{"id":1535,"date":"2026-09-10T11:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/webteam\/?page_id=1535"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:07:54","slug":"about-the-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/webteam\/about-the-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"About the blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome from Ed Creed, Head of Digital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hello and welcome to the revived University of Exeter Web Team blog! My name is Ed and I head up the team.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We wanted to re-start the blog to give colleagues an insight into the work that we do, how we go about doing it and our considerations when we are developing new websites and content. Our websites are often the&nbsp;<strong>first point of connection with our audiences<\/strong>&nbsp;so we want to make sure that we are sharing our experiences with you all so that you can&nbsp;<strong>understand what we do and why we do it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/webteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/307\/2023\/09\/Ed-C-930x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"Head and shoulders photo of ed creed head of digital.\" class=\"wp-image-17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/webteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/307\/2023\/09\/Ed-C-930x500-1.jpg 930w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/webteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/307\/2023\/09\/Ed-C-930x500-1-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/webteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/307\/2023\/09\/Ed-C-930x500-1-768x413.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posts you can expect from our blog will include:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Web support and<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>T4 user guidance<\/strong>: We want to support all our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/staff\/web\/\">CMS \u2013 t4 users<\/a>&nbsp;but also help colleagues who may be creating content for any digital platforms supporting our students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Site launches<\/strong>: We\u2019ll keep you in the loop about our ongoing projects, such as website updates and new technology we\u2019re using.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/webteam\/category\/meet-the-team\/\">Meet the team<\/a><\/strong>: You\u2019ll get to know the talented people behind our web projects and learn about their roles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/webteam\/category\/accessibility\/\">Accessibility<\/a><\/strong>: We\u2019re committed to making our websites accessible to all users. We\u2019ll share tips on how to follow best practices in this area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SEO<\/strong>: We\u2019ll share insights on how to optimise our websites for search engines, making it easier for users to find relevant information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Test and learn<\/strong>: Find out more about how we gather insight and test key pages to ensure they work for our users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We hope you find the blog useful and we\u2019d love to hear your ideas for posts or any other comments and feedback!&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:digitalteam@exeter.ac.uk\">digitalteam@exeter.ac.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome from Ed Creed, Head of Digital Hello and welcome to the revived University of Exeter Web Team blog! 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