Adding files other than images
(ie: pdf documents)
PDF and other documents added to any UMD site must adhere to the university’s policy on Web Accessibility. The Department of Information Technology page on IT Accessibility provides a number of resources to make documents and sites more accessible, as well as resources for fixing inaccessible PDFs. Another solution is to provide a text only (.txt file) version to accompany your pdf file.
Full HTML Text Areas
In addition to the styling options available with “Basic HTML”, like Headings, Links, Bold, Italics, ...etc; “Full HTML” also offers options for strikethrough, superscriptsuperscript and subscriptsubscript, Complex image options, html tables, and horizontal lines. The real benefit of editing in “Full HTML” is being able to implement custom code onto your site, like embedded social feeds, and iframes.
Meta tags
Meta tags provide information like specific titles, and descriptions, as well as a preferred image for when they are shared to those platforms. You see this often on Facebook or Twitter where a copy/pasted URL will be replaced with a card displaying the provided meta tag content. Meta tags can also increase the chance your site or page appears in search results.