News Archive

Tagged PDF Requirements

The Krieger School web team is reviewing pdfs across our sites for accessibility. According to federal guidelines, all pdfs on websites should be at least machine readable and tagged to meet legal and university accessibility requirements. Basically: unless a pdf is tagged, some users will not be able to read what’s in your pdf. We know this is a busy time...

Pronouns now available in people directory

In November 2022, we added a “pronouns” field to all sites using a people directory. Adding pronouns is optional for anyone who would like to include theirs. They will be displayed both on the directory page itself, and on the person’s individual profile. This applies to faculty, staff, graduate students, and job market candidates. Regardless...

Merging Profiles and Testimonials

Starting in November 2022, web services will be merging the KSAS Student and Alumni Profiles and KSAS Testimonials to create a more streamlined way for departments to highlight recent alumni, current students, and their experiences at the Krieger School. The new plugin will allow users to display profiles of multiple faculty, students, or alumni and...

May 19 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Everyone at JHU has the opportunity to participate in this day by increasing their own awareness about digital accessibility and inclusion. A good starting point would be to learn about how people with disabilities use the web.

Blocks theme for Sites.Krieger sites

We’ve recently updated the WordPress theme on most sites.krieger.jhu.edu websites to give you more editing flexibility, and to make better use of your site. The function, content, and design of your site remain the same. Some sites will be rolled into the new theme over summer and fall. You may notice some slight differences. This theme (the blocks theme) allows users...

New guidelines for website forms

The Krieger School is now using Gravity Forms on our websites to increase security and better protect form data. Departments will still be able to build webforms and collect responses, but with different standards. Forms that collect the following information should be built on an external tool, preferably Qualtrics: Forms that collect personal information (JHU...

Events calendar moving to block editor

In late February 2021, all event calendars on Krieger.jhu.edu sites will be moved to the block editor, instead of the classic editor. Users will notice some changes to the interface when adding new events, and events displayed live will be slightly different. Use the brief tutorial on our tutorial videos page to get used to...

New Guidelines for PDFs and Documents

All PDFs and documents on Krieger websites need to be legally accessible to all users, and legally allowed on the website. Starting September 1, 2020, PDFs that do not meet these standards may be deleted from Krieger School websites. Please consider our PDF guidelines when uploading new documents to your sites. In particular, posters, brochures, and newsletters should not be...

New Event Calendar Plugin

Krieger Web Services is changing the plugin (software) used to add events and calendars to your website in April. The calendar we have used since 2016 no longer has technical support, but we are pleased to provide you a replacement that works approximately the same as the current plugin. If you do not currently use the...

Introducing the Gutenberg Block Editor

Krieger Web Services will be adopting WordPress’ new block editor in the coming months. All sites.krieger websites will change this week. The current editor looks like Microsoft Word or any text editing software. The block editor, called Gutenberg, is now industry standard. We are adopting the block editor because it provides a better editing experience,...