2>
<p>The problem/issue/opportunity is, someone or a group of somebodies have decided how this should work and put it all in place. Now you come in and you’re not sure if you always agree. Most of the time you will but you just need to understand the ‘why’ after seeing the ‘what’ and ‘how’. Most services have a ‘vision’ of sorts attached, usually within the original Project Brief or the Service Level Description (SLD) that sets out the ‘shape’ of the service. This works great in isolation but what often happens is that this clearly defined ‘shape’ then gets released and it tends to need to alter shape to fits its environment in some way. (I DID say I enjoy bad analogies).</p>
<h2>Opportunities for Change</h2>
<p>I’ve always very strongly believed that getting a ‘fresh pair of eyes’ is possibly one of the most useful things to do when you have a great idea or process. Having someone outside of the ‘organisation’ take a look is often the best way to pick up on things, firstly it forces you to explain why you made a decision and also allows you to be questioned. If you can’t convince someone as to why something works that way then you might want to re-evaluate or compromise with the other view point. I love the following quote, which I believe is attributed to Grace Hopper – “The most dangerous phrase in the language is, ‘We’ve always done it this way’ ”</p>
<p>(If you don’t know who Grace Hopper is, please pause and look her up. I will wait)</p>
<h2>Inheritance runs both ways</h2>
<p>This is the part that surprised me the most when I realised that this was the first service that was secondhand/pre-loved/pre-existing/had a life before me. I started this long monologue talking about how I had inherited something but it seems obvious that the service had also imbibed something from it’s creators and previous owners. There were certain priorities or choices that were made by previous people upon the service, impressions in the surface that had left their mark. I agree with the vast majority of these but some I want to change, based on my priorities or choices that I think make it fit it’s environment in a better way, or a way that appears better to me. Obviously all of this is measured alongside the needs of the current community, I wouldn’t make big changes that negatively impacted people using the service but I may make decisions that change the ‘flavour’ in some ways.</p>
<h2>Making it yours or making you part of it</h2>
<p>After you have been looking after the service for a short while you will likely find a list of things that don’t really feel right to you. It’s likely that these decisions were made some time ago and might not reflect the needs of the user community anymore. I would say it is important to mention here that we aren’t criticising the previous owners, just using this change as an opportunity to review and also add you own input to the service. Once you have found these areas then try to seek the justification if possible, there could be a very good reason as to why something works like this and not like *this*. If there isn’t a good justification or if that doesn’t really hold anymore then start building your case for making a change and what that change will be. Next you get to take these changes to the service team, working group or user community. If these don’t exist then this is a good chance to make them as having some external input, if only at certain times will greatly improve the service as a whole. Also be sure to check that these changes are actually wanted/needed/will have a positive impact, change for the sake of change is a winding road. Always remember RACI (Responsible, Accountable,<strong> Consulted, Informed</strong>)</p>
<p>This is the part that I enjoy the most about managing services, there is a human part even if what *it* is an application running on virtual machines somewhere (I imagine in a basement, because, it has to be). I get to take all of the work that went before and add my layer on top and alter it ever so slightly, like a funky new flavour in your Rainbow Cake – I REALLY DID say that I like bad analogies.</p>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_166" style="width: 696px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-166" class="size-full wp-image-166" src="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sliceoflearning/wp-content/uploads/sites/2048/2020/08/7478835056_c91640ed8c_b.jpg" alt=""Layers from top - Rainbow Birthday Cake" by avlxyz is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0" width="686" height="1024" /><p id="caption-attachment-166" class="wp-caption-text">“Layers from top – Rainbow Birthday Cake” by avlxyz is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0</p></div>
<p> </p>
<p>Takeaways from service inheritance</p>
<p>If you are a current service owner</p>
<ul>
<li>For you managing a service, try to document what decisions were taken and why they were taken, this makes it a lot quicker for someone to get a feel for how the service exists now. Adding the justification really makes a big difference when someone new steps in</li>
<li>Even if the service isn’t being taken over by someone else it can be very helpful to get fresh eyes on a service, or to include more people when making the decisions. Working groups or user involvement are very good for this.</li>
<li>Try to update original documentation as the service shifts over time, most institutions seem to push for this at intervals but it helps to remember how services can change over time.</li>
<li>Include retrospective look backs at the service at regular intervals, perhaps each year. Having a look at the changes that were added, how they were received and whether they helped add something useful to the service is a very rewarding process</li>
</ul>
<p>If you are taking over an existing service</p>
<ul>
<li>Getting an overview or introduction to the service is incredibly useful but do bear in mind that it is unlikely that you will be able to understand the entire service after one meeting</li>
