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Why Your School Website Menu Matters

Nathans Bird

Your school website is often the first interaction prospective families, current students, and staff have with your institution. Think of your website’s navigation menu as the main hallway of your schoolβ€”if it’s cluttered, confusing, or poorly signed, visitors will get lost, frustrated, and may just leave. Effective menu management isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a … Continued

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Absolute vs. Relative Hyperlinks: What’s the Difference?

Michael Heslop

Understanding the different ways to create links on the web is essential for anyone involved in managing a school website. Two concepts you’ll encounter are absolute hyperlinks and relative hyperlinks. While both achieve the goal of hyperlinking one web page to another, they function slightly differently and one method can save you a headache if … Continued

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Website Snow Effect!

Gavin Norris

Let your school website display some seasonal cheer with the snow effect plugin, available to all Realsmart schools. It could not be easier to add a pleasant snowfall effect to your website just in time for Christmas, simply activate the plugin and your site will transform into a winter wonderland. Take a look at the … Continued

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WordPress Block Editor: Creating Content Has Never Been Easier

Gavin Norris

Have you moved over to the new block editor yet? For years, the WordPress Classic Editor was the standard tool for updating school websites. While it did the job, let’s be honest, it wasn’t always user friendly. We know that for busy school administrators, teachers, and office staff, trying to format a newsletter or upload … Continued

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Countdown to any event with our countdown timer!

Gavin Norris

Are you looking for a super simple way to display a countdown to an upcoming event on your school website? Realsmart’s Countdown Timer shortcode is the perfect solution! This tool allows you to easily display dynamic countdown timers on your website, perfect for promoting events such as holidays, exams or parents evenings. Why a Countdown … Continued

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Enhancing School Website Security with Cloudflare

Matthew Belbin

In today’s day and age, the security of your school’s website is more critical. Protecting sensitive data, ensuring uninterrupted uptime, and maintaining a positive online presence are crucial for every school. That’s why we strongly recommend that we manage your domain and place it behind Cloudflare for additional protection. We already have vast amounts of … Continued

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Introducing Our New Vacancies Plugin

Michael Heslop

We’re thrilled to announce a fantastic new feature for all our realsmart school websites customers: the realsmart Vacancies Plugin! We understand the challenges schools face in attracting and managing applications for open positions, and this plugin is designed to make that process smoother, more efficient, and more effective than ever before. Why a Dedicated Vacancies … Continued

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Sync Your Website Policies with Google Drive or OneDrive

Gavin Norris

Keeping your school’s statutory policies up-to-date on your website is a critical, but often frustrating, task. It’s a job that involves downloading, renaming, and then laboriously uploading files to your website’s media library, replacing the old versions, and hoping you didn’t miss one. For school business managers and administrative staff, it’s a time-consuming process that … Continued

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The Role of Photography on School Websites

Gavin Norris

In today’s digital age, a school’s website serves as its virtual front door, often providing the first impression for prospective parents, students, and staff. While well-written content and intuitive navigation are crucial, the visual appeal of your website, particularly through high-quality photography, plays an equally, if not more, significant role. The best examples of school … Continued

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Automatically sync Parents and Guardians to Google Classroom

Gavin Norris

Adding parents and guardians to google Classroom can be a time consuming and complicated process. Realsmart can seamlessly sync your parents or guardians contact details directly from your MIS. Before starting the setup process contact realsmart support team to ensure the correct APIs are in place. The Google Guardian feature connects parents and guardians to students Classroom … Continued

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