AgriLife Communications provides public-facing WordPress services to all AgriLife units at no cost. Details of the WordPress service offering are detailed below. Other miscellaneous Web projects may be able to be addressed by the AgriLife Information Technology unit.
Hosting
- Backups – nightly snapshots, 30-day retention
- Security audited
- Server software always updated
- CDN available
Training
- Online videos
- Group training sessions
- In person
Content assistance
- Content strategy consulting
- Accessibility training
- Information architecture consulting – sitemap construction
Support
- Phone: (979) 985-5737
- first-call@tamu.edu
- First Call Helpdesk
Compliant Theme
- Section 508 accessibility compliance
- TAC 206 accessibility compliance
- WCAG 2.0 AA compliance (coming)
- TAMU/TAMUS link and branding requirements
Custom WordPress Software
Custom plugins can be created by any WordPress contractor. AgriLife Communications maintains a list of WordPress developers that we have had success with that we’d be happy to share, just ask. One caveat to this is that AgriLife Communications will not maintain custom written plugins or themes that have been created by a third-party. You must enter into a maintenance agreement with any consultant you engage with for the term of your grant or as long as the site is to remain online, or we can help guide you to a third-party host. Units will be reverted to an approved theme or have plugins disabled if security issues or accessibility law violations occur.
Information Technology Services
AgriLife IT also provides some web-related services and products, including software development and consulting and Virtual Machine services.