Starting this month and continuing throughout the Fall 2025 semester, the KSAS Web Services team will be changing the fonts used on our websites. The open source fonts Work Sans and Roboto Slab will be replacing the existing licensed typefaces of Gentona and Quadon. These open-source typefaces look visually similar to the licensed typefaces but...
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New Themes for Department Sites
The Krieger web team has moved all department sites to a new WordPress theme. This allows our sites to meet technical and design standards, and gives them a refreshed look and improved usability. Any major changes were informed by our site audits, analytics, and review of other JHU and peer institution sites. All departments were...
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...