The McGill plugin/theme is a clean, fast, and accessible WordPress solution designed for universities, colleges, research labs, and academic departments. It delivers consistent branding, flexible layouts, and powerful content tools to showcase programs, faculty, news, and events—without code. Built for performance, WCAG compliance, and easy site management.
- University-grade design system with McGill brand styles and components
- Pre-built templates for programs, departments, research groups, and labs
- Drag-and-drop Gutenberg blocks tailored for academic content
- Centralized brand colors, typography, and spacing for consistency
- WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility support out of the box
- Optimized for Core Web Vitals and fast page loads
- Custom post types for News, Events, People, and Publications
- Mega menu and flexible navigation with breadcrumb support
- Event calendars with iCal, filtering, and category tagging
- Faculty profiles with photos, bios, expertise, and publications
- Search-friendly schema markup for courses, events, and articles
- Multilingual-ready and compatible with WPML/Polylang
- Responsive, mobile-first layouts with retina-ready assets
- Global header/footer and reusable sections for multisite consistency
- One-click demo import and sample content to start fast