Shane Pearlman / @justlikeair / shane@tri.be

Higher Education WordPress Showcase

Table of ContentsWho We Are ………………………………… 3The Showcase ……………………………… 5Web Properties ………………..………….. 10Media Properties ………………………….. 33 Community Properties ……………………. 55Course Properties………………………….. 70Commerce Properties …………………….. 81Specialty Properties ……………………….. 90Conclusion …………………………………..104

tri.be

We bring professional versatilityUX / UI + DESIGN

We design and build enterprisePLATFORMS

We bridge people and technologySTRATEGY

We solve genuine problemsR&D + PROTOTYPING

Our Clients

The ShowcaseG L A D Y O U A R E H E R E . T H E B E E R I S O N M E ( R E A L L Y R E A L L Y ) .

The Approach

Stir The ImaginationY O U A R E S U R R O U N D E D B Y O P P O R T U N I T I E S .

The Approach

Seeing Is BelievingT H E E A S I E S T W A Y T O G E T B U Y I N

I S W I T H A C R E D I B L E C A S E S T U D Y ( A N D B R I B E S ) .

My Approach

My Sources

My Approach

W P C A M P U S S U R V E Y , P E E R S B R A G G I N G ,

T R I B E P R O J E C T S & G O O G L E J I T S U

Bro, Do You Even Gif?W I T H T H O U S A N D S O F E D U S T O C H O O S E F R O M , I D I D M Y B E S T .

I ’ M S O D E E P L Y S O R R Y I F I M I S S E D Y O U R S .

P L E A S E S E N D M E A L I N K @ J U S T L I K E A I R

My Approach

Web PropertiesF R O M Y O U R P R I M A R Y . E D U T O S I M P L E S I T E S F O R M E A N D Y O U

WordPress Showcase

Web Properties: Survey

A Tsunami Of Change7 7 . 2 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S J U S T L A U N C H E D A N E W S I T E

O R A R E I N P R O G R E S S O N A R E D E S I G N

Web Properties: Survey

Wave The Flagship4 0 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S U S E W O R D P R E S S

O N T H E I R P R I M A R Y D O M A I N ,

Universityof Maine

Primary Domain

LafayetteCollege

Primary Domain

UCFMedical School

Primary Domain

UC BerkeleyLaw School

Primary Domain

Walla WallaCommunityCollege

Primary Domain

Institute ofAmerican IndianArts

Primary Domain

Web Properties: Survey

Secondary Properties5 4 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S U S E W O R D P R E S S

F O R D E P A R T M E N T S , S C H O O L S & O R G A N I Z A T I O N S .

Temple UniversityJapan

Campus

29% of Respondents

Support Multiple Languages.

VCU ArtsDepartment

USC Housing

Office

Boston University IT

Office

New CollegeWriting

Program

UNC CESCenters

PrincetonUniversity

Physical Spaces

SacramentoState

Student Association

Web Properties: Survey

Be Nimble & Be Quick# 1 R E P O R T E D U S E O F W O R D P R E S S I S F O R

M I C R O / S P E C I A L T Y S I T E S ( 5 8 % ) .

Stanford125

Micro Sites & Special Events

Web Properties: Survey

Holy Terabytes Batman!N E A R L Y A T H I R D O F R E S P O N D E N T S R U N S I T E

W H I C H R E Q U I R E T H O U G H T F U L S C A L I N G .

Lots of Sites

32.5 PERCENT

-100 SITES

7.2 PERCENT

-1,000 SITES

1.5 PERCENT

-10,000 SITES

Lots of Visitors

30.9 PERCENT

-100k+ UNIQUES

15.5 PERCENT

-1m+ UNIQUES

5.1 PERCENT

-10m+ UNIQUES

Media PropertiesF R O M Y O U R S E M I N A L P U B L I C A T I O N S T O Y O U R B A B Y B L O G S .

