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In most cases, no. OpenScholar sites are public-facing, so we should not upload or host publisher PDFs that are behind a paywall unless the publisher explicitly permits it. If the article is open access, then sharing the PDF is typically fine. Otherwise, the safest approach is to post the citation...

Create UMKC is a great option if you want to do things like sharing "Proof of concept sites for pending grant applications Digital exhibits Book supplements or companion websites Expansive or interactive digital scholarship projects Non-linear or multimedia-rich scholarly publications" (https:/...

OpenScholar has a great Widget Example page that tells you more about each kind of widget and what it will look like in your site!

Check out https://docs.theopenscholar.com/importing-publication-citations The OpenScholar platform offers two ways to import publication citations: importing from a file (various citation systems) and automated daily imports (PubMed only). Import from file Publication citations can be imported with...

If someone deleted or moved widgets and the front page feels “broken,” those widgets can often be restored. In OpenScholar, go to Create (on the relevant page) and look for Deleted widgets (often under More). From there, you can select widgets to restore and place them where you want. The general...

When you are in the edit widget mode, you can double click it and you'll have the option to add alt text (and more!).

For an unpublished website, use https://research.umkc.edu/user/login For a published website, you have two options: Sites List (https://research.umkc.edu/websites) UMKC's OpenScholar launch page (https://research.umkc.edu/get-started) and scroll to the bottom of the page until you find the Sites...

OpenScholar has a helpful guide on improving your site’s search engine optimization (SEO). One simple way to boost your SEO is by adding a meta description to each page on your site. To add one: Go to Edit mode on a page In the sidebar panel, open the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) dropdown Paste...