<li>If possible try to take the previous service owner hostage so that you can refer to them if they didn’t document things</li>
<li>Once you have a good understanding of the service highlight the areas that you have issues with. Areas that you don’t understand why something was done in a particular way or why a certain policy exists. Try to find to root cause for these, if they make sense and fit the service you can leave them for now. If that doesn’t fit the service or the user’s need then earmark those areas for change.</li>
<li>Add your personal touch, come up with suggestions in these specific areas that you have highlighted and taken them to existing working groups or service team. If they don’t exist then consider creating them.</li>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Slack]]></dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[<span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 6</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span>Processes and Plugins I admit, I may be cheating a little here. As part of HeyPresstoConf20 I really wanted to be able to talk about our Plugins and Processes but couldn’t fit into the Tweet limit so I’m putting it all here. This should be helpful if you are planning on building your own […]]]></description>
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<p> </p>
<p>I admit, I may be cheating a little here. As part of HeyPresstoConf20 I really wanted to be able to talk about our Plugins and Processes but couldn’t fit into the Tweet limit so I’m putting it all here. This should be helpful if you are planning on building your own WordPress Multisite at your institution, as ever, if you want to discuss this feel free to get in touch.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Firstly let’s talk about how we go about selecting Plugins. We start to look when multiple users all ask for the same of similar plugin/function or if we encounter and issue that needs a plugin to be resolved. Thankfully we have an inhouse development team that can be called on if we cannot find something which is a blessing but they support multiple platforms so we do need to have good reason. If we do find a plugin or multiple plugins then we start to investigate whether they actually resolve our issue and if they add any issues or have unexpected behaviour, so far this seems to make basic sense. We have, however, developed a process to audit plugins to ascertain whether they are well supported, well reviewed and also if they contain privacy invasive cookies using the following criteria:</p>
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<td><strong>Comments</strong></td>
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<li>Cost of training</li>
<li>Cost of usage</li>
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<li>Is it well written?</li>
<li>Does it backup/restore?</li>
<li>Is it secure?</li>
<li>Is data shared outside of wordpress?</li>
<li>Type of cookies set</li>
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<li>Check any spellcheck functionality on free data entry boxes/forms that is either automatically run by the system or that requires users interaction</li>
<li>Describe any data validation that is automatically run by the system to ensure users enter data in the correct formats. Check error messages are in sufficient colour contrast, accessible font, clear location, not pop ups.</li>
<li>Check whether the template scales correctly using different resolutions and whether there are any resolutions that are not recommended, tested using ctrl + and Windows Magnifier</li>
<li>Check the colours and colour contrasts and font types and styles used i.e. are italics and continuous capitals avoided?</li>
<li>Check functionality that would allow users to customise their views (i.e. font size, colours, contrast ratios). This is by altering browser settings.</li>
<li>Check whether all content is accessible through a keyboard interface and whether it requires specific timings for keystrokes. I.e. is it possible to navigate around the template and complete any forms etc without ever using a mouse.</li>
<li>Check there is an indication or warning of links which will open a new tab or window and check that these warnings are accessible</li>
<li>Check that the template conveys no information in only colour or sound.</li>
<li>Check there is no flashing or scrolling text? If so does the text flash 3 or more times per second and can it be paused? If there is flashing or scrolling text please provide more details.</li>
<li>Check that Zoomtext is compatible with the template without plug ins</li>
<li>Check that JAWS is compatible with the template without plug ins</li>
<li>Check that TextHelp Read and Write Gold is compatible with the template in terms of spellcheck, hover highlight and highlight and read without plug ins.</li>
<li>Check that tooltips are clear and enabled by default on the template.</li>
</ul>
<p>· Check that there are text alternatives for any non-text content.</p>
<ul>
<li>Check that for any audio/visual items are there captions available and theses have been checked for accuracy.</li>
<li>Check there are no time limits prescribed for the viewing/inputting of content to the template</li>
<li>Check what specialist help is linked to on the template and that this includes a method of contacting someone for assistance?</li>
<li>Check that if the template is accessed via a mobile or tablet device the user system does not require to use any requires any specific timings/specific keystrokes to complete tasks</li>
<li>Check the template works with mobiles/tablets to offer any text to speech functionality of the results for those with visual impairments?</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<p>You can also read more about this process in this blog post by Callum, one of the original service managers who has since moved to greener pastures (about 5 metres away when we were in the office) – <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/dlam/2019/04/08/cookie-audit-findings/">Cookie Audit Process Blog</a></p>
