Welcome to Cascade
Build, manage and publish official CMU websites with confidence.
Empower yourself with the skills and best practices you need to use the Cascade Content Management System (CMS). Using these tools you'll be able to create and maintaining a university web presence that aligns with CMU’s brand, accessibility and design standards.
Why Use Cascade?
This CMS offers a powerful yet approachable way for web managers from across departments to build and maintain sites. We recommend Cascade as the perfect CMS option for sites that are primarily marketing to an internal audience.
On-brand and Mobile Friendly
All Cascade sites adhere to CMU branding and responsive design standards.
Accessible by Default
The CMS encourage compliance with accessibility guidelines.
Free and Supported
The CMS is available to academic units, administrative departments, labs, and research groups with support resources to help you succeed.
What You'll Learn
Whether you’re new to web management or looking to sharpen your skills, our training guides you step-by-step through the entire CMS:
Basic Foundations
Lay the groundwork and familiarize yourself with site-wide elements, page types and more. Quickly find what you need:
Building Your Site
Learn how to configure header and footer regions, organize an asset tree and work within pages to create content.
Managing Your Site
Gain confidence in arranging the navigation, deleting and restoring pages, applying best practices for long-term site health and more.
Publishing Your Site
Understand how publishing works in Cascade, including staging vs. live environments, tips for successful publishes, and common troubleshooting.