Home | Open Berkeley Skip to main content |Berkeley IT: Campus IT Experience Toggle navigation Open Berkeley Search Terms Submit Search Home Request Info Quick Start Guide About & Contact Help & Training Do you need help with your site? Find information here about training and Office Hours sessions, frequently asked questions, and more.  Overview Training & Office Hours How do I . . . ? Consulting Frequently Asked Questions Guides The Open Berkeley guides contain information and instructions about how to use the platform's tools and features.  Overview About Open Berkeley Editors Guide Site Builders Guide Planning Your Website Secondary navigation Web Platform Services Open Berkeley This page has an embedded video. About Open Berkeley Turnkey Solution Open Berkeley is a complete web solution for UC Berkeley campus websites: hosting, support, site launch, Berkeley Brand theme, continuous improvement. Secure and Accessible Our platform provides critical solutions to ongoing Security, Accessibility, and Maintenance issues. Powerful Toolset Campus employees with no prior web experience can use Open Berkeley’s powerful toolset to easily build effective websites. Help & Support Contact Information Email address: [email protected](link sends e-mail) Email us with: Questions about how to use Open Berkeley to build your site General questions about the platform Any other questions you might have Optional Consulting Do you need one-on-one help with your site, beyond our online documentation, basic email support, and training and Office Hours? Please see Consulting if you'd like one-on-one help with your site, or would like to discuss a Sponsored Feature. Training & Office Hours Upcoming Training Sessions August Open Berkeley Site Builder Training August 11, 2026, 9:30 am to 11:30 am September Open Berkeley Site Builder Training September 15, 2026, 9:30 am to 11:30 am October Open Berkeley Site Builder Training October 13, 2026, 9:30 am to 11:30 am Upcoming Office hours July Open Berkeley Office Hours July 28, 2026, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm August Open Berkeley Office Hours August 25, 2026, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm September Open Berkeley Office Hours September 29, 2026, 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm Online Help Guides Step-by-step guides on how to use the Open Berkeley platform: About Open Berkeley Editors Guide Site Builders Guide Planning Your Website Tips and How-Tos Some helpful tips as well as general FAQs: How do I . . .? Frequently Asked Questions General Featured Content collapse all expand all Publications Feature The Publications feature allows site builders to create "Publication" content. Publication content items are documents such as journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters. These content items display the "abstracts" (summary) for the documents, and the documents may be uploaded as files to your site, or linked to their source on external websites. Read more about Publications Feature How do I know when to use a Content Page, and when to use a Landing Page? There are two primary differences between Content Pages and Landing Pages on the Open Berkeley platform: Content Pages have one primary chunk of content, and customizing the page to add one or two additional widgets is OPTIONAL Landing Pages have multiple pieces of content of equal importance on one page, and customizing the page is REQUIRED Additionally, special Hero widgets (Hero and Color Band) can only be used on Landing Pages. Read more about How do I know when to use a Content Page, and when to use a Landing Page? Class Listings The Class Listing widget allows Site Builders to embed a filtered list of classes from the Berkeley Academic Guide. The Academic Guide is is a robust tool to help the campus community explore Berkeley’s curricula and find classes, with various filters available. Read more about Class Listings Listings Widgets There are several "listings" widgets available, which allow you to show a listing of content with various display options. The workflow for constructing Listings widgets is to build your content first (i.e., create Content pages, News items, FAQ items, etc.), and then select Listings widgets that will display your content as desired. Read more about Listings Widgets People Feature The People feature allows you to create content for individual people, which can be featured/listed in a few different ways. This feature is a good way to create and showcase a directory of people on your site. Read more about People Feature Data Visualization Widget The Data Visualization widget allows you to embed accessible, interactive data visualizations created using Everviz (formerly Highcharts Cloud). Dozens of chart types and variations are available, including line, spline, area, column, bar, pie, and scatter charts. Read more about Data Visualization Widget Portfolio Portfolio allows site builders to create filterable grid displays of content. You can choose which content items to display, with or without filters. Read more about Portfolio What's On This Page? If you are curious about how this page is put together as you work on your own Open Berkeley site, here are some helpful details: Layout: Temescal Content type: Landing page (home page) "H2" paragraph class Widgets: Video Promo Block News Listing ("Recent Stories") Text Collapsible Content Latest News & Release Notes May 1, 2026 May 01 Open Berkeley and Berkeley Web Builder 2026 rate change April 23, 2026 Apr 23 Version 1.10.1 December 3, 2025 Dec 03 Winter Curtailment and Holiday Closure Program 2025 November 20, 2025 Nov 20 Version 1.10.0 News Archive A turnkey web platform solution for campus websites Home Credits Terms Security Contact Us Open Berkeley Sites Campus Links Powered by Open Berkeley Accessibility Statement Nondiscrimination Policy Statement Privacy Statement Copyright © 2026 UC Regents; all rights reserved Back to Top