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title: "Websites & Web Applications"
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The University provides faculty, staff, and students with resources that allow them to post content and communicate online through websites or ITS-supported systems.

## Websites

[Aurora: ](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10749248416)ITS provides <span style="color: #333333">a content management system that faculty, staff, and students may use to build and maintain websites. The service, named </span><span style="color: #333333">[Aurora](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10749248416)</span><span style="color: #333333">, </span>is a multisite WordPress Service that enables customers to publish websites that meet institutional brand and accessibility standards, have a mobile responsive design, and remain current with security updates. For more information, to request an account, or to find training, visit [aurora.uconn.edu](https://aurora.uconn.edu/).

[RHAP](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10749248498) is a web hosting service provided by ITS that can be used if webmasters wish to use features not available on the Aurora WordPress web content management system.

## Web Applications

The University provides multiple services that faculty, staff, and students may use to advertise events, make announcements, or engage with other units.

- [Events Calendar: ](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10809901055)Add an upcoming event to an area-specific or University main calendar.
- [Daily Digest:](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10807706131) Submit and schedule an announcement that will appear in a daily newsletter-style email.
- [Nexus: ](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10807706128)Communicate with advisors and other student support specialists.
- [URL Shortener: ](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10849422779)Create a short link that directs people to a page with a long URL.

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