When creating a new blog site on UCalgary Blogs, there are some naming policies and best practices to keep in mind when choosing an identifier for your blog.
The first is to remember that UCalgary Blogs is an academically focused platform for students and instructors, it will be used by many people, over a long time. That means your sites name should reflect that.
As most blogs on UCalgary Blogs will be the focus of a single course, in a specific time – it is recommended that the name of the blog reflects it as well.
Therefore, to differentiate and easily identify the purpose of the blog the site url, and name should be descriptive and directly related to the course or purpose of the blog.
Crafting a proper URL
- It should follow a consistent structure, be concise, easy to remember and type.
- It should not contain any special characters or spaces.
- A-Z is acceptable, as is 0-9. While _ and – are accepted, they should be used sparingly.
- It should not infringe on any trademarks or copyrights.
- Do not use your full name.
The suggested template for blogs are YEAR SEMESTER COURSE NUMBER HANDLE.
For example: 2024WPOLI633JDoe. Making the web address for the blog to be sites.ucalgary.ca/2024wpoli633jdoe.
Choosing a sensible title
Separately, the title of the blog itself can be different – it does not have to reflect the URL identifier for the blog. It follows similar requirements, with slight exceptions.
- It should not infringe on any trademarks or copyrights.
- It should remain academically appropriate.
- It should be relevant to the course or institution it is focused on.