T4’s new and upcoming features – a T4 conference roundup
In May 2024, members of the team attended the Terminalfour User Group and Learning Conference in Manchester for two days of demos, sessions and networking with other universities.
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Developing custom blocks for WordPress
The team have been developing custom blocks to make creating and editing posts and pages easier.
Extended reality (XR) on the web
Extended reality (XR) is gaining more attention thanks to new headsets from Apple and Meta alongside AR apps like Snapchat and Pokémon Go on smartphones, but how can universities take advantage of this technology?
Support call best practice
Following best practice when sending emails to the IT Service Desk, helps all University support teams to efficiently process your request.
Biology and Medicine multisite migration
Over the past year we have been responsible for migrating the Synergy and Medicine WordPress multisites (hosted by Biology and Medicine respectively) over to our WordPress host, WPEngine.
The three hats of user experience
User experience (UX) and design patterns fall under three categories (or hats) – white hat, grey hat, and black hat – or more simply put, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
A look at GitHub Copilot
At the end of July, GitHub released a new AI tool called Copilot that helps developers write code. I investigate what Copilot is, how it works, and give developers the peace of mind that their jobs aren’t at risk.
A look at web components
Although web components have been around for several years in the web development world, it hasn’t been something that I’ve heard mentioned a lot. On the surface, web components look like an easy way to create and…
A look at AVIF
AVIF is a modern, but relatively unknown, image format and its presence is attracting a lot of attention in the web development and design world. But what is AVIF? How does it compare to other image formats, and what…
The information scent of links
When looking at links on a web page, how do you decide which one will take you closer to your goal? You’ll choose the one with the highest information scent – the link with relevant terms and context that you think…