<p>Lastly, here is a comprehensive list of all of the plugins that we currently use, all of these have been vetted through our process so should provide a good starting point.</p>
<h3>Plugins</h3>
<table width="1132">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="270"><strong>Plugin</strong></td>
<td width="225">Developer</td>
<td width="511">Description</td>
<td width="126">Network Activated?</td>
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<tr>
<td>Add Existing Users</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Allows you to bulk add existing users to a site, including the facility to set their role.</td>
<td>N</td>
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<tr>
<td><a href="http://addmultipleusers.happynuclear.com/">Add Multiple Users</a></td>
<td>HappyNuclear</td>
<td width="511">This plugin allows you to add multiple user accounts to your WordPress blog using a range of tools.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://akismet.com/">Akismet Anti-Spam</a></td>
<td>Automattic</td>
<td width="511">Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from spam. Your site is fully configured and being protected, even while you sleep.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Batch Create</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Create hundred or thousands of blogs and users automatically by simply uploading a csv text file – subdomain and user creation automation has never been so easy.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BeeHive Pro</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Basicall Google Analytics, users can use their own ID or apply for access to the University managed one</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Broken Link Checker</td>
<td>ManageWP</td>
<td width="511">Checks your blog for broken links and missing images and notifies you on the dashboard if any are found.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Classic Editor</td>
<td>WordPress Contributers</td>
<td width="511">Enabled at network level to remove block editor default</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CommentPress Core</td>
<td><a href="http://www.futureofthebook.org/"> Institute for the Future of the Book</a></td>
<td width="511">CommentPress allows readers to comment in the margins of a text. You can use it to annotate, gloss, workshop, debate and more!</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cookies for Comment</td>
<td><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/"> Donncha O Caoimh</a></td>
<td width="511">Sets a cookie that must exist for a comment to be allowed through</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cryout Series Slider</td>
<td><a href="http://www.cryoutcreations.eu/">Cryout Creations</a></td>
<td width="511">accessibility ready free image slider for WordPress.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Disable Comments</td>
<td><a href="http://www.rayofsolaris.net/">Samir Shah</a></td>
<td width="511">Allows administrators to globally disable comments on their site. Comments can be disabled according to post type.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://gitlab.is.ed.ac.uk/is-dlam/academic-blogging-project/ed-solr">EdSolr</a></td>
<td>UoE</td>
<td width="511">Integrates Apache Solr with a WordPress Multisite Installation.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email Subscribers & Newsletters</td>
<td><a href="https://www.icegram.com/"> Icegram</a></td>
<td width="511">Add subscription forms on website, send HTML newsletters, and automatically notify subscribers about new blog posts once they are published.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter</td>
<td><a href="https://andidittrich.com/">Andi Dittrich</a></td>
<td width="511">Syntax Highlighter</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FeedWordPress</td>
<td><a href="https://feedwordpress.radgeek.com/contact/"> C. Johnson</a></td>
<td width="511">simple and flexible Atom/RSS syndication for WordPress</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Flickr Album Gallery</td>
<td>FARAZFRANK</td>
<td>Flickr Album Gallery is on JS API plugin to display all public Flickr albums on your WordPress website.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Force Regenerate Thumbnails</td>
<td><a href="http://www.pedroelsner.com/">Pedro Elsner</a></td>
<td width="511">Delete and REALLY force the regenerate thumbnail.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www.arnebrachhold.de/redir/sitemap-home/">Google XML Sitemaps</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.arnebrachhold.de/"> Arne Brachhold</a></td>
<td width="511">This plugin improves SEO using sitemaps for best indexation by search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and others.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Image Attribution Tagger</td>
<td><a href="http://red8interactive.com/">Red8 Interactive</a></td>
<td width="511">A plugin that adds image credits to licensed images</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MimeTypes Link Icons</td>
<td><a href="https://github.com/eagerterrier/MimeTypes-Link-Icons"> Toby Cox, Juliette Reinders Folmer</a></td>
<td width="511">This will add file type icons next to links automatically.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Multisite Plugin Manager</td>
<td><a href="http://uglyrobot.com/"> Aaron Edwards</a></td>
<td width="511">The essential plugin for every multisite install! Manage plugin access permissions across your entire multisite network.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Multisite Privacy</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Adds more levels of privacy and allows you to control them across all sites – or allow users to override them.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NS Cloner – Site Copier</td>
