Welcome from Ed Creed, Head of Digital Hello and welcome to the revived University of Exeter Web Team blog! My name is Ed and I […]
Welcome to our Web Team Blog
Breaking Up with PDFs: Why Itâs Time to Move On
Letâs face itâPDFs have been the go-to format for years. Theyâre familiar, easy to attach to emails, and they feel âofficial.â But when it comes […]
Why the T4 history tab is a lifesaver
If youâve ever accidentally overwritten a page, deleted a key paragraph, or wondered âwho changed this and why?ââyouâre not alone. Thankfully, TerminalFour (T4 CMS) has a […]
Crop and Resize Images with Pixlr
University staff members should have access to Pixlr Education, which includes Pixlr Editor â a free, browser-based image editing tool ideal for preparing images in […]
How to preview a page before it goes live
Previewing allows you to view any changes you have made to your pages before they are published. We highly recommend using preview, so you can […]
Hide a page from navigation
Note: This will only remove the link to the section (page) from the site navigation, it will not remove the section (page) from the published site. […]
Requesting a new website Â
The Web Team builds a wide range of websites, from the core university website pages to sites for faculties and departments, campaigns, conferences and research […]
How to paste plain text in T4
When managing content in a web CMS like T4 (TerminalFour) version 8, one of the most overlooked yet critical habits is pasting plain text instead […]
How to add image alt tags in T4
Why they matter for SEO & accessibility Adding images to your content is a great way to engage users, tell a story visually, and enhance […]
A guide to hiding and deleting content in T4
This guide covers: Temporarily hiding content with the ‘Expire’ function If you want to temporarily remove content from your live website, use the ‘expire function‘ […]
Optimising Images for the Web
A step-by-step guide to optimising images for the web Optimising images for the web is essential for maintaining a fast and efficient web page. Poorly […]