Wix

A cloud-based Content Management System (CMS) developed by Wix with subscription coordinated through ITS.

Features

  • An easy to use website CMS, mainly drag and drop
  • Over 500 templates of website designs and over 250 add-on features
  • Artificial Design editor Intelligent (ADI) allows simple website setup by answering a few questions
  • Mobile friendly (without additional efforts)
  • Secure with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), ISO 27001 & ISO 27018 compliance

Benefits

  • Short lead time in setup
  • Easy to set up and maintain that requires little or no programming skills
  • Nice templates and layouts readily available
  • Cloud-based solution requires
    • No server set up
    • No server maintenance/update effort
    • Security compliance

Premium plan

Unlimited for Wix Editor (Pharse Out)

  • 10GB

Core for Wix Editor

  • 50GB
  • Wix Apps: Events, Booking, Restaurant etc.

Details

Standard for Studio Editor (start from 1 May 2025)

  • 50GB Storage
  • Wix Apps: Events, Booking, Restaurant etc.

Details

Get Started

  1. Sign up Wix account and a Wix site by following the procedures
  2. Choose either Wix Editor / Studio Editor (start from 1 May 2025) to to build a website.
2a. To use Wix Editor, click the dropdown and choose “Use Wix Editor”. choose Wix Editor
2b. (Start from 1 May 2025) Use Studio Editor, click “Create New Site”
  1. After a Wix site is set up, complete CF83. (domain must end with “.hku.hk”)
  2. Each department is provisioned with a number of CMS websites through central cost according to the following calculation:

No. of CMS website provision = (No. of professoriate staff in a department/3 + No. of professoriate staff in a department/20) or 3, whichever is larger

*Additional websites can be requested at the cost of HK$1000/website on a yearly basis.

Training Materials

On-going Training

Support

Choose “Ongoing maintenance of Wix website” (E.g.: Add/Remove role, Duplicate website and others)