{"id":28209,"date":"2024-06-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=28209"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:11","slug":"afs-drupal-and-wordpress-website-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/18\/afs-drupal-and-wordpress-website-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"AFS, Drupal, and WordPress website updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon character in an office with a database.\" class=\"wp-image-28212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-665x499.jpg 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-vector\/database-access-data-bank-opening-info-security-information-protection-secured-storage-hacker-cartoon-character-office-with-metal-safe_11669637.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=9&amp;uuid=b4fc4c50-7d59-4fc0-8343-0fd4f2ed4fc4\">Image by vectorjuice on Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information and Technology Services (ITS) has been diligently working to improve web hosting services at U-M. As part of this effort, important updates regarding new Drupal and WordPress websites and compromised AFS websites have been made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Beginning June 30, 2024:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No more NEW AFS Drupal or WordPress website requests will be accepted.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Note: New non-Drupal\/WordPress PHP websites will still be allowed on AFS until a replacement is found.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After June 30, 2024, NEW Drupal\/WordPress websites must be hosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/its.umich.edu\/computing\/web-mobile\/web-hosting\">Pantheon at U-M<\/a> or a different web hosting service selected by the unit that owns the website. Other web hosting options include Google Sites and GitHub Pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Move off of AFS Web Virtual Hosting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFS-hosted websites that become compromised<sup data-fn=\"c80927ff-55eb-4c17-a32b-db0bfd698550\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#c80927ff-55eb-4c17-a32b-db0bfd698550\" id=\"c80927ff-55eb-4c17-a32b-db0bfd698550-link\">1<\/a><\/sup> after June 30, 2024, must move off of AFS or be taken offline. This could mean moving to a more secure platform like Pantheon at U-M, another web hosting service, or taking the website offline entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your site becomes compromised, the Web Hosting team will contact you, and you will have 30 days to move your website out of AFS to a more secure platform or take it offline. ITS strongly recommends hosting your WordPress\/Drupal websites on Pantheon at U-M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions, please contact <a href=\"mailto:webmaster@umich.edu\">webmaster@umich.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"c80927ff-55eb-4c17-a32b-db0bfd698550\">Websites that have been taken over by a threat actor and used for malicious purposes. <a href=\"#c80927ff-55eb-4c17-a32b-db0bfd698550-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information and Technology Services (ITS) has been diligently working to improve web hosting services at U-M. As part of this effort, important updates regarding new Drupal and WordPress websites and compromised AFS websites have been made. Beginning June 30, 2024: After June 30, 2024, NEW Drupal\/WordPress websites must be hosted on Pantheon at U-M or a different web\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/18\/afs-drupal-and-wordpress-website-updates\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":28212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"Websites that have been taken over by a threat actor and used for malicious purposes.\",\"id\":\"c80927ff-55eb-4c17-a32b-db0bfd698550\"}]"},"categories":[7],"tags":[152,1036,1035],"class_list":["post-28209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects-services","tag-afs","tag-pantheon","tag-web-hosting"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847.jpg",900,675,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-400x266.jpg",400,266,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-768x576.jpg",665,499,true],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-600x450.jpg",600,450,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847.jpg",900,675,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847.jpg",900,675,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-658x300.jpg",658,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-665x499.jpg",665,499,true],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20943847-400x250.jpg",400,250,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Annaliese Gottschalk, ITS Marketing and Communications","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/agott\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Information and Technology Services (ITS) has been diligently working to improve web hosting services at U-M. 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