WordPress Showcase

Media Properties: Survey

An Ob(li)vious MatchO N L Y 1 8 % R E P O R T E D U S I N G W O R D P R E S S

F O R A C A D E M I C P U B L I C A T I O N A N D M A G A Z I N E S ? ! ?

ColumbiaLaw Review

Academic Publication

MIT SMRLong Form Reports

San Jose State

Alumni Magazine

HarvardToday

Trade Magazine

WashU Fuse

Topical Curations

Hot Off The Press4 6 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S P O W E R T H E I R

P R I M A R Y N E W S S I T E O N W O R D P R E S S

Media Properties: Survey

University ofSt. Thomas

News

The 800 Blog Gorilla3 8 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S H O S T 5 0 0 + S T U D E N T

A N D S T A F F B L O G S & P O R T F O L I O S I T E S .

Media Properties: Survey

NYUBlog Network

University of Mary Washington

Blog Network

VirginiaCommonwealth

Blog Network

University ofIllinois

Staff / Office Blog

ePortfolios

VirginiaCommonwealth

ePortfolio Network

CUNY: Macaulay

Conroe ISDThe Network: 63 Schools

Many Ways To Rule Them All

Media Properties: Survey

36 PERCENT

-SINGLE MULTISITE

INSTANCE

25 PERCENT

-SINGLE SITES MANAGED

INDEPENDENTLY

21 PERCENT

-SINGLE SITES USING

CENTRALIZED DEPLOYMENT

Boston University

Newsletter

University of North Florida

Knowledge Base / Wiki

St. OlafCollege

Streaming

Conroe ISDGalleries

Community PropertiesB R I N G I N G P E O P L E T O G E T H E R , O N E B Y T E A T A T I N E .

WordPress Showcase

62% Use WordPress 3+ Years“ T H E S E C R E T O F S T A Y I N G Y O U N G I S T O L I V E H O N E S T L Y ,

E A T S L O W L Y , A N D L I E A B O U T Y O U R A G E . ”

- L U C I L L E B A L L

Community Properties: Survey

Michigan Tech

Social Networks: Families

Modern LanguageAssociation

Commons

Sheridan College

Forums

Web Properties: Survey

Your GovernanceI N T E R N A L L Y , I T M A N A G E S 4 5 % O F P R O J E C T S , 3 1 % B Y M A R K E T I N G A N D 2 4 % B Y D E P A R T M E N T

T E A M S .

2 8 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S H A V E U S E D A N A G E N C Y O R F R E E L A N C E R .

University ofBirmingham

Recruiting & Mentorship

StanfordLaw School

Directory

Confluence Of Time & Space2 6 % P O W E R E D T H E I R P R I M A R Y C A L E N D A R O N W O R D P R E S S .

5 3 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S C H O S E A W O R D P R E S S C A L E N D A R P L U G I N .

Community Properties: Survey

Calendars

52% of Respondents using a WordPress Calendar plugin use

THE EVENTS CALENDAR

#tellyourboss

University ofMichigan & FloridaInternat-ional

Calendars

The BestConferenceEver

Conferences

Need Moaaaar6 % O F H R D E P A R T M E N T S A R E U S I N G W O R D P R E S S T O R U N J O B L I S T I N G S .

1 1 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S M A N A G E T H E I R I N T R A N E T U S I N G W O R D P R E S S .

Community Properties: Survey

University of MaryWashington

Job Board

Stanford Law

Intranet

Course PropertiesI T S A L L F U N A N D G A M E S U N T I L S O M E O N E D I V I D E S B Y 0 .

WordPress Showcase

Course Properties: Survey

WordPress 4011 0 % P O W E R O R D I S P L A Y T H E I R

A C A D E M I C C A T A L O G O N W O R D P R E S S

DawsonCollege

Course Catalog

Stanford Law

Course Catalog

AmericanFieldService

Abroad Programs

Course Properties: Survey

Better, Stronger, Faster.5 0 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S H AV E A D D E D C U S T O M F U N C T I O N A L I T Y T H R O U G H A

T H E M E , P L U G I N O R U S I N G T H E R E S T A P I

CurtinUniversity

Registration / CRM

Bueller!?!1 3 % R E P L I E D T H A T W O R D P R E S S I S B E I N G U S E D A S A N L M S .

