Web Publishing Software

We support the use of Adobe Contribute as the standard software for campus Web publishers.

Contribute makes it easy to maintain Web pages without any expertise in HTML.

It is ideal for basic tasks including editing existing pages and creating new ones. We can also configure approval routing with Contribute for units with multiple publishers.

Contribute is not well suited for complicated tasks like restructuring large sections of content. For guidance or assistance with this, please contact the Web Content team.

To order Contribute, please submit the following IDR to Elizabeth (Lizzy) Lanier in ITSS (HS-2102):Contribute IDR

To learn more about Adobe Contribute, please visit the Adobe website.

Contribute is ideal for	Contribute is not ideal for
Updating text or images on existing Web pages	Creating dynamic web pages-- publishers anticipating highly active site development may want to consider using and alternative html editing program, such as Dreamweaver, instead.
Creating new pages or deleting old ones	Major changes to site organization
Editing existing contact information and navigation	Replacing major components of our page system
Allowing teams of publishers to work together in an organized manner.	Web programming (e.g. JavaScript, PHP, etc.)

Advanced Web Publishing Software

In some instances, more sophisitcated Web publishing software may be required to meet your objectives. Although we recommend Adobe Dreamweaver for expert users, we cannot offer technical support beyond providing access and the required connection settings.

Expectations

All publishers are required to review and follow all Campus Web Publishing Standards.