<td><a href="https://neversettle.it/">Never Settle</a></td>
<td width="511">Allows us to create sites from a template</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NS Cloner Pro</td>
<td><a href="https://neversettle.it/">Never Settle</a></td>
<td width="511">add-ons to the NS Cloner Core</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Open Attribute</td>
<td><a href="http://openattribute.com/">OpenAttribute</a></td>
<td width="511"></td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PDF & Print</td>
<td><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/">BestWebSoft</a></td>
<td width="511">Generate PDF files and print WordPress posts/pages. Customize document header/footer styles and appearance.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Reading Time WP</td>
<td><a href="https://jasonyingling.me/">Jason Yingling</a></td>
<td width="511">Add an estimated reading time to your posts.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Remove Email Verification</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Removes need to send a verification email when adding users to site or blogs</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TinyMCE Comment Field – WPSIWYG</td>
<td><a href="http://www.eracer.de/">Stefan Helmer</a></td>
<td width="511">This plugin turns the comment field from a primitive into a WYSIWYG editor, using the internal TinyMCE library bundled with WordPress.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Titan Framework</td>
<td><a href="http://gambit.ph/"> Benjamin Intal, Gambit</a></td>
<td width="511">Titan Framework allows theme and plugin developers to create a admin pages, options, meta boxes, and theme customizer options with just a few simple lines of code.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>True Multisite Indexer</td>
<td><a href="https://rudrastyh.com/">Misha Rudrastyh</a></td>
<td width="511">Indexes all posts across your network and brings them into one spot – a very powerful tool that you use as a base to display posts in different ways or to manage your network.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ultimate Category Excluder</td>
<td><a href="http://infolific.com/technology/"> Marios Alexandrou</a></td>
<td width="511">Easily exclude categories from your front page, feeds, archives, and search results.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WordPress Importer</td>
<td><a href="https://wordpress.org/"> wordpressdotorg</a></td>
<td width="511">Import posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags and more from a WordPress export file.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WordPress.com Theme Updates</td>
<td><a href="http://automattic.com/"> Automattic</a></td>
<td width="511">Update themes downloaded from WordPress.com seamlessly with the rest of your WordPress updates.</td>
<td>Y</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WP Accessibility</td>
<td><a href="http://www.joedolson.com/"> Joe Dolson</a></td>
<td width="511">Helps improve accessibility in your WordPress site, like removing title attributes.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WP Crontrol</td>
<td><a href="https://github.com/johnbillion/wp-crontrol/graphs/contributors"> John Blackbourn & contributors</a></td>
<td width="511">WP Crontrol lets you view and control what’s happening in the WP-Cron system.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WP QuickLaTeX</td>
<td><a href="http://www.holoborodko.com/pavel/">Pavel Holoborodko</a></td>
<td width="511">Access to complete LaTeX distribution. Publish formulae & graphics using native LaTeX syntax directly in the text. Inline formulas, displayed equations auto-numbering, labeling and referencing, AMS-LaTeX, TikZ, custom LaTeX preamble. No LaTeX installation required. Easily customizable using UI dialog. Actively developed and maintained. Visit QuickLaTeX homepage for more info.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WP to Twitter</td>
<td><a href="http://www.joedolson.com/">Joseph C Dolson</a></td>
<td width="511">Posts a Tweet when you update your WordPress blog or post a link, using your URL shortener. Rich options to customise and promote your Tweets.</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WPMUDEV Dashboard</td>
<td>WPMUDEV</td>
<td width="511">Brings the powers of WPMU DEV directly to you. It will revolutionize how you use WordPress. Activate now!</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<h3>Themes</h3>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Apostrophe 2</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">AwesomePress</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Baskerville</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Bhari</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Blask</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Cover</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Cover2</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Cyanotype</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Davis</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Fluida</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Fukasawa</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Garfunkel</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Hitchcock</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Intergalactic</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Intergalactic 2</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Isola</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Lovecraft</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Make</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Period</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Radcliffe</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Sorbet</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">SPLOTpoint</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Tiny Framework</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Twenty Fifteen</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Twenty Nineteen</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Twenty Seventeen</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Twenty Sixteen</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Twenty Twenty</td>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt;" height="19">Writee</td>