2 5 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S C H O S E A W O R D P R E S S L M S P L U G I N .

Course Properties: Survey

University of Michigan

LMS & MOOCs

Stanford Engineering

Recorded Classes

Long Beach State

Course Materials

T H E B E S T T H I N G S I N L I F E A R E F R E E * P L U S S H I P P I N G A N D H A N D L I N G *

WordPress Showcase

Commerce Properties

Commerce Properties: Survey

Show Me The Money!3 7 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S R U N E C O M M E R C E

T R A N S A C T I O N T H R O U G H T H E I R W O R D P R E S S S I T E S .

I Couldn’t FindThem All…

Selling Goods

Commerce Properties: Survey

Pay You Tuesday For An Article Today2 2 % O F E C O M M E R C E T R A N S A C T I O N W E R E F O R

P U B L I C A T I O N S A N D C O P Y R I G H T U S A G E .

Paywalls

MIT SloanManagement Review

Commerce Properties: Survey

An Even FieldW O O C O M M E R C E , G R A V I T Y F O R M S A N D P A Y P A L W E R E T H E C L E A R

W I N N E R S , B U T M A N Y P L A T F O R M S H A D N O T A B L E A D O P T I O N .

Boise StateFundraising

Commerce Properties: Survey

A Ticket For Your Thoughts6 5 % O F E C O M M E R C E T R A N S A C T I O N W E R E F O R E V E N T S .

Des Moines U.Event Tickets

U. of WesternStates

F R O M W R I S T T O P S T O K O S H E R C H I C K E N S

WordPress Showcase

Outside The Envelope

A Sign Of The Times5 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S U S E W O R D P R E S S

T O M A N A G E D I G I T A L S I G N A G E .

Specialty Properties: Survey

SourceDigital Signage

Beam Me Up5 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S U S E D T H E W O R D P R E S S

R E S T A P I T O P O W E R A M O B I L E A P P L I C A T I O N .

Specialty Properties: Survey

Boston University

Mobile Apps

Macmillan Connect

Apps Distribution

Feed Me See-More2 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S U S E W O R D P R E S S

T O M A N A G E F O O D S E R V I C E .

Specialty Properties: Survey

Case Western

Food Service

Second Star To The Right9 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S U S E W O R D P R E S S

F O R C A M P U S M A P S A N D V I R T U A L T O U R S .

Specialty Properties: Survey

University of Washington

Interactive Maps

Open The Bay Doors9 % O F R E S P O N D E N T S U S E W O R D P R E S S

F O R A L E R T S & E M E R G E N C Y M A N A G E M E N T .

Specialty Properties: Survey

Harvard University

Alert Systems

Lego My ThemeL A Y O U T M A N A G E R S H A V E G A I N E D S I G N I F I C A N T T R A C T I O N ,

5 7 % R E P O R T I N G U S I N G A B U I L D E R O N A T L E A S T O N E S I T E .

Specialty Properties: Survey

Harvard LawLayout Managers

Web Properties: Survey

Wapuu, I Choose You

82 PERCENT

-EASE OF USE

#1

71 PERCENT

-EXTENSIBILITY

&FLEXIBILITY

#2

69 PERCENT

-OPEN SOURCE

#3

55 PERCENT

-DEVELOPMENT

SPEED

#4

43 PERCENT

-COST

#5

Use This For Good

I’ve been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at

last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was

but the learner; now I am the master.

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T R I . B E

S L I D E S : H T T P : / / M . T R I . B E / W P S H O W C A S E

S U R V E Y D A T A : H T T P : / / B I T . L Y / W P C A M P U S S T U D Y