The following is an overview of WordPress hosting options provided by Krieger Web Services for Krieger web properties; Enterprise Web Hosting; and a generic third party web host.
Information about how to request sites of each type is in this table.
| Service | KSAS | KSAS — Special Projects* | University-wide projects | Sharepoint sites | Enterprise Web Services | 3rd Party Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website Type | Krieger department, center, office, faculty or lab sites | Krieger-specific projects that require additional development or templates (unusual) | Projects that serve students or staff beyond the Krieger School | Internally focused sites, sites requiring login, collaborative sites, or sites with documents that should not be public | Sites built outside of Krieger that still need krieger.jhu.edu urls | Any other site that does not need a jhu.edu url |
| Location | Sites on KSAS Wordpress multisite | Separate WordPress Installation | Separate Wordpress Installation | JHU sharepoint | Separate WordPress Installation | Separate WordPress Installation |
| Hosting | KSAS Server | KSAS Server | EWS Server | EWS Server | EWS Server | 3rd Party Server |
| Root Domain | krieger.jhu.edu sites.krieger.jhu.edu | website.krieger.jhu.edu website.jhu.edu** | website.jhu.edu** | livejohnshopkins.sharepoint.com | website.krieger.jhu.edu website.jhu.edu** | website.org |
| Monthly Cost | Free | Free | Free | Free | TBD | Varies |
| Maintenance/Upgrades | KSAS Comm Staff | KSAS Comm Staff | EWS/central communications | Central/enterprise IT | Site Owner | Site Owner |
| Tech Support | KSAS & EWS | KSAS & EWS | JH Technology Innovation Center (TIC) | Central/enterprise IT | EWS*** | Vendor |
| Design Support | KSAS Comm Staff | Varies | TIC | Varies | Vendor | Vendor |
| Login Type | JHED | JHED | JHED | JHED required for all users and site visitors | JHED | Custom username/password |
| Max Storage Space | 400 MB | 400 MB | 10GB | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| Server Access | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Themes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Plugins | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Authenticated/Password Protected Content | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| JHU Branding | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Varies |
| How to request | Request from Krieger | Request from Krieger | Request from TIC | Request through ServiceNow | Request from EWS*** | Krieger comms can help choosing a vendor |
Notes:
*Special Exceptions Only. We do not manage content or build custom themes. We can manage the WordPress installation but are not responsible for updates breaking website/custom theme.
**If domain is approved
***Only server support is provided; not website support.
Cost
Any website on the Krieger Web Services’ WordPress network(s) is provided free of charge.
Enterprise Web Services also provides free HTML only websites for students (students.jh.edu) and faculty (pages.jh.edu). Please contact them for additional information.