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<description><![CDATA[<span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 6</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span>How to Inherit a Service A while back, before quarantine and therefore a lifetime ago, I ‘inherited’ a service. Anyone familiar with how these things go will also be somewhat familiar with how the conversation went: “We think you’ve done quiet well and we’d like you to take over this service” “Does that mean I […]]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="span-reading-time rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time"> 6</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span><h1>How to Inherit a Service</h1>
<p>A while back, before quarantine and therefore a lifetime ago, I ‘inherited’ a service. Anyone familiar with how these things go will also be somewhat familiar with how the conversation went:</p>
<p>“We think you’ve done quiet well and we’d like you to take over this service”</p>
<p>“Does that mean I can drop my old service”</p>
<p>“No”.</p>
<p>Thankfully I have loved taking over this service, by this service I do actually mean *this* service. I now manage the Academic Blogging service, blogs.ed.ac.uk which is what you are reading this post on. I have blogged in the past but sporadically at best. Managing the service is completely different, managing any service is difficult but managing a service which is designed to be open and allow people to do what they want (to an extent) comes with it’s own interesting challenges, more of that in another post.</p>
<p>Today however I wanted to talk more specifically about inheriting a service. It’s something that I hadn’t really thought about before but it struck me that this is the first ‘living’ service that I have taken over. I have a relatively short period of experience of managing learning technology services, roughly 6 years at this point. In that time I have managed two large services but both of these were in their infancy when I got hold. I was able to largely decide what these service should look like, what they would look like and what the policies around them would be. Obviously there is an amount of team work and involvement of other teams in this process but as a service manager the impetus usually came from me.</p>
<p>Taking on a new service that has existed before, however, is something completely different. I often enjoy using bad analogies that I tend to stretch to far, so allow me to do this yet again: Inheriting services is like getting an armchair that belonged to someone else (ish). It’s arranged in a different way, it faces the door, it doesn’t go back far enough, it feels a bit to firm and there are Revels tucked into the side of the cushion. Who would put Revels down there, why would they choose Revels of all the things available?</p>
<h2>Service Personality</h2>
<p>The problem/issue/opportunity is, someone or a group of somebodies have decided how this should work and put it all in place. Now you come in and you’re not sure if you always agree. Most of the time you will but you just need to understand the ‘why’ after seeing the ‘what’ and ‘how’. Most services have a ‘vision’ of sorts attached, usually within the original Project Brief or the Service Level Description (SLD) that sets out the ‘shape’ of the service. This works great in isolation but what often happens is that this clearly defined ‘shape’ then gets released and it tends to need to alter shape to fits its environment in some way. (I DID say I enjoy bad analogies).</p>
<h2>Opportunities for Change</h2>
<p>I’ve always very strongly believed that getting a ‘fresh pair of eyes’ is possibly one of the most useful things to do when you have a great idea or process. Having someone outside of the ‘organisation’ take a look is often the best way to pick up on things, firstly it forces you to explain why you made a decision and also allows you to be questioned. If you can’t convince someone as to why something works that way then you might want to re-evaluate or compromise with the other view point. I love the following quote, which I believe is attributed to Grace Hopper – “The most dangerous phrase in the language is, ‘We’ve always done it this way’ ”</p>
<p>(If you don’t know who Grace Hopper is, please pause and look her up. I will wait)</p>
<h2>Inheritance runs both ways</h2>
<p>This is the part that surprised me the most when I realised that this was the first service that was secondhand/pre-loved/pre-existing/had a life before me. I started this long monologue talking about how I had inherited something but it seems obvious that the service had also imbibed something from it’s creators and previous owners. There were certain priorities or choices that were made by previous people upon the service, impressions in the surface that had left their mark. I agree with the vast majority of these but some I want to change, based on my priorities or choices that I think make it fit it’s environment in a better way, or a way that appears better to me. Obviously all of this is measured alongside the needs of the current community, I wouldn’t make big changes that negatively impacted people using the service but I may make decisions that change the ‘flavour’ in some ways.</p>
<h2>Making it yours or making you part of it</h2>
