August 27, 2025
After a thorough research and development process, Beacon is proud to deliver a secure, scalable, and easy-to-manage WordPress experience tailored for higher education.
May 3, 2022
Discover how audience personas can help you find the right balance between creating content that's too broad and content that's too focused.
March 28, 2022
Discover how one community college is using digital marketing to turn the tide on falling enrollment rates and better connect with prospective students.
March 14, 2022
It's an exciting time at Beacon filled with new clients, new projects, and new opportunities. There's never been a better time to join our team. Learn more!
November 15, 2021
Your Thanksgiving meal is a lot like your institution's website. Really! Discover how and see what you can do to make your meal and website the best it can be.
September 24, 2021
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Discover how to use compelling imagery to elevate the content on your site—along with a few common pitfalls to avoid.
May 25, 2021
Beacon Technologies discusses why now is the time to prioritize web accessibility and how you can do your part to create a fairer, more equitable web.
April 22, 2021
If you're tired of the chaos of an open-source CMS, we've put together some of the most important things to demand of your next content management system.
April 6, 2021
Discover how Beacon can keep your website at peak performance, even as new changes come to Google's algorithm this year.
January 21, 2021
This year, your website may be the only way to tell students what your college or university is all about. Make the most of this opportunity and invest in your site!
September 22, 2020
Students are savvy and need to know they'll get real value for their time, money, and hard work. Find out how strong content can show what a degree is worth.
August 17, 2020
On campus or remote, it's back-to-school time already. Find out how to optimize your school's site to deliver the best experience - and how Beacon can help.
February 18, 2020
In this post, discuss how using Mixitup and Bootstrap data toggle interface solutions can cause issues and offer a code solution to help resolve those.
January 28, 2020
We talk about the latest digital marketing trends and innovations in the digital marketing space. See the top 20 trends in digital marketing here.
December 11, 2019
Well, it’s almost here… 2020, the new year, the start of a new decade (depending on whom you ask). And that means we’ve nearly made it through another memorable 12 months.
October 15, 2019
As a profession, software developers have a reputation for being, um… let’s say eccentric. Or, quirky. Or, unique.
September 6, 2019
This applies to Cascade Velocity formats. If you’ve ever had to pull in content through an external feed that has rich HTML, this piece of code may help you. Sometimes you may see HTML tags or code output into the content of the page. Such as, <Content goes here.>.
August 7, 2019
From a student's perspective, picking the right college is getting more and more complicated. It might seem contradictory at a time when applying to schools is easier than ever.
June 4, 2019
If your project requires parallax background images, you’ll want to keep this note in mind. If your slider or content area that the parallax resides in has a 3D transform attached, you’ll want to remove that code for the background parallax image to properly work.
May 29, 2019
Is your institution thinking about a redesign? Perhaps it is time for a new look and feel, or maybe you are trying to attract more prospective students. With a busy academic schedule, it can seem daunting to tackle a redesign. However, with some planning and a little help from Beacon your redesign can become a reality.
May 7, 2019
This is just a quick helpful how to tip for Font Awesome 5 custom CSS icon fonts. When adding your own custom styling to the fonts, be sure to add a font-weight: 900 style. This will allow the icon to properly show on the page. Otherwise, you may get an empty icon placeholder in the web browser.
March 13, 2019
It sure feels like those dazzling days of spring are just around the corner. More daylight and warmer temperatures are starting to tease nature back to life from the slumber of winter. It’s hard to ignore all the energy and buzz in the air.
February 21, 2019
Sometimes it's hard to appreciate the routine things we use every day. Tools, possessions and even people we see on a daily basis tend to get less and less of our full attention.
February 14, 2019
Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Beacon! Many of us relish this day as an opportunity to express and share our appreciation with our partners and loved ones. We hope today is all about love for you, too.
January 29, 2019
You've done it! Months of late nights and dedications to the design of the perfect higher ed website have culminated in a beautiful launch. It is all easy sailing from here, right? Well, maybe not.
