Some of you may remember that we lost access to the Petersfield u3a website over a year ago. Around 700 other u3as were also affected. Thanks to some hard work by the two people who maintain the software for those sites, it was restored.

Although there was a 'happy' ending, the problems we faced highlighted the ageing web software used by these 700 sites.

In true u3a fashion, a team of volunteers created a new software version that would take a more modern approach. Among those 700 u3as, there is a wide range of computer skills. The task was to build something that required minimal computer skills to get started and allowed for further development if desired.

Petersfield u3a was one of 28 'Pioneers' who helped develop SiteWorks, which enables one to take advantage of extra capabilities. A process is now in place to migrate all the rest of the u3as to this software. Click here to see an interactive map of those sites. As time goes on, we hope we can improve it even further.

Amongst the new capabilities are:

• More modern appearance
• Much improved picture handling
• Better information layouts
• Automatic layout changes when viewing on devices like tablets or smartphones.
• Easier ways to build and update pages

You can read more about the project at the SiteWorks website.

Now that the our site has settled down, we are inviting Group Convenors to control their Group pages.

We would love your feedback. Comments, good or bad, suggestions and any mistakes you find - please let us know.

Enjoy the new site!

John Donlan / Russ Stephens

IT Support u3a Petersfield

Last Updated on 13th May 2024