<p>After you have been looking after the service for a short while you will likely find a list of things that don’t really feel right to you. It’s likely that these decisions were made some time ago and might not reflect the needs of the user community anymore. I would say it is important to mention here that we aren’t criticising the previous owners, just using this change as an opportunity to review and also add you own input to the service. Once you have found these areas then try to seek the justification if possible, there could be a very good reason as to why something works like this and not like *this*. If there isn’t a good justification or if that doesn’t really hold anymore then start building your case for making a change and what that change will be. Next you get to take these changes to the service team, working group or user community. If these don’t exist then this is a good chance to make them as having some external input, if only at certain times will greatly improve the service as a whole. Also be sure to check that these changes are actually wanted/needed/will have a positive impact, change for the sake of change is a winding road. Always remember RACI (Responsible, Accountable,<strong> Consulted, Informed</strong>)</p>
<p>This is the part that I enjoy the most about managing services, there is a human part even if what *it* is an application running on virtual machines somewhere (I imagine in a basement, because, it has to be). I get to take all of the work that went before and add my layer on top and alter it ever so slightly, like a funky new flavour in your Rainbow Cake – I REALLY DID say that I like bad analogies.</p>
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<p>Takeaways from service inheritance</p>
<p>If you are a current service owner</p>
<ul>
<li>For you managing a service, try to document what decisions were taken and why they were taken, this makes it a lot quicker for someone to get a feel for how the service exists now. Adding the justification really makes a big difference when someone new steps in</li>
<li>Even if the service isn’t being taken over by someone else it can be very helpful to get fresh eyes on a service, or to include more people when making the decisions. Working groups or user involvement are very good for this.</li>
<li>Try to update original documentation as the service shifts over time, most institutions seem to push for this at intervals but it helps to remember how services can change over time.</li>
<li>Include retrospective look backs at the service at regular intervals, perhaps each year. Having a look at the changes that were added, how they were received and whether they helped add something useful to the service is a very rewarding process</li>
</ul>
<p>If you are taking over an existing service</p>
<ul>
<li>Getting an overview or introduction to the service is incredibly useful but do bear in mind that it is unlikely that you will be able to understand the entire service after one meeting</li>
<li>If possible try to take the previous service owner hostage so that you can refer to them if they didn’t document things</li>
<li>Once you have a good understanding of the service highlight the areas that you have issues with. Areas that you don’t understand why something was done in a particular way or why a certain policy exists. Try to find to root cause for these, if they make sense and fit the service you can leave them for now. If that doesn’t fit the service or the user’s need then earmark those areas for change.</li>
<li>Add your personal touch, come up with suggestions in these specific areas that you have highlighted and taken them to existing working groups or service team. If they don’t exist then consider creating them.</li>
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<p>The Edinburgh Women in STEM Trail created for the University’s Ada Lovelace Day 2023 event has a new home on Curious Edinburgh, which offers mobile walking tours on Edinburgh’s scientific and community heritage. </p>
<p>Visit the <a href="http://curiousedinburgh.org/women-in-stem-trail/" data-type="link" data-id="http://curiousedinburgh.org/women-in-stem-trail/">Curious Edinburgh</a> webpage or get the app to see the tour in its new home.</p>
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<p> What do a riot-causing medical student, a famous entomologist, a best-selling author-astronomer, an adventurous botanist and a pioneer of genetic engineering have in common? They are all women you can find out about in this tour, which features locations in Edinburgh connected to amazing women in STEM. Celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion in STEM by taking a look at Edinburgh-connected women who have made an impact in a wide range of STEM fields.</p>
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<p><a href="https://library.ed.ac.uk/ucreate/multimediafacilities/box-of-broadcasts/entitlement">How to access the service</a> (within UK only)</p>
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<p>Lucy Shipley, a Historic Environment Record Officer at Exmoor National Park tells us that all this woodland used to be owned by Ada Lovelace, and they are now trying to recreate the vision Ada had for this woodland.</p>
<p>This includes reinstating and restoring five one-mile long footpaths, stone walls and viewpoints.</p>
<p>Woodland officer Graeme McVittie details conservation work of the rare whitebeam tree and their attempts to propagate (Sorbus Margaretae) one particular mature specimen located at a focal point overlooking the Bristol Channel.</p>
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<p>Many thanks to my friend Fiona MacPhee who kindly brought this feature to my attention.</p>
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<p>As usual, we will have an afternoon of talks, activities and training planned for Ada Lovelace Day. Confirmed speakers:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/academics/helen-hastie">Professor Helen Hastie</a> – Professor of Human-Robot Interaction, University of Edinburgh</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/people/victoria-martin">Professor Victoria Martin</a> – Professor in Particle Physics, University of Edinburgh</li>
