Updates

Over the past four months, our team conducted three rounds of tree testing to improve our website’s navigation. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, more than 90 students, faculty, and staff participated in these online exercises. Now that the tree tests are complete, I’m excited to share our findings and plans for future … Tree Testing Results

One of the major goals of the website redesign is to make information easier to find. In addition to improving site search, we’re rethinking our main menu and the way we organize information in general. In order to make this a success, we recruited more than 90 students, faculty, and staff for a series of … Reorganizing Menus with Tree Testing

Most people understand that ‘the cloud’ refers to data hosted somewhere other than their own local computer. But how is the cloud different from other forms of hosting? And why would anyone choose to store data on the cloud over any other way? To understand what makes cloud hosting different, let’s first look at traditional … Cloud Hosting: What is it and why are we using it?

Dear campus community, Earlier this summer we let you know that we were working on a new site search tool to enhance the university website, as part of the web redesign. We have finished that work and will be launching the tool later this week. Search is an essential part of our website. From March … New Site Search

Website users often have one main goal: to find useful information quickly. They usually scan content – only reading about 20 percent of the words on a page. To better engage your audience, use these tips for better content writing: Keep it short Be concise. Use short sentences and paragraphs. Say it well but in … Writing Better Web Content

One phrase that drives the work of our team is, “Content comes first.” We frequently say that “Content is king,” and “Content before design.” Clearly, content is a pretty important thing when it comes to a website. Content is used to describe the words, images, buttons, tables, and other information on your site. Quality web … Content Comes First

Dear campus community, I am excited to share more about the status of the university website redesign project. This is a multi-year project that will help UA Little Rock improve our web content, design, accessibility, and function. At the completion of this comprehensive project, we will have a mobile-friendly website that will be aligned with our university … Getting Started