Channels for Microsites

Site nameStageLivePublish channel
Exams exams.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.exams.manchester.ac.uk MMM - Exams
Explore explore.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.explore.manchester.ac.uk MMM - Explore
Get involved getinv.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.getinvolved.manchester.ac.uk/ MMM - Get Involved
Go Abroad goabroad.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.goabroad.manchester.ac.uk (REDIRECTS) MMM - Go Abroad
Graduation graduat.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.graduation.manchester.ac.uk MMM - Graduation
Peer Support peers.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.peersupport.manchester.ac.uk (REDIRECTS) MMM - Peer Support
Regulations reguls.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk MMM - Regulations
Student Support studsupp.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk MMM - Student Support
Your Say for Your Uni yoursay.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.yoursay.manchester.ac.uk MMM - Your Say
Volunteers volnt.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.volunteers.manchester.ac.uk MMM - ???
Welcome welcome.cmsstage.manchester.ac.uk www.welcome.manchester.ac.uk MMM - ???

Bootstrap

The content area of a microsite is built on the Bootstrap framework. Pages are constructed using rows and columns. This means that most content types are built into rows and columns which are defined through the content types MMBS-row-begin, MMBS-row-divide and MMBS-row-end.

Page Layouts for Microsites

Layout nameDescription
MM-microsites Universal layout which will add PHP include files for header and footer (see below).
MM-microsites-msu Identical to MM-microsites, but adds PHP variable $msuLogo = 1; which applies a Students' Union logo alongide the UoM logo in the header.
MM-microsites-root Identical to MM-microsites, but adds PHP variable $noNav = 1; which hides the left hand side navigation.

Header and Footer PHP include files

Location

/WWW/Misc/3/upproxy/microsites

Notes

The header and footer files include redirect code, environment variables, seach variables and the search form, Google tag manager, page layout, navigation, and the remote header include code.

Microsites Content

Content is added in SiteManager using a number of custom Content Types, as follows:

  • Grid Layouts
  • Bootstrap Grid Rows & Columns
  • Hero Quote
  • Masthead
  • Video Block
  • Image Block
  • Link Block
  • Simple Block

Microsite Launcher Portlets in uPortal

The microsites are launched from within uPortal using launcher portlets. These include a header and selected links. The header uses the Content Type:

MMBS-dashboard-header Bootstrap - Dashboard header + intro text