TYPO3 – central CMS

TYPO3 for websites at the University of Vienna is organised based on a cooperation between:

• Zentraler Informatikdienst (ZID): operation, administration, support, technical development of the system
• Service unit Corporate Communications: layout, corporate design, templates

The system is available for the websites of service units, faculties, institutes, projects, and conferences. Currently, around 1,400 websites are managed.

All websites use a uniform template based on the University of Vienna’s corporate design. It consists of:

• Header: not freely editable, contains university logo, menu Information for, quicklinks, search, horizontal menu, name of the organisational unit, breadcrumbs
  For websites for supra-university projects and conferences, separate logos and colours can be used to reflect the diversity of responsibilities.
• Content: freely editable
• Footer: contact information and social media presence of the organisational unit, project or conference, additional links (freely editable), quicklinks (not freely editable)

For more information, refer to the TYPO3 Guide.

• HTML and web design knowledge not required
• No additional software to install
• Operation easy to learn (course dates, login)
• Multiple people can edit the website at the same time
• Visitors recognise university websitesand can easily find their way around
• Continuously further developed
• Support team provides assistance with technical and content-related questions

Find out in the TYPO3 Guide how to register a website for business purposes.

When registering, you must specify the address at which the website should be accessible.

This address is always a subdomain of univie.ac.at, i.e., it has the form: desiredname.univie.ac.at.

You may use the following characters:

• abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
• 0123456789
• - (minus sign)

Examples:

• oesterreichisch.univie.ac.at (not österreichisch.univie.ac.at)
• karlkrauskongress.univie.ac.at (not karl_kraus_kongress.univie.ac.at)
• kk-kongress.univie.ac.at (not kk.kongress.univie.ac.at)

TYPO3 websites are automatically responsive. This means that content adapts to the different screen sizes of desktops, tablets, and smartphones.

Users therefore have little influence on the display of elements. For example, the system determines the size of images itself.

The Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz (Web Accessibility Act) requires that websites of public institutions be accessible. The University of Vienna’s websites must therefore be understandable and usable for people with disabilities.

The ZID continuously ensures the accessibility of the centrally provided elements of TYPO3 websites (headers, navigation, etc.). Editors are responsible for the accessibility of their content.

More information: Digital accessibility at the University of Vienna (login)

In free webinars, employees can:

• learn how to design websites in TYPO3 (login)
• obtain information on accessibility (login)

The webinars take place several times each semester.

The ZID and Corporate Communications support team provides assistance with technical and content-related questions:

• In writing: Servicedesk forms for TYPO3 (in German, login)
• By telephone: +43-1-4277-14 180
• Address: Universitätsstraße 7 (NIG), stairs I, 1^st floor, 1010 Vienna

Please use the above general e-mail address for inquiries. Calls to the above number will be answered by the employee on duty. Support may be unavailable due to other inquiries or appointments.

If necessary, you can arrange a personal consultation appointment.

Support may take over your user account to see your view. Only your u:account UserID is required for this, not your password. In the event of software-related problems, support may ask you for your operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux) and your browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox).
 

The Websites Terms of Use apply.