Service Cost Notes Web Hosting on our Shared WordPress Multisite Environment of a Web Services-developed site using the CSU Branded theme $360.00/year Web Hosting on your own Single Site WordPress Instance of a Web Services-developed site $480.00/year Web Hosting on a dedicated to your division/department WordPress Multisite environment (first site) of a Web Management-developed site $480.00/year Web Hosting on a dedicated to your division/department WordPress Multisite environment (additional sites) of a Web Management-developed site $60.00/site/year e.g., a dedicated WordPress Multisite hosting 8 websites cost $960 ($480 for the Multisite + (8 sites * $60) WordPress Web Hosting server for a site developed by your division/department (i.e. server only) $840/year University Web Management oversees the VM, OS, server software and WordPress environment and client oversees all aspects of the website code. Subject to resource limits. Secure (https) Redirect (includes www redirecting to non-www) $48.00/redirect/year Non-.edu Domain Registration (e.g. csurams.com) $100.00/year Hourly Rate (for custom designs, custom development, support, training, and everything not listed above) $132/hour Smart Plugin Manager $120/year Required for all non-shared hosting

This guide will help you log in to a WordPress site hosted by Colorado State University using Microsoft 365 credentials. Applicable to: Fort Collins, Pueblo, Spur, System Affiliation: Students, Faculty, Staff, Guests, Community Prerequisites: Ensure you have your CSU NetID and password available. You need access to the site URL (e.g., website.colostate.edu/wp-admin). Instructions: Go to [your_website].colostate.edu/wp-admin. Click the Sign in with Microsoft 365 button. Enter your [netid]@colostate.edu email address. Click Next and follow the prompts to sign in using your Microsoft 365 credentials. Once authenticated, you will be redirected and logged into the WordPress dashboard. Outcome After completing these steps, you will be logged in to your WordPress dashboard, allowing you to manage your site. Next Steps: CSU Web Accessibility This is a simplified guide for how to go about creating and maintaining accessibility for digital communication. CSU is committed to making websites conformant to WCAG 2.1 standards for accessibility, so the site is going to be reviewed before it goes live by two members of the web accessibility subcommittee. Once the site goes live, you (and/or other content managers) will be responsible for maintaining the same level of conformance. CSU Brand This site has information about responsiveness and current brand standards - however the university is undergoing a brand redevelopment and I’m certain what is on this site now is going to change. I don’t know how, but regardless, you are using a theme that has been developed by our senior web designer / developer. There are some other brand related elements on this site that may help any content manager understand how/why the theme was designed as it is. CSU Writers Style Guide Lastly, similar to the MLA or APA handbooks, CSU has created a streamlined style book for written communication.

Article Type: Informational Description: This article provides guidelines on how to ensure that PDF content meets accessibility standards, and outlines options for making PDFs accessible or replacing them with alternative formats. Applicable to: Fort Collins, Pueblo, Spur, System Affiliation: Students, Faculty, Staff, Guests, Community Background: CSU Employees are responsible for ensuring that any PDFs and documents they create are accessible to people with disabilities. This includes all PDFs available on websites. Americans with Disabilities Act State of Colorado House Bill 21-1110 Prerequisites: Check if the PDF is still required online. Prepare to update any links that reference the PDF file. Details: Evaluate if the PDF content still needs to be available online. If it is not needed, delete the PDF and update any links referring to it. Transfer the content in a PDF document to an accessible webpage whenever possible. If transferring content is not feasible, create an accessible PDF by following CSU’s accessibility guidelines. If the content cannot be transferred to a webpage or recreated as an accessible PDF: Remove (delete) the PDF from being published online. Update any links that refer to the PDF to prevent broken links. Resources: CSU Accessibility Tutorials and Best Practices State of Colorado Guide to Accessible PDFs and Documents WCAG Guidelines for Accessible PDFs Outcome: By following these guidelines, PDF documents will either be made accessible or replaced with more accessible formats, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards and improving usability for all users.