<li><a href="https://informatics.ed.ac.uk/news-events/news/2024/student-inspired-by-tragedy-begins-robot-trial">Ebtehal Alotaibi</a> – Artificial Intelligence and Robotics PhD student, University of Edinburgh</li>
<li><a href="https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/jeh/">Professor Jane Hillston</a> – Professor of Quantitative Modelling, University of Edinburgh</li>
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<p>Activities will include:</p>
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<li>Badge and sticker making</li>
<li>Program your own robot in uCreate</li>
<li>uCreate MakerSpace induction (<a href="https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleId=74431">Book your place – separate to overall booking</a>)</li>
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<p>We’ll also have a Robotics themed Wikimedia Editathon after the talks in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Activities will start at 11, lunch at 12, talks at 12.30 and the editathon will start at 2.30.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?eventssearch=Ada+Lovelace+Day&event=search&eventStart=0&eventProviderId=&cw_inChannelLink=1&cw_passThrough=marked">Book your place now!</a></p>
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<p> What do a riot-causing medical student, a famous entomologist, a best-selling author-astronomer, an adventurous botanist and a pioneer of genetic engineering have in common? They are all women you can find out about in this tour, which features locations in Edinburgh connected to amazing women in STEM. Celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion in STEM by taking a look at Edinburgh-connected women who have made an impact in a wide range of STEM fields.</p>
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<p>Lucy Shipley, a Historic Environment Record Officer at Exmoor National Park tells us that all this woodland used to be owned by Ada Lovelace, and they are now trying to recreate the vision Ada had for this woodland.</p>
<p>This includes reinstating and restoring five one-mile long footpaths, stone walls and viewpoints.</p>
<p>Woodland officer Graeme McVittie details conservation work of the rare whitebeam tree and their attempts to propagate (Sorbus Margaretae) one particular mature specimen located at a focal point overlooking the Bristol Channel.</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Alternative viewing options</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022v6f/">View Countryfile on BBC iPlayer</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Image and video credits</h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">BBC Countryfile</h3>
<p>‘Clip from Countryfile: West Exmoor (Ada Lovelace)’, Countryfile, West Exmoor, 19:00 08/09/2024, BBC1 London, 60 mins. 00:38:56-00:46:03. <a href="https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/255747?bcast=141716161">https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/255747?bcast=141716161</a> (Accessed 09 Sep 2024)</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">View towards Foreland Point from Selworthy.jpg</h3>
<p>Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.</p>
<p><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_towards_Foreland_Point_from_Selworthy.jpg">Wikimedia Commons file (download, summary, licensing)</a></p>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0 licence description</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you</h2>
<p>Many thanks to my friend Fiona MacPhee who kindly brought this feature to my attention.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday 8th October 2024, the University’s Information Services team are celebrating Ada Lovelace Day 2024 which is an international celebration day of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). All based in the Main Library, details will be confirmed when you book. As usual, we will have an afternoon of …]]></description>
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<p>As usual, we will have an afternoon of talks, activities and training planned for Ada Lovelace Day. Confirmed speakers:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/academics/helen-hastie">Professor Helen Hastie</a> – Professor of Human-Robot Interaction, University of Edinburgh</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/people/victoria-martin">Professor Victoria Martin</a> – Professor in Particle Physics, University of Edinburgh</li>
<li><a href="https://informatics.ed.ac.uk/news-events/news/2024/student-inspired-by-tragedy-begins-robot-trial">Ebtehal Alotaibi</a> – Artificial Intelligence and Robotics PhD student, University of Edinburgh</li>
<li><a href="https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/jeh/">Professor Jane Hillston</a> – Professor of Quantitative Modelling, University of Edinburgh</li>
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<p>Activities will include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Women in STEM colouring in</li>
<li>Badge and sticker making</li>
<li>Program your own robot in uCreate</li>
<li>uCreate MakerSpace induction (<a href="https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleId=74431">Book your place – separate to overall booking</a>)</li>
</ul>
<p>We’ll also have a Robotics themed Wikimedia Editathon after the talks in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Activities will start at 11, lunch at 12, talks at 12.30 and the editathon will start at 2.30.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?eventssearch=Ada+Lovelace+Day&event=search&eventStart=0&eventProviderId=&cw_inChannelLink=1&cw_passThrough=marked">Book your place now!</a></p>
