Build a website in minutes with an accessible,
UC San Diego-branded template.
Welcome to Simple Sites
Simple Sites is a free managed WordPress hosting environment pre-loaded with UC San Diego-branded templates that conform to accessibility standards. WordPress is a user-friendly content management system for creating blogs and small websites. You don’t need to be a web designer to use it.
Who Simple Sites is For
Currently, faculty and staff with a UC San Diego Active Directory (AD) account can use Simple Sites.
Simple is in the Name
Simple Sites is best for individual sites for faculty, staff, labs, and smaller programs and events. The campus CMS is a full-service content management system and is best for official UC San Diego campus or School of Medicine (SOM) departments and programs. UCSD Sites is best for individual sites for faculty and students, labs, and smaller programs and events.
How it Works
Workplace Technology Services (part of ITS at UC San Diego) has contracted with third-party vendor CampusPress to host and support Simple Sites.
While Simple Sites is built on WordPress, the available options are curated by CampusPress and Workplace Technology Services to support UC San Diego branding, accessibility, and security requirements.
When you request a new site, you’ll be given a three page starter site which you can then edit to fit your needs.
CampusPress will provide technical support and documentation.
Find out how to set up a new site.