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Yoast and Rank Math: WordPress Plugins for SEO via John Stewart (external)

One of the first questions people ask after they get settled into OU Create with a working WordPress site is […]

OU Create and the Virtual Award Show

Part of the excitement of bringing a Domain of One’s Own model to OU was the opportunity to contribute to the broader community in edtech that is thinking about how to apply web domains to higher ed. There’s a rich narrative (nay, myth) that has mostly been archived on Jim Groom’s blog about how the […]

You don’t need Wix: Use WordPress Elementor via John Stewart (external)

Here at OU, we provide every student, faculty, and staff member with webhosting and a free URL through OU Create. […]

A Multi-University Climate Course Connected By Centralized Discussion via Keegan Long-Wheeler (external)

Sunset showing wind turbines in frame

Sunset showing wind turbines in frame
Several weeks back I mentioned I was working on simple MOOC-like courses for instructors with specific grant requirements. They needed university students and public, openly-enrolled students to share course materials and the same discussion space. Having moved their course from a proprietary LMS (that offered this setup) into Canvas, it was time to see where this […]

WordPress migration tip via John Stewart (external)

This is largely a note to myself, but I hope it will be useful for anyone else who helps to administer a Domain of One’s Own project. I get a lot of requests from OU Create users to migrate a WordPress site from one user’s account to another or to create a forked version of […]

WordPress migration tip via John Stewart (external)

This is largely a note to myself, but I hope it will be useful for anyone else who helps to […]

Checking the status for 5200 websites via John Stewart (external)

OU Create The University of Oklahoma offers all of its students, staff, and faculty their own web domains through the OU Create program. Anyone who wants to can sign up for a free subdomain (something like yourname.oucreate.com) or pay $12/year for a top-level domain (something like yourname.com). We provide 5GB of storage, tech support, and […]

Reflections on Domains 19 via John Stewart (external)

Domains19 wrapped yesterday, and it was great. Lauren and the whole Reclaim Hosting team did a great job putting the conference together. As with any good conference, my favorite part was getting to catch up with friends and meet people who’s work I’ve been following for a while (I was particularly excited to meet Martin […]

OU Creaties: Best Group Project

Last week, we announced the winners of the 4th Annual OU Creaties. These awards celebrate the best new websites built by OU Create users. We had over a…

OU Creaties: Best Course Blog

Last week, we announced the winners of the 4th Annual OU Creaties. These awards celebrate the best new websites built by OU Create users. We had over a…