Sites on the new Web Publishing Platform will have a megamenu instead of the left-hand menu currently in EdWeb. This shift has implications for the way content is structured and presented in University sites. We’ve developed a tool to help visualise and tweak megamenus in EdWeb sites.  

Building a new Web Publishing Platform for the University has presented the opportunity to re-evaluate the ways we structure and organise content in our websites.

Since testing the megamenu concept, we have been developing this component as part of our approach to website navigation in the new Web Publishing Platform

It’s my last week at the University of Edinburgh, a quiet time to reflect.

We’ve spent the last year listening to our community of practice to help us to make much needed changes to the Effective Digital Content training.

When I began learning how to test websites and apps for accessibility, it was to lend support to my unit, which needed products to have accessibility reports and statements. I was also intrigued as a user experience practitioner; if I could understand what it’s like to use assistive software to navigate a digital environment, this […]

Google Analytics is a web analytics platform that collects data from websites and apps to create reports that provide insights into businesses. Google Analytics has been the chosen web analytics provider for the central University web estate for many years. A single Google Analytics property has been created for use across the central web estate […]

As part of the University of Edinburgh’s broader accessibility drive, the WAC team annually run workshops in coordination with our web governance software provider, Little Forest, to support web developers and managers in utilising Little Forest tools effectively to identify areas of governance and accessibility to improve upon. In doing so, we have identified several […]