Content Management System (CMS)

This template is used for the majority of oakland.edu web sections. It is the entry page for each section and should be used to introduce the section. It should include a relevant banner, a heading (section name), body copy, important calls to action and news and events feeds (if the section has them). On the left hand side of the page, the section's navigation should be visible, as well as the department's contact information. See oakland.edu/cldc as an example.

This template is an alternative home page used on some oakland.edu web sections (oakland.edu/president, for example). It is the entry page for the section and should be used to introduce the section. It should include a relevant banner, a heading (section name), body copy, important calls to action and news and events feeds (if the section has them). On the left hand side of the page, the section's navigation should be visible, as well as the department's contact information.

This template includes a few additional features, beyond our standard home page template:

• A heading and subheading on the banner image
• Four calls to action on the banner image

This template is an additional alternative home page used on some oakland.edu web sections (oakland.edu/veterans and oakland.edu/community, for example). It is the entry page for the section and should be used to introduce the section. It should include a relevant banner, a heading (section name), body copy, important calls to action and news and events feeds (if the section has them). On the left hand side of the page, the section's navigation should be visible, as well as the department's contact information.

This template includes a few additional features, beyond our standard home page template:

• A heading and subheading on the banner image
• Four calls to action on the banner image
• A row of three tiles beneath the body copy that include an image, heading and copy. These can be used to feature student or faculty stories or to highlight areas within the department

This template is used for the majority of oakland.edu web pages. A sub page is any page within a section, that is not the home page. It's a page that a user would visit after the home page, as they navigate a web section. A sub page can be accessed through a section's left hand navigation. A sub page should include a relevant banner, a heading (page title) and body copy. It may also include organizational elements like tabs and collapsible boxes and calls to action in the form of gold buttons. 

• See oakland.edu/veterans/current-students/ as an example of a sub page with tabs
• See oakland.edu/veterans/forms/ as an example of a sub page with collapsible boxes

The Faculty and Staff directory pages are unique sub pages within a section. Most sections have some form of a directory page. The most common template features responsive rows with four faculty/staff members per row. Each faculty/staff member's entry usually includes a professional headshot, name, title, contact information. Sometimes, the person's name is linked to an individual bio page. The Faculty and Staff directory pages should only be edited by the web team, as they are very easy to break. If you need an update to your section's directory page, please contact your account manager. Do not attempt the updates yourself.

• See oakland.edu/ucm/directory/ as an example of a directory page that does not include links to individual bio pages
• See oakland.edu/nursing/directory/ as an example of a directory page that includes links to individual bio pages

Many faculty members do have individual bio pages that are linked to their name on the department's directory page. These bio pages follow a standard structure as well. They include a heading (the page title, which is the person's name/credentials), a professional headshot, title and contact information, followed by biographical information such as educational background, teaching interests, research interests, publications, etc. See oakland.edu/shs/faculty-and-staff/caress-a-dean-mph-phd/ as an example of a faculty bio page.