In Spring 2023, Enterprise Technology & Services (ET&S) added new personal campus website options across the University System of New Hampshire (USNH). The new options will replace similar services at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Keene State College (KSC). UNH’s myPages, built on Drupal 7 and will be end-of-life in January 2025, will be retired this fall. KSC’s Domain of One’s Own will be migrated into the new USNH Domains and personal websites at Plymouth State University (PSU) will be rolled into the new system in a phased approach over the next few years. Overall, this project results in hosting and maintenance cost savings for USNH.
Personal USNH websites can be used for content that does not fit into the main campus marketing sites (such as research labs or personal faculty sites) and are accessible to USNH students and employees. The new simple site options allow users without extensive technical experience to build a website quickly.
Here are the following website options, along with features and descriptions for each:
- https://sites.usnh.edu/
- WordPress site in a shared multi-site hosting environment.
- Customizable themes available for each campus: KSC-branded, PSU-branded, UNH-branded, or USNH-branded.
- Standard set of plugins pre-selected available for use.
- Software updates performed by ET&S.
- https://usnh.domains/
- Domain of One’s Own website, through Reclaim Hosting.
- Provides c-panel level access.
- Install your WordPress site.
- Best for more complex needs requiring custom features.
- You can use the default template or select your theme.
- Install your plugins.
- Maintain your software updates.
- URL like: mysite.usnh.domains OR purchase your domain
- Download website files and take them with you if you leave USNH or switch to regular Reclaim Hosting.
- https://pressbooks.usnh.edu/
- Digital book publishing software; the book will be available on the web.
- No technical experience is required to publish your work.
- Ability to make updates so content doesn’t become stale.
- More information: https://pressbooks.usnh.edu/about/
