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May 13, 2024
Jeff Dillon
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Website search functionality is a growing issue and critical blindspot for higher ed institutions. Here’s a firsthand look at how the issue affects universities who are struggling to keep up with digital demands.
In 2019, our university faced a pivotal decision with our website filled with outdated and conflicting information. We embarked on a “burn and build” strategy, which meant rebuilding our website from scratch. We cut down our page count by over 80% and reduced the number of content publishers from 800 to 150. This drastic overhaul aimed to tackle issues like stale content, poor accessibility, and a previously decentralized and inconsistent user experience. The project, taking over a year, was a major success, but it also revealed a critical blind spot: site search functionality.
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