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The following Web templates are for use by all individuals who create or maintain University of Delaware Web pages (part of the udel.edu domain). They are designed to strengthen UD's Web presence and to advance our institutional branding efforts, as outlined during the meeting "What to Expect from the UD Web Refresh," hosted by the UD Office of Communications & Marketing, in partnership with UD Information Technologies on July 22, 2008.
These are the major elements of the UD Web template, with guidelines for those areas that may be customized.
University of Delaware Header. This header should appear at the top of UD Web pages. Two design options are available: the "blue gradient" version shown above or a "solid blue" version (see Template Designs & Downloads).
Google Search. You may customize the Google Search for your unit. For instructions, see UD Google Search Customization and Help.
University of Delaware Toolbar. This required element provides a shortcut to your users' favorite tools. Make sure your faculty, staff, and students are aware of the timesaving links to e-mail, Sakai, and UDSIS under "My UD."
Page Content. This is where
your unit's content should go.
University of Delaware Footer. This
footer should appear at the bottom
of UD Web pages.
Customizable
Address/Contact Info. As shown in the example, two lines are
available for your unit's name prefaced by "UD," address, phone,
and e-mail, if desired (please see note). Also include
the copyright symbol © and the year the page was created. Note: E-mail
addresses published on Web pages are vulnerable to harvesting by unsolicited
e-mail (spam) lists. See the Web Idea Center for methods to help
protect e-mail addresses.
Comments, Contact
Us, and Legal Notices. "Comments" is linked
to UD's Qualtrics Web survey, which is monitored by the Office of Communications & Marketing.
Comments received are relayed to the appropriate unit for response.
The "Contact
Us" link provides users with a standard UD Web form for submitting
information requests. This link can be customized to submit directly
to your unit. Guidelines are provided in the Template
Designs & Downloads section below.
Two Template Designs/Three Sizes. As shown in these thumbnails, two designs are available to choose from: Blue Gradient or Solid Blue. The difference between them is the header color and design. Each design is offered in three sizes: 800 pixels wide, 930 pixels wide, and "fluid" for other widths. Decide on your preferred design and then proceed to the next section to download your template.
All the template designs are available in two versions. In general,
If you
need all the elements of a template package to publish on a
server other than www.udel.edu,
want all the elements of the new design available to you while you
edit your Web site on your local computer, or
don't know a lot about Web development
select the Stand-Alone Package.
If you
publish your Web site on www.udel.edu,
want your Web site to automatically reflect all future changes to
the templates,
understand the file structure on www.udel.edu, and
are comfortable viewing the layout of your pages on www.udel.edu (as
opposed to viewing them on your local computer)
select the Server Side Package. (More information)
Server Side Package (www.udel.edu)
Pages constructed using the Server Side Package will properly display the UD header and footer when those pages are published on www.udel.edu. If you edit pages on your own computer, upload the files to www.udel.edu to preview the final layout.
This package uses Server Side Includes (SSIs) to make an efficient page that calls the appropriate CSS, JS, and image files from a central directory on www.udel.edu. Therefore, pages developed with these templates will automatically reflect all future changes to the official UD templates.
Stand-Alone Package
This package contains all of the resources required to use the UD templates on any UD Web server. These templates are particularly useful if you are publishing your web site on copland.udel.edu or on any UD Web server other than www.udel.edu.
If you choose to use one of these templates, your Web site will not automatically reflect future changes to the offical UD templates.
Drupal Package (Winter 2008-2009)
Template packages to work with the Drupal content management system are being developed. They will be released as "themes" on the central UD Drupal server this winter. Subscribe to the UD Web Modules RSS feed to receive notification when these template packages are available.
The University of Delaware launched a "refresh" of its Web site on August 1, 2008. In an effort to bring greater consistency to UD's Web presence and brand, University units are encouraged to adopt the new template for their Web pages by December 31, 2008.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the IT Help Center at consult@udel.edu or (302) 831-6000.
