Sites at Penn State

Overview: 

Sites At Penn State gives students, faculty, and staff the ability to build websites, blogs, & portfolios free and easily. Sites at Penn State is powered by WordPress, an open-source web publishing platform supported by thousands of contributors around the world.

Getting Started: 

Visit Sites at Penn State homepage and click "Create a Site" to get started.

More Information: 

Sites at Penn State About Page

Sites at Penn State FAQ

 

This service is part of the Web Development and Hosting category.

Summary

Availability: 

  • This is an active service

Eligibility: 

  • Faculty, staff, students, and others with Penn State Access Accounts are eligible to create websites using Sites at Penn State

Requirements: 

  • For requirements, please see the service's FAQ page

Information Security: 

  • Websites hosted on Sites at Penn State may be public or private, utilizing the permissions system built in to Wordpress
  • Websites hosted on Sites at Penn State should never host Level 3 or Level 4 data

Costs: 

  • There is no cost to use Sites at Penn State

Support: 

For support and a list of available trainings/workshops, see the Sites at Penn State's support page