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What is the Illinois web theme?

The Illinois web theme is a group of products developed to support the Illinois Brand managed by the Website Implementation Guidelines Group (WIGG). They include a pattern library, web components, a WordPress theme, and a Drupal distribution.

Experts from various colleges and departments across campus have shared their knowledge and skills through an iterative process to develop the Illinois web theme with the following goals:

  • available for use to all university entities
  • utilizes brand-compliant web design patterns to create consistency across campus websites and unify departments under the singular University of Illinois brand
  • compatible with widely used CMSs and can be deployed via campus solutions including cPanel and PIE as well as your own hosting options
  • incorporates ready-to-use web layouts and components
  • meets WCAG AA standards for accessibility to ensure an inclusive experience for all users
  • responsive across platforms and devices

Want to get involved with the Illinois web theme project?

The Web Implementation Guidelines Group (WIGG) is a collaborative partnership across campus-wide web development, information technology, accessibility, and design teams. Visit the WIGG homepage to find out how to get involved. Follow the discussions on Teams for some updates.

Join in the monthly Teams meeting

Get updates to the system, new releases, and future plans from WIGG steering committee members. Join the WIGG Monthly Conversation meeting on the last Monday of every month at 11 am.

Sign up for announcements

To receive future notices about toolkit releases and WIGG announcements, please subscribe to illinoiswebtheme@lists.illinois.edu by sending an email to lists@lists.illinois.edu with the subject line, “subscribe illinoiswebtheme” or provide your email address for the Campus Web Theme List.

Share your feedback

Testing, testing, and more testing. If you notice any issues with the web theme, accessibility, or just want to suggest some new features, please submit them in the feedback form.