When Site Builder is shut down on 13th December the team will finish off assisting live sites that need help with final touches. From January 2025 the team will transition to what we call Business as Usual (BAU). Key functions will include: Read more

These are the SiteWorks hosting Terms & Conditions for u3as. They cover the whole of the UK. Terms & Conditions for u3as For affiliated Networks, Regions, Subject Adviser and Subject Network sites applicable Terms & Conditions will be send directly. Note that when invited to join the roll-out programme the first step will be for… Read more

Any website officially recognised by the Trust will be able to use SiteWorks hosting. As long as a Web Manager is available they can avail themselves to the same service as u3as migrating from Site Builder or adopt the ‘Starter Site’ option. Note that there are separate Terms and Conditions for Networks and Regions. Who… Read more

The drop-down menu Web Managers includes a page Learn WordPress with some recommended web links to general WordPress training. It is recognised that these are not an introduction and quite technical in places. There is also an early video specifically on SiteWorks. The Training Team have developed a comprehensive training workbook as part of the… Read more

All u3as are equally welcome to adopt SiteWorks and take up the Website hosting offering. For u3as that don’t use Site Builder, or are starting from scratch, then a SiteWorks ‘Starter Site’ option with the training and documentation is available. For a u3a not on Site Builder there is no automated migration of website content.… Read more

As of October 2024 the plan is to switch off Site Builder on Friday, 13th December. When Site Builder is switched off it will no longer be visible to the general public. The Site Builder to SiteWorks re-direction service will be in place for at least three months i.e. until around the end of the financial… Read more

In consultation with the very small number of dedicated Site Builder volunteers a decision was taken to seek an alternative. Most of the qualities of the old system were required plus the potential to add more features and enhancements in the future. u3a SiteWorks is the name of the replacement system. The project is resourced by… Read more

Beacon and Site Builder have separate functions. The focus on the SiteWorks project is to migrate SiteBuilder sites to WordPress with the features available matching SiteBuilder as closely as possible and to enable automated content migration. u3as will need to continue to maintain some groups related information in Beacon and some in SiteWorks, just as they… Read more

Updated March 2024. The Terms & Conditions state: The fee for the SiteWorks Service is £50 (including VAT) per annum, invoiced annually in advance. No refund will be payable for unused portions of the year, if applicable. As this is introducing a new service, there will be no charge to u3as until 1st April 2025. Read more

There are several separate elements of the project. Read more