The Geisel web team created a WordPress template-based website to ensure consistency with the school’s established branding and continuously update security. The design, layout, and format will be pre-populated for new websites. Those users with editing rights agree to the terms below.
- You are responsible for the content of your website.
- Any site hosted by Geisel should be used for official school business only.
- Please follow appropriate Dartmouth policies, including Information Technology Policy and Information Security Policy
- The Geisel Webmasters are available to assist with creating and maintaining your site. Using outside web designers are prohibited without approval from Geisel Webmasters.
- Official Geisel web templates are provided. Significant changes to site design should not be made without the approval and assistance of Webmasters.
- Editing access may be rescinded or the site removed if policies are violated.
Media Uploads
You may upload most forms of media to your WordPress website. However, as a site editor, please follow these guidelines:
- In regard to using media on your WordPress site, please follow Dartmouth's Copyright Policies and Guidelines. If you need approved images for your website, please get in touch with Geisel Communications.
- Images should be optimized. Large high-resolution images should be between 60 and 100K and for smaller images 30K and lower. You can read more about WordPress image guidelines, here.
- Images must have text alternatives that describe the information or function they represent per ADA requirements.
- Videos should not be directly uploaded in the media section. Instead, embed the video into the page or post. Learn more about why and how to embed videos, here.
- The Geisel Web team recommends Panopto™ for video hosting. Our resource page outlines the necessary steps.
- Visit our Website Help page for best practices on viewing documents online.
The Geisel Web team reserves the right to make changes to any hosted website that it does not deem as the appropriate content to the guidelines listed above, as well as suspending access rights to users who violate these policies.