WordPress websites are available for university-affiliated scholarly and administrative sites, labs, centers, faculty sites, registered student organization websites, and more.
WordPress websites are not a suitable replacement for official department and unit-level websites, which should be developed within IT’s Drupal web hosting option.
Please note: UMass Amherst previously offered legacy blogs. UMass Amherst Information Technology (UMass IT) strongly urges those with legacy blogs to transition to a UMass Amherst WordPress website, hosted by CampusPress, for improved accessibility and security.
Complete the Website Request Form to request a new WordPress site.
To login to a UMass Amherst WordPress Site, visit websites.umass.edu and log in with your NetID and password. After you've logged in, you will be able to view a list of all sites that you've been assigned as an owner or an editor.
WordPress offers dynamic content creation with a rich content editor, a variety of themes detailed below, 2 GB of storage space and the ability to host both images and videos. If you have never created pages with WordPress before, please refer to the resources below on posts vs. pages, publishing and editing new posts, creating a static homepage and more. Additional support articles can be found in the CampusPress Knowledge base.
Select from these accessibility-ready themes from CampusPress to build your WordPress site.
WordPress offers a variety of plugins, which can be found on the CampusPress website. Please note that not all plugins found on this page are currently allowed on the UMass Amherst platform due to ongoing security and accessibility reviews.
CampusPress, the WordPress hosting platform designed for higher education, offers two main modes of support; a 24/7 ticketing system, along with a support article hub containing articles and video tutorials from basic site setup and page creation to advance site and privacy settings.
WordPress websites are available for faculty, staff, and students with a need for university-affiliated scholarly and administrative sites, labs, centers, faculty sites, registered student organization websites, and more
As part of the Website Request Form, you will have the option to propose your site url in the format websites.umass.edu/[NetID]. Note: We cannot change the URL for your website once it has been created.
Complete the Website Request Form to request a new WordPress site.
As a reminder, WordPress is not intended for hosting official department and unit-level websites.