Website editor open lab sessions have been relocated to the office of web strategy and development in Meyer Alumni Center suite 601 for summer 2022.
The regularly scheduled time of Friday 2-4 p.m. remains in effect.
Please contact the web support help desk at 417-836-5271, weekdays, or WebSupport@MissouriState.edu if you have any questions.
Over 25% of university websites have now been migrated to the new Omni content management system.
Once your site has been successfully migrated, as content editor, you will be contacted and automatically enrolled in our Basic Omni CMS Training in Blackboard. This Blackboard training course has been split into 5 sections with a short quiz for each section.
After scoring 100% on all 5 section quizzes you need to submit a Training Completion Form, which will notify us for verification.
You will regain editor access to your site through Omni CMS once your training completion has been verified.
After training, drop by our Web Editor Open Lab, available every Friday (2-4 p.m.) in Cheek 100, to receive additional in-person support with Omni CMS. Our sandbox training area will also be available by request for those needing more hands-on training.
You may also find step-by-step guides to using Omni CMS within the TeamDynamix knowledge base.
In addition, you may visit Omni CMS Support online for training videos written specifically for content editors.
Questions?
Contact the Web Support Help Desk available 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday-Friday, excluding university holidays.
Sometimes during a major system implementation, sample messages inadvertently make their way to a live website. Such was the case yesterday when an orphaned training session alert went live on ten websites. The following message was displayed.
We are excited to report that the attack was successfully repelled with only minor scratches suffered by the web support team. Web Support Help Desk supervisor Brian Heaton stated “…it was a brief but ferocious attack; it’s a great day to be a Bear!”
Progress on implementation of the new CMS continues, with ten MSU Springfield websites already live and plans to go-live in December with 60+ West Plains websites. Websites published from the new CMS, Omni CMS, include Marketing and Communications, Class Schedule, Catalogs, Guide to Services, Visitors Guide and Research.
The Web Strategy and Development team recently led the process to acquire a new content management system (CMS) for university websites. This means that all Web Press sites will have an entirely new and improved editor experience. The name of product is Omni CMS, offered by Modern Campus (formerly OmniUpdate). The Omni CMS platform was developed specifically for Higher Education and has many features that we will utilize.
Some of the many advantages this new system will bring, are:
We are planning for website migrations to occur as quickly as possible, but will probably extend into summer 2022. When we are ready to migrate your site, we will reach out to editors and work together to complete site migration to the new Omni CMS platform. Prior to that, we will be connecting with various departments and units to help ensure websites are up-to-date. In the meantime, please remove old and outdated content as time permits, which will help streamline the process and result in a more pristine website after migration.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions at WebSupport@MissouriState.edu.
The Web Press open lab has been relocated to the office of web strategy and development in Meyer Alumni Center suite 601 through Friday, August 20, 2021.
The regularly scheduled time of 2-4 p.m. remains in effect.
Please contact the web help desk at 417-836-5271, weekdays, or webpress@missouristate.edu if you have any questions.
The Web Strategy and Development team recently led the process to acquire a new content management system (CMS) for university websites. This means that all Web Press sites will have an entirely new and improved editor experience. The name of product is Omni CMS, offered by Modern Campus (formerly OmniUpdate). The Omni CMS platform was developed specifically for Higher Education and has many features that we will utilize.
Some of the many advantages this new system will bring, are:
We are planning for website migration to take place in April and May of this year. When we are ready to migrate your site, we will reach out to editors and work together to complete site migration to the new Omni platform. Prior to that, we will be connecting with various departments and units to help ensure websites are up-to-date. Old and outdated content will need to be removed and cleaned up. This will result in a much smoother process and a more pristine website after migration.
We look forward to collaborating with our colleagues to usher all of our websites into this new platform. You’ll be hearing from us in April or May, but please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions at web@missouristate.edu.
