Configure a New Site

Start by reviewing your Site Information settings.

Make sure the following are correct:

• Site title (appears in your site's header)
• Campus (if applicable)
• Primary site manager username (who is responsible for the site)

Tip: You can leave the Live URL field blank for now. You’ll fill this in when you’re ready to publish your site publicly.

You can give other people in your organization access to your site in the WCMS using the Manager Tools.

In Manager Tools, you can add users and assign them a role:

• Contributors can create and edit content on the site.
• Managers have additional permissions to manage users, settings, and site structure.

Adding someone as a Contributor or Manager gives them access to view and manage your site in the WCMS.

Site Builder sites use Google Programmable Search to help visitors search your content.

To add search to your site:

1. Set up a Google Programmable Search Engine
2. Copy the Search engine ID from the Google Programmable search dashboard
3. Paste that code into your site's Search settings

If your site is small, you may not need search right away. If you skip this step, the search bar on your site will use IU's global search.

Tip: You can always add search to your site later.

All IU websites are required to display a privacy notice.

To set this up:

1. Use the Privacy Notice Generator to create a new notice
2. Copy your Notice ID and API token
3. Paste them into your site’s Privacy Notice settings

Your site's footer appears at the bottom of every page and helps visitors find key information.

You can add:

• Your unit's campus address
• Helpful links (grouped by category)
• Social media profiles

Use the fields in your Footer settings to enter this information.

Once you've finished configuring your settings:

1. Publish settings
2. Publish your site's _includes folder
3. Choose SiteKube Test as the destination

This step is important because it allows your site's header, navigation, and footer to display correctly when previewing pages in the WCMS.

Google Analytics and Siteimprove Analytics are automatically included on all Site Builder sites.

After you launch your new site, you'll need to activate your site's analytics by emailing the Marketing Analytics team.