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title: "Request an Aurora Account"
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All Aurora WordPress sites need to have the UConn Banner and have a domain with *.**[uconn.edu](http://uconn.edu)* to be compliant with the UConn Web Standards. Requests with non-UConn domains (e.g., .org, .net) will not be processed.

Your Aurora account allows you to make a website from within your web browser. View our list of current, planned, and potential [features](http://aurora.uconn.edu/features/), and see the [Aurora Knowledge Base](https://confluence.uconn.edu/x/rQMXBg) for more information about this service.

**Anyone using this system must agree to go through the online** **[Aurora WordPress Training](http://aurora.uconn.edu/training/)**.

## Cost

Fully subsidized to those listed as eligible in the following section.

## Eligibility

Available to all Schools, Colleges, Divisions, Departments, Centers, Institutes, Research Labs, Projects, individual Faculty, or Graduate Students

## Domain Name Guidelines

The University is working to improve our top-level domain structure, and *[xxx.uconn.edu](http://xxx.uconn.edu)* is reserved for Schools/Colleges, Regional Campuses, and Interdisciplinary Institutes and Centers.

You can build off an existing domain for your website (e.g., *[xxx.yourdepartment.uconn.edu](http://xxx.yourdepartment.uconn.edu)*).

> ⚠️ All 3rd level domain requests, *[yourrequest.uconn.edu](http://yourrequest.uconn.edu)**,* will be sent to Communications for approval. Additionally, we encourage you to avoid abbreviations in your domain name to enhance the Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

### **Other Options**

*[xxx.center.uconn.edu](http://xxx.center.uconn.edu)*  
*[xxx.collaboration.uconn.edu](http://xxx.collaboration.uconn.edu)*  
*[xxx.initiative.uconn.edu](http://xxx.initiative.uconn.edu)*  
*[xxx.institute.uconn.edu](http://xxx.institute.uconn.edu)*  
*[xxx.lab.uconn.edu](http://xxx.lab.uconn.edu)*  
*[xxx.office.uconn.edu](http://xxx.office.uconn.edu)*  
*[xxx.programs.uconn.edu](http://xxx.programs.uconn.edu)*  
*[xxx.research.uconn.edu](http://xxx.research.uconn.edu)*

Faculty, Graduate Students, and Researchers** **can use the official UConn email address as a reference. For instance, if your email is [firstname.lastname@uconn.edu](mailto:firstname.lastname@uconn.edu), the website address will be [firstname-lastname.scholar.uconn.edu](http://firstname-lastname.scholar.uconn.edu)*.*

All Registered Student Organizations and Student Activities must be approved through the Department of Student Activities by filling out the [Student Organization Website Form](http://solid.uconn.edu/website-request-form/).

A new account is created with a ***draft****.sitename.uconn.edu* temporary URL.   


> ✅ Submit a request for an [Aurora WordPress account](https://aurora.uconn.edu/request-an-account/).


> ⚠️ Before the site goes live, it will be reviewed by University Communications, the Department Communicators if applicable as well as ITS Accessibility to ensure the site is accessible and following the [Standard Guidelines](https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrand.uconn.edu%2Fguidelines-usage%2Fweb%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cmusa.jatkowski%40uconn.edu%7Ce4117ec2335c46fe810208dbbeb02cbc%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638313436094235741%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DSOSLMEalAdBauNTgtuttjJjiUc4qkPpKdjJUdUFjjc%3D&reserved=0).  
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ **To avoid delays in the site going live**, please make sure you have addressed any [Standards](https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrand.uconn.edu%2Fguidelines-usage%2Fweb%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cmusa.jatkowski%40uconn.edu%7Ce4117ec2335c46fe810208dbbeb02cbc%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638313436094235741%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DSOSLMEalAdBauNTgtuttjJjiUc4qkPpKdjJUdUFjjc%3D&reserved=0) and [Accessibility](https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkb.uconn.edu%2Fspace%2FIKB%2F10779852898%2FAccessibility&data=05%7C01%7Cmusa.jatkowski%40uconn.edu%7Ce4117ec2335c46fe810208dbbeb02cbc%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638313436094235741%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=F65iaLuz6jsjC3XpPOek8KC1xcDuOA4WW8RGfAiFSZs%3D&reserved=0) issues before sending the [Site Review and Go Live Request](https://aurora.uconn.edu/site-review-and-go-live-request/).  
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ *Sites *<span style="color: #bf2600">*will NOT*</span>* ****[Go Live](https://aurora.uconn.edu/site-review-and-go-live-request/)**** until they have been approved, please allow time for this process (1-2 weeks). *