How to create a UWaterloo Scholar site

Owned by Andrea Jennings
Last updated: Sept 08, 2023
2 min read
1 Create a website on UWaterloo Scholar | 2 Configure your UWaterloo Scholar site

Create a website on UWaterloo Scholar

  1. Navigate to the UWaterloo Scholar homepage.

  2. Select Login and enter your WatIAM username and password.

  3. After logging in, select the Create a Site button.

  4. On Create your website confirm Your URL and set your Site visibility.

    1. Public on the web will allow anyone on the Internet to find and view your site.

    2. Private - Invite only during site creation will restrict access to only those users you invite to view your site (sign-in required).

  5. Select Create your site.

    1. A notification will appear along the top of the Create your website page with a link to your UWaterloo Scholar website.

    2. You will receive an email from wcmsadmin@uwaterloo.ca notifying you that your site has been activated.

Configure your UWaterloo Scholar site

  1. Navigate to your UWaterloo Scholar website. The URL will be: http://uwaterloo.ca/scholar/ WatIAM (where “WatIAM” is your own 8 character ID).

  2. Select Login and log in to your site with your WatIAM username and password.

    1. To log in to a Private Site: Select log in in the first paragraph.

    2. To log in to a Public Site: Scroll down the bottom right hand corner and select Log in.

  3. In the Administration bar along the top of the page select Homepage settings.

  4. Under Site Information, enter your full name in the Name field (required), enter your academic role, position or title in the Title field (optional) and your credentials in the Credentials field (optional).

  5. Select the Theme settings for the faculty or associated school with which you are affiliated.

  6. Upload a home page banner (optional).

  7. To up load a Profile image (optional):

    1. Select Browse to select an image from your computer. The image width must be greater than or equal to 360 pixels and the height must be greater than or equal to 480 pixels.

    2. Select Upload.

    3. Enter Alternate text (required).

Note: Alternate text, or Alternative text, is text that is used in place of non-text content for those who cannot view the non-text content. In order for people with disabilities to be able to use this text, the text must be able to be read and used by the assistive technologies (and the accessibility features in browsers) that people with disabilities use (i.e. a screen reader).

To ensure Accessibility standards are being met, all non-text content must have alternate text associated with it.

  1. Enter a Site description (optional).

  2. Select your faculty logo from the drop down list. The University of Waterloo logo will display by default if none are selected.

  3. The remaining fields (Office location, Phone number, Extension, Email and Office hours) are optional. Fill out these fields as desired.

  4. Add your Twitter information as desired.

  5. Select Save. Your changes will be published immediately.

Once you have created and configured your site, you can add People to help you manage your site or begin to create content.