University of Luxembourg
Transforming content creation for an international research university
10.000+
records migrated
33
websites
100+
custom blocks and layouts
Services offered:
Syde supported the University of Luxembourg in relaunching its web infrastructure by developing a user-friendly platform that improved both user engagement and editorial efficiency.
The challenge:
A university looking to take back control over its online presence
After 15 years without a significant update, the University of Luxembourg’s web infrastructure could no longer support its ambitions. The university set course for a rebrand to create a more professional and modern online identity, ahead of its 20th anniversary.
As part of a consortium with Ar𝜂s Group and Quattro, Syde was asked to develop a new, flexible publishing platform based on WordPress, empowering the university with the tools it needs to better attract top students from around the world, expose its research to the right audiences, and gain more visibility on an international level.
The solution:
A meticulously prepared migration onto a modern multilingual WordPress network
The new uni.lu website leverages WordPress multisite and MultilingualPress to power 11 separate sites, each in three languages. Syde engineers have created custom migration tools and dozens of custom editor blocks and patterns to transfer existing information for courses, study programmes and academic profiles into ready-to-use, flexible layouts.
The platform offers advanced controls for user permissions, rich custom editorial features and robust API integrations with internal and external databases. And thanks to a tailored Elasticsearch integration, students and staff can easily discover this information they are looking for, across languages.
Thanks to a custom Elasticsearch integration, searching on uni.lu returns relevant information from all university websites in three different languages.
The outcome:
A best-of-class relaunch and a greatly improved editing experience
For the relaunch of uni.lu, Syde has delivered a modern, user-friendly platform that has significantly improved user engagement and editorial efficiency. The new WordPress-based framework facilitates real-time data access and provides centralized control over the website’s content and design. The university has received highly positive feedback, noting the drastic improvement in user experience for both external visitors and internal users.
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The URL management is a game-changer for us: Pulling posts from different sites together and filtering them in a user-friendly way avoids double creation of links. Also the very easy creation of redirections in case of need has greatly improved our lives as editors.
Martina Christen
Comm. Officer, University of Luxembourg -
The block editor allows up to easily create dynamic pages that work on all devices, while by default respecting corporate designs. We do not have to improvise and fiddle with tables to have illustrations and images nicely in articles anymore.
Martina Christen
Comm. Officer, University of Luxembourg
Key results:
- Centralized control over the website’s content and design with secured single-sign-on access and customizable user permissions
- Improved editorial efficiency thanks to API integrations and custom features for content creation
- Significantly improved user experience and easy discovery of relevant content thanks to a multilingual search integration
- Higher reliability and confidence for ongoing development thanks to enhanced deployment processes with integrated automated testing
