This section provides guides, tutorials, and reference materials to support CWU website editors, content managers, and departmental staff. Topics include Cascade CMS instructions, web content standards, accessibility requirements, and best practices for maintaining accurate, accessible, and effective CWU web content.
Departments that previously maintained websites in Drupal (prior to the launch of Cascade CMS in September 2023) can still access their archived sites for reference.
This article explains how the order of cards on a website’s home page is controlled by the order of files and folders within Cascade CMS. By viewing and rearranging content using the “Order” column in the CMS interface, content managers can change how cards appear on the live site. After reordering, the site’s index page must be published for changes to take effect. The article also provides best practices, including reviewing changes after publishing, avoiding unnecessary folder renaming or mov
Contributors can use the “Tasks” feature to assign review requests directly to approvers. Approvers can then review those changes and send feedback to contributors about what still needs to be updated before the content can be approved and published. It’s a built-in workflow that keeps everyone informed and ensures the website reflects the most accurate, relevant information.
In this video, we walk through the full process of adding an event on CascadeCMS Events website—including how to access the correct folder, fill out required fields, add dates and times, include images or links, and ensure your event is properly formatted for accessibility and consistency across the CWU website.
This article describes the standard Google Analytics reporting option provided by Web Services through a Google Looker Studio dashboard. The dashboard allows users to view traffic and performance metrics for any CWU website by entering a unique portion of the site’s URL into the “Page path contains” filter, which returns data for all related pages. It also explains how results are paginated, with top-performing URLs displayed across multiple pages of the report for easier review
This video tutorial demonstrates how to generate and export a Content Inventory Report from Cascade CMS as a CSV file. It walks through accessing the Content Inventory report, applying filters to narrow results to specific folders and asset types, reviewing report data, and exporting the results for use in Excel.
This process is commonly used for content audits, accessibility planning, ownership reviews, and site cleanup or migration efforts.
Steps to publish a Campus Notice.
This article explains how to resolve the “You do not have write permission to the destination container” error when creating a Campus Notice in Cascade CMS. The error occurs when a notice is saved in an incorrect folder. Campus Notices must be placed in a folder that matches the year and month of publication. The article walks through how to verify the Placement Folder path and how to use the folder browser to select the correct month folder so the notice can be saved successfully.
This article explains how to update the bio, and profile portraits of a faculty or staff member on the website directory
Beginning January 1, 2026, images will only be able to be uploaded directly into your site’s _images/ folder. Once the image is uploaded to that folder, you may continue selecting and inserting it through the image tool in the WYSIWYG editor. That workflow will remain the same. The only change is that you will no longer be able to upload images directly from your computer through the WYSIWYG interface.