Getting Started

Let’s Get Started

Web Services here. Whether you are trying to get started with a new website or you need to add an editor, we’re looking forward to collaborating with you!


Requesting a New Website or Blog

If you are looking to start a new website for a department at the College or if you are a Kalamazoo College employee looking to create a blog hosted at blogs.kzoo.edu, contact WebServices@kzoo.edu to request your space today!

Web Services will work with you on your layouts and content strategy. When you are ready to launch, we will conduct tests for quality assurance, brand compliance, and ADA compliance tests during a “soft launch” phase. Hard launch happens when we add it to the search indexes and link to it from global navigation and sitemaps.

The timeline depends on the size of your site and the time you put into building it out. Typically, we have found this takes one to three months.

Adding an Editor to Your Website

To add an editor to your website please contact WebServices@kzoo.edu with the following information:

  • The new editor’s name
  • Whether they are a student, faculty, or staff member of the College
  • A description of the tasks you would like them to carry out on the website

Note: Whether they be a student, faculty, or staff member of the College, if you are looking to add an editor to your website they must follow the new editor onboarding process to ensure ADA compliance among other usability and quality assurance standards.

New Editor Onboarding Process

  1. Review the Kalamazoo College web policies
  2. Sign the agreement form
  3. Complete the SCE Responsibility section of your WordPress Moodle training and score at least a 9/10 on the quiz.
  4. Book your WP 101 training with Katrina Frank, the Web Services Specialist.
    • Note: This training is mandatory in order to gain access to your website. Additionally plugins for your website will require multiple trainings.
  5. Edit your website
    • Established websites: Use your login information that you received during your WordPress 101 training. Forgot your information? See the login help section.
    • New websites: Web Services will take care of things on the backend. Please wait for us to reach out with your login information.

Login Help

Where do I log in?

For kzoo.edu: https://www.kzoo.edu/wp-login.php

For blogs.kzoo.edu: https://blogs.kzoo.edu/wp-login.php

For department sites: https://yoursubdomain.kzoo.edu/wp-admin (i.e your URL followed by /wp-admin)

What’s my password?

Your WordPress account is linked to your K account, so the password is the same as your email password.

If you have trouble logging into your website please contact WebServices@kzoo.edu.

Learning How to Edit

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Working Remotely

Live sites can be edited from home or anywhere you have access to the web. If your site is new and has not been launched yet, see Information on continuing a build remotely page for more details on how to access your WordPress editor off campus.