What is this?

Sites.ku.dk is the University of Copenhagen’s WordPress platform, which is home to toolboxes, projects and where academics can host their own blog. If you need a site, contact us at blogs@hum.ku.dk

Please notice that this is a DIY-solution. Site owners will need to do all setup themselves (or with the help of local communication people) and make sure to comply with GDPR, Cookie and accessibility regulations. Official projects and collaborations are supported by the UCPH CMS (ku.dk), which can also handle co-branded project pages (Contact your local communication department to hear more).

What is a blog?

A blog (short for weblog) is a website, where one or more writers can upload posts, comments, links and so on. Blogs are updated often, and has facilities, that make it possible for the reader to comment.

Who uses the University of Copenhagen’s blog service?

Everyone of Copenhagen University’s reseachers, employees and students can have a blog here. The blogs can be read by anyone, even those not connected to the University of Copenhagen.

How does the University of Copenhagen’s blog service work?

The University of Copenhagen’s blogs runs on WordPress. This means that you at any time can export the content of your blog and move it to another WordPress installation for example on your own domain or on another hosted solution. The content is yours and you can always take it with you. WordPress also gives you plenty of opportunities to embed your posts elsewhere on the Web or put your posts to automatically post on for example Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.