blog posts

• SitePublish DEV refresh Thursday, August 14th

  Aug 5, 2025 10:00 am

  All SitePublish development environments (DEV) are scheduled to be refreshed on Thursday, August 14, 2025.

  All content in DEV will be recreated from a copy of all production environments. Refreshes from production will overwrite content in DEV; users need to move any content they wish to keep from DEV prior to the refresh.

  ***This refresh was delayed - it is a week later than previously scheduled.

  • DEV is refreshed the first Thursday of March and August; 
  • TEST is refreshed the first Thursday of May and October.

• SitePublish TEST refresh Thursday, May 1

  Apr 28, 2025 10:00 am

  All SitePublish test environments (TEST) are scheduled to be refreshed on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

  All content in TEST will be recreated from a copy of all production environments. Refreshes from production will overwrite content in TEST; users need to move any content they wish to keep from TEST prior to the refresh.

  • DEV is refreshed the first Thursday of March and August; 
  • TEST is refreshed the first Thursday of May and October.

• SitePublish DEV refresh Thursday, March 6

  Feb 24, 2025 10:00 am

  All SitePublish development environments (DEV) are scheduled to be refreshed on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

  All content in DEV will be recreated from a copy of all production environments. Refreshes from production will overwrite content in DEV; users need to move any content they wish to keep from DEV prior to the refresh.

  • DEV is refreshed the first Thursday of March and August; 
  • TEST is refreshed the first Thursday of May and October.

• SitePublish TEST refresh Thursday, October 3

  Sep 25, 2024 10:00 am

  All SitePublish test environments (TEST) are scheduled to be refreshed on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

  All content in TEST will be recreated from a copy of all production environments. Refreshes from production will overwrite content in TEST; users need to move any content they wish to keep from TEST prior to the refresh.

  • DEV is refreshed the first Thursday of March and August; 
  • TEST is refreshed the first Thursday of May and October.

• SitePublish DEV refresh Thursday, August 1

  Jul 26, 2024 10:00 am

  All SitePublish development environments (DEV) are scheduled to be refreshed on Thursday, August 1, 2024.

  All content in DEV will be recreated from a copy of all production environments. Refreshes from production will overwrite content in DEV; users need to move any content they wish to keep from DEV prior to the refresh.

  • DEV is refreshed the first Thursday of March and August; 
  • TEST is refreshed the first Thursday of May and October.

• Upgrade and File Administration

  Jun 8, 2024 5:15 pm

  SitePublish production has been updated.

  One important change with the new version to enhance security: File Administration requires VPN access.

  File Administration is enabled again in the new version (Site Admin > File Administration), but it requires VPN access to work properly. Use File Administration to manage and link to files on the server.

  Please review your websites and contact Todd Nelson (trnelson@uillinois.edu) with any questions or issues.

• Production Upgrade Saturday, June 8

  May 15, 2024 10:15 am

  All SitePublish-hosted production sites will be upgraded to a newer software version on Saturday, June 8th.

  The upgrade process will begin at 7am and may last a few hours. Websites may be temporarily unavailable during this event.

• Welcome to the new SitePublish Service Blog

  May 13, 2024 11:30 am

  Welcome to the new SitePublish Service Blog! We've had some issues with the previous blog service; we're now using Webtools blogs going forward.

  Information will be posted here regarding new releases, outages, refreshes, and other information for SitePublish Administrators and Content Managers.