WebDAV is now installed on the University webservers. This enables editors to use a web editing tool of choice rather than just using FrontPage. At this time UNIT Web Services supports FrontPage WebDAV, Contribute and KomPoZer.

Microsoft stopped supporting FrontPage Server Extensions, which means that the process for editing Villanova websites has now changed. While you will still use FrontPage to edit Villanova websites, the actual procedure for doing so will be slightly different. You will now use a procedure called WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) to publish pages and files to your website. In addition, the FrontPage enabled special features Hit Counters, Scrolling Marquees, Online Forms, etc.  will no longer function in WebDAV, but UNIT has provided alternate code.

FrontPage is included in the Microsoft Suite for PC users. KompoZer is installed on the MACs. UNIT has limited Contribute licenses available for only those users editing University Web Standard Websites. To report a WebDAV problem, request Contribute training or schedule an installation, please go to UNIT’s Self Service Help Desk.

Web Standards Site Editing

Users editing University websites can now use any tool for web editing. The University supports FrontPage WebDAV, Contribute and KompoZer. Training sessions are scheduled throughout the year and requests can be made though the Help Desk.

Non Web Standards Sites Editing

Student Organization sites do not have to adhere to the University Standards and have not been migrated to the new University template. Most organizations want to maintain their own look and feel. WebDAV is also available for these sites and editing tools include FrontPage WebDAV, KompoZer or any tool the of the editor's choosing. However, accessing and saving files on the websites has changed. Please click here for instructions.

User Homepages

In the past, Villanova faculty, staff and students were restricted to using Microsoft FrontPage when editing their Villanova websites. In order to connect to the Villanova web server, Microsoft FrontPage used a feature called “FrontPage Server Extensions.” Server Extensions made editing and saving Villanova web pages easy because one could create a webpage and save it directly to the web for production. Server Extensions also enabled editors to use several features to enhance their websites, including Hit Counters, Scrolling Marquees, Online Forms, etc.

The process for editing your Villanova website has now changed. While you will still use FrontPage to edit your Villanova website, the actual procedure for doing so will be slightly different. You will now use a procedure called WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) to publish pages and files to your website. In addition, the FrontPage special features listed above (Hit Counters, etc.) will no longer function in WebDAV.

This new web editing procedure is slightly more complex than before, but if you follow the directions below you should have no problem editing your Villanova website. Whether you are a first-time web editor or an expert, you must follow the directions below very carefully, paying close attention to the special Notes along the way. If at any point, you have problems, please call the UNIT Helpdesk at 610-519-7777 (x97777).

Instructions are included here for both FrontPage WebDAV and KompoZer for MACS.