Villanova Personal Website URL Update – March 4, 2025

Summary

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance security and improve service reliability, Villanova University is updating the URLs associated with personal websites. These changes will take effect on March 4, 2025. This article provides details on these updates, required actions, and expected downtime.

What’s Changing?

The URLs for both public access and editing (WebDAV) will be updated as follows:

• Old Public URL: http://www##.homepage.villanova.edu/<firstname.lastname>
• New Public URL: https://homepage.villanova.edu/<firstname.lastname>
• Old Editing (WebDAV) URL: https://webdavusers.villanova.edu/##/<firstname.lastname>
• New Editing (WebDAV) URL: https://webdavusers.villanova.edu/<firstname.lastname>

These updates enhance security by enforcing HTTPS for all public and editing access.

Key Updates & Actions

1. Secure Editing Access
   • To edit your personal website after March 4, 2025, you must first connect to Villanova’s VPN. Click here to get started with Villanova VPN.
   • This additional security measure ensures data integrity and protection.
2. Website Redirection
   • A redirect will be in place from the old public URL to the new one.
   • Visitors will still be able to access your website using the old address, but we strongly recommend updating any published links to reflect the new URL.

Expected Downtime

During the transition on March 4, 2025, websites will experience intermittent downtime and unavailability. We will provide notifications to owners of Villanova personal websites at the start of the migration and upon successful completion.

Next Steps

• Ensure you have VPN access before March 4, 2025.
• Update any saved bookmarks, documentation, or published references to reflect the new URLs.