Who the Migration Toolkit is for
Moving or 'migrating' your website can feel like a daunting task. The Migration Toolkit is designed to make the process as clear and manageable as possible, whether you're responsible for a personal research site or a larger departmental website.
This guide is for:
- Academics and researchers managing lab or personal websites
- Communications officers coordinating departmental or faculty websites
- Editors and contributors preparing to work with Fresco
- Anyone responsible for reviewing, editing or rebuilding pages
For a full comparison between Fresco and Mosaic, you can read our comprehensive guide. Go to Mosaic to Fresco Component Comparison Guide page
Using this Toolkit
You don't need technical expertise to use this Migration Toolkit - this is a step-by-step guide that avoids jargon, and the Migration Support Team will be on hand to help when needed.
Here you will find our step-by-step guide to help you audit your current website, initiate migration, review, and launch your website on Fresco. This includes checklists, templates, and support contacts.
Why are we moving our websites?
Oxford is moving all of its websites to a new, faster and more intuitive platform called Fresco. The move is both practical and necessary - designed to improve how we present, manage and sustain our online presence across the University.
There are five key reasons for this change:
Mosaic is being retired, is less secure and will no longer be supported. Fresco is where future development, support and training will focus, ensuring your site remains secure, functional, and fit for purpose.
This is aligned with the university's content strategy, with Fresco the home for public facing content and Ox Intranet is for internal facing content.
Fresco offers faster loading, cleaner layouts, and a mobile-friendly design. Navigation is more intuitive, helping users find information quickly, whether they are prospective students, collaborators or colleagues.
Fresco meets modern accessibility best practices. This is not just a legal requirement, it is part of our commitment to making information usable and inclusive for all users and visitors.
Editing in Fresco will be simpler and more reliable. Working with structured content blocks remove formatting headaches which should then reduce the risk of inconsistency across pages.
Fresco uses new university templates that reflect Oxford’s current visual identity. The result is a more consistent and professional presence across departments, faculties and research groups.