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Warning

Expressions.syr.edu will is no longer be available after to students and alumni effective August 1st, 2021. We are asking students and alumni to begin the process of migrating content to another platform. 

Faculty and staff websites will be migrated to another platform. You will receive communication via email with instructionsoptimized in 2022.

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To view your website details, click "Site Details"

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  1. This will display:
    1. Site info 
    2. Plugins used 
    3. Themes used 
    4. Users 
    5. Utilities 

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  1. Click "Site Details" on the website that you want to archive 
  2. Scroll down to Utilities and click "Archive"
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  3. Once the Archive Process completes you will be able to download the archive

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In the event that your site is receiving a white screen or 500 error you may want to run a site repair.

  1. Click "Site Details" on the website that you want to repair
  2. Scroll down to Utilities and hit "Repair"

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How to disable/enable plugins?

  1. Click "Site Details" on the website
  2. In the plugin sections you will be able to deactivate or active plugins

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How to disable/enable themes?

  1. Click "Site Details" on the website
  2. In the themes section you will be able to deactivate or active them

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How to

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allow another user to use the Site Management Tool

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A current site admin will been need to perform the following 

  1. From your dashboard, click the Admin URL 
  2. You will then be directed to the Dashboard
  3. On the left side menu, you will see users
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  4. From there click "Add New" or "Add New SU User"
  5. Add the new user with the Administrator Role
  6. Once the user has been added to the WordPress site return back to the Site Management tool and click the Refresh Site Information button.
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  7. Once completed the target user should appear in the User list and should now be able to choose that site in the Site Management Tool./



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How do I access the files from the site I archived?

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  1. Under "Site Info" this will display 
  2. If your site is unhealthy, this will display
  3. Here are example PHP errors



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How

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do I administer someone else's site?

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Any administrator of a WordPress site will have basic functionality in the Site Management Tool.

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  1. Go to the WordPress Dashboard with the admin URL.
  2. On the left hand menu, click "Select Users".
  3. Then click "Add New SU User"
  4. Perform a site refresh.
  5. The new admin will now have access to manage the site.


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How

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do I archive a site you have access to?

Note

Only the person who has access to the primary email has the ability to archive the website. Changing the email will require a user to accept the new privilege's via email verification

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