A Helpful Web Reference for Content Managers and Content Creators.
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Welcome! This handy reference is your guide to The College of Agriculture’s (CoA) choice of Content Management System (CMS) named Cascade. Use this always up-to-date guide to help you learn, access and use Cascade more efficiently to create and edit web content as a content manager and/or content creator.
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Support requests:
Extension Support (email)
Cascade Extension Schedule Assistance (County and State)
College of Ag Support
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This handy reference is your web guide to all things Cascade. Cascade is a Hannon Hill software solution and is a major CMS used at colleges and universities around the world. The College and Indiana State Extension use Cascade to maintain and manage content for the following site domains:
Use this always up-to-date guide to help you learn, access, and use Cascade more efficiently to create and edit web content as a content manager and/or content creator.
- How do I create a Cascade account?
- How do I create a Cascade site?
- How do I create a Cascade page?
- How do I create page-based navigation?
- How do I create a Cascade event?
- How do I create a Cascade news post?
- How do I work with images in Cascade?
- How do I edit social media meta tags (title, description, images)?
- Unpublishing vs. Deleting Content – Which is best?
- How do I work with long-term drafts?
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- Cascade keyboard shortcuts
- How do I create a Cascade account?
- CoA – Cascade End User Training Video
- Extension – Cascade End User Training Video
- Hannon Hill’s Cascade Knowledge Base with Basic Video Series
Site maintenance is at the core of The Web Stewardship Best Practices Agreement. Learn how you can keep your site content fresh the easy way.
Weekly site maintenance actions you can perform:
- We have many ADA training resources available including guides on Adobe PDFs, Microsoft Office documents, and a video series. Purdue offers additional accessibility guidance.
- Review our ADA guide to verify your digital documents (web pages, pdfs, word docs, Qualtrics forms, etc.) are compliant.
- Review our SEO guide
- Google Analytics Data Studio for College
- Google Analytics Data Studio for Extension Sites
- Google Analytics Data Studio for 4H Sites
- Getting Started with Siteimprove SEO
Resize/Edit your Images (crop or change the dimensions (length & width))
Compress your Images (reduce file size to below 1MB)
Purdue RESOURCES:
COLLEGE OF AG resources:
- Web Stewardship Guide and Best Practices
- Purdue Ag Communications Resource Templates (Word letterhead, PowerPoint templates, etc.)
These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) go beyond what Cascade CMS currently offers and answer other web-related topics:
Q: How can I view Microsoft-based digital documents in my browser?
A: Compatible operating systems and browsers support viewing of Microsoft Office documents. Browser plugins for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, Apple iOS devices, and Android devices also enable digital document viewing.
Q: How can I view Adobe PDF digital documents in my browser?
A: Modern operating systems and web browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari have this ability built in.
Purdue Extension’s Digital Communications Coordinator Lily Morrissey shares the basics of working in Cascade.
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