Website Design & Support

Information about the Cascade WCMS, web accessibility, and website best practices.

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Cascade - Campus Web

Web Services is redesigning all campus sites under the www.csuchico.edu domain. As we relaunch, we'll update support documentation to differentiate between the old and new systems: Cascade 3.0 will denote previous designs, while Cascade 4.0 will refer to the updated components. These terms will be clearly marked at the top of each article for guidance.
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Web Accessibility

Online content and multimedia best practices for accessibility.
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Content Contributors

Documentation and support materials for prospective and current content contributors.
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Articles (9)

Announcements, Events, and CatsConnect

Campus Directory Guide

This article will provide an overview of the Campus Directory, instructions for updating department and employee information, and guidance for maintainers using the Directory Maintenance Application.

Cleaning Up Your Site

This article will guide users through defining goals, evaluating content, and applying web writing best practices to clean up and improve department websites for clarity, accuracy, and audience impact.

Find Chico State Images in Cascade

This article will show you how to find approved Chico State images, search for them in Cascade using filenames, and reuse existing assets efficiently.

Mobile View With Google Chrome

This article will guide you through simulating a mobile device view of a website using Google Chrome's Developer Tools.

Secure Your YourWeb Website

This article will outline best practices to secure your YourWeb website, including SSL setup, backups, file permissions, and software updates.

Setting up a Custom Domain on YourWeb

This article will walk users through purchasing a domain, adding it to their YourWeb account, and updating DNS settings to point the domain to their hosted site.

View Archived Versions of Chico State Websites

This article will explain how to view older versions of Chico State web pages using the Meriam Library archives or unpublished Cascade sites.

Removing Outdated or Broken Links from Google Search Results

This article will explain how to remove outdated or broken links from Google search results after a webpage has been unpublished or deleted from a Chico State Cascade site.