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<p>The Edinburgh Women in STEM Trail created for the University’s Ada Lovelace Day 2023 event has a new home on Curious Edinburgh, which offers mobile walking tours on Edinburgh’s scientific and community heritage. </p>
<p>Visit the <a href="http://curiousedinburgh.org/women-in-stem-trail/" data-type="link" data-id="http://curiousedinburgh.org/women-in-stem-trail/">Curious Edinburgh</a> webpage or get the app to see the tour in its new home.</p>
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<p> What do a riot-causing medical student, a famous entomologist, a best-selling author-astronomer, an adventurous botanist and a pioneer of genetic engineering have in common? They are all women you can find out about in this tour, which features locations in Edinburgh connected to amazing women in STEM. Celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion in STEM by taking a look at Edinburgh-connected women who have made an impact in a wide range of STEM fields.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">BoB video clip (7m 7s)</h2>
<iframe src="https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/embed/clip/255747" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen="" style="width:640px;height:360px"></iframe>
<p>Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is an off-air recording and broadcast media archive service. BoB is available to all members of the University of Edinburgh.</p>
<p><a href="https://library.ed.ac.uk/ucreate/multimediafacilities/box-of-broadcasts/entitlement">How to access the service</a> (within UK only)</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Video summary</h3>
<p>Lucy Shipley, a Historic Environment Record Officer at Exmoor National Park tells us that all this woodland used to be owned by Ada Lovelace, and they are now trying to recreate the vision Ada had for this woodland.</p>
<p>This includes reinstating and restoring five one-mile long footpaths, stone walls and viewpoints.</p>
<p>Woodland officer Graeme McVittie details conservation work of the rare whitebeam tree and their attempts to propagate (Sorbus Margaretae) one particular mature specimen located at a focal point overlooking the Bristol Channel.</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Alternative viewing options</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022v6f/">View Countryfile on BBC iPlayer</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Image and video credits</h2>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">BBC Countryfile</h3>
<p>‘Clip from Countryfile: West Exmoor (Ada Lovelace)’, Countryfile, West Exmoor, 19:00 08/09/2024, BBC1 London, 60 mins. 00:38:56-00:46:03. <a href="https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/255747?bcast=141716161">https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/clip/255747?bcast=141716161</a> (Accessed 09 Sep 2024)</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">View towards Foreland Point from Selworthy.jpg</h3>
<p>Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.</p>
<p><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_towards_Foreland_Point_from_Selworthy.jpg">Wikimedia Commons file (download, summary, licensing)</a></p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you</h2>
<p>Many thanks to my friend Fiona MacPhee who kindly brought this feature to my attention.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday 8th October 2024, the University’s Information Services team are celebrating Ada Lovelace Day 2024 which is an international celebration day of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). All based in the Main Library, details will be confirmed when you book. As usual, we will have an afternoon of …]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>On Tuesday 8th October 2024, the University’s Information Services team are celebrating Ada Lovelace Day 2024 which is an <a href="https://findingada.com">international celebration day</a> of the achieveme</strong><strong>nts of women in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science,_technology,_engineering,_and_mathematics">science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)</a>. All based in the Main Library, details will be confirmed when you book.</strong></p>
<p>As usual, we will have an afternoon of talks, activities and training planned for Ada Lovelace Day. Confirmed speakers:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/academics/helen-hastie">Professor Helen Hastie</a> – Professor of Human-Robot Interaction, University of Edinburgh</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/people/victoria-martin">Professor Victoria Martin</a> – Professor in Particle Physics, University of Edinburgh</li>
<li><a href="https://informatics.ed.ac.uk/news-events/news/2024/student-inspired-by-tragedy-begins-robot-trial">Ebtehal Alotaibi</a> – Artificial Intelligence and Robotics PhD student, University of Edinburgh</li>
<li><a href="https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/jeh/">Professor Jane Hillston</a> – Professor of Quantitative Modelling, University of Edinburgh</li>
</ul>
<p>Activities will include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Women in STEM colouring in</li>
<li>Badge and sticker making</li>
<li>Program your own robot in uCreate</li>
<li>uCreate MakerSpace induction (<a href="https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleId=74431">Book your place – separate to overall booking</a>)</li>
</ul>
<p>We’ll also have a Robotics themed Wikimedia Editathon after the talks in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Activities will start at 11, lunch at 12, talks at 12.30 and the editathon will start at 2.30.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?eventssearch=Ada+Lovelace+Day&event=search&eventStart=0&eventProviderId=&cw_inChannelLink=1&cw_passThrough=marked">Book your place now!</a></p>
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