Create and maintain your own Mothers’ Union website
Create your own Mothers’ Union website today!
To get started please fill out the following form. It usually take a week to go through the approvals process, once complete we’ll contact you to arrange a tutorial on creating your first webpage.
How much will this cost?
It’s free, we will never charge you for this service
I already have a website
If you’re happy with your current site, that’s great, this hosting package probably isn’t for you.
If you’re looking for an easy way to upgrade the look / functionality of your site, why not give this a try? We will usually be able to copy all of your current website content into the new package, and you may run your new site in tandem with your current site, with the option of cancelling at any time.
Will I get to choose my own domain name?
Your site will be hosted under the following format: www.muenterprises.org/yoursite,
however you may redirect any available URL you wish.
When a visitor types in ‘www.yoursite.com’ they will arrive at your website.
What will my site look like, can I make changes?
We will install a Mothers’ Union branded template to get you started. As long as you use Mothers’ Union branding principles you may customize this template however you wish.
I haven’t run a website before, I’m not too sure how it all works
All the hard work has been done behind the scenes, leaving you to concentrate on content. We’re in the process of creating tutorials that will get you started creating your first page. You’ll find this just as easy as sending an email.
Updates to your website will occur through your browser, so you can make changes from any computer with internet access
I’m interested in creating a large site for my diocese / church group, are there any restrictions on size?
No, you may create a site as large as you need. You can also set up other people with accounts so that they may access your website to add or edit content
Ideally I’d like a site that has a forum / photo gallery / online shop / subscriptions…
You are able to use any of the features that we have installed for our sites, this includes all of the above options and many many more.
What system are we using here? Do you have any example sites?
We’re using WordPress, a popular open source platform. It was originally created to host blogs, but is so extensible that it can be used for any purpose.
If you’re using WordPress you’re in very good company, here are some example sites:
(Will open in a new page)
What happens if I need to move my site, or your servers go offline
We will keep your website content as safe as possible, with daily backups and regular safety checks. If you ever need to transfer your content to another host, you’re able to do so using an easy export / import function.
What else do I need to know
At the moment we’re limiting sites to three of four diocese, any multiple site registrations by a user will be denied.
Please read the terms and conditions carefully, your site may be suspended if it is used for nefarious purposes
8 Comments
As an operation of MUenterprises, please can you explain to me how this system is linked to the Mothers’ Union system? Is the whole thing a separate business? As a member I would like to know whether there is any duplication of costs between MSH and MUe on website expenses, please.
Thank you
Ann
The MUe website is separate to the main MU site and is being run entirely ‘in-house’.
As we manage our own services the costs are minimal, although we do pay a small annual hosting fee.
As the web-hosting services mentioned above are bundled with our site-network we can offer the service to as many people as we like without incurring further costs.
Corbin
It would have been really useful to know that this service was available. How were you publicising this to MU dioceses? We’ve been trying to get a site up and running for a year now, and had I known this was about to happen, I may have been able to save a certain amount of hassle! The first I heard of it was from my counterpart on the Isle of Man last week! We have a partly-built site using “moonfruit” – how easy would it be to copy this over?
Thanks,
Barbara
(Community Development Co-ordinator)
Barbara
The hosting package is still officially being tested. I’m hoping to offer the service diocese-wide within the next few weeks. We are able to transfer any content you already have into a new install. If you’d like to have a site created please fill out the form at the top of the page and I’ll make sure you’re up and running as soon as the service goes live.
Many thanks
Corbin
I am extremely interested in this new service about to be offered by the Mothers’ Union.
I am the Branch Leader at Weobley in Herefordshire. I have been trying to set-up a Web Site
for my Branch over the past 12 months, without any success! I look forward to receiving your
e-mail, hopefully telling me that it’s all systems go.
Kind regards,
Patricia Brenner – Branch Leader – Weobley.
We have run a website on Micrsoft small businesses for free. Now we are told there is to be a charge…as we want our funds to go to MU projects we cannot afford to pay. The website we have need rejigging so that it can be used better.
I went to the suggested websites..one was forbidden! Are these OK for the MU they seem very American for such anEnglish organisation! Will there be any influence from the host site?
Shirley
The external links above are just examples of what others have built using the system we’re offering here. A couple of example MU sites are below. We’ve received your website request and it should be up and running by next week. (I’ve fixed the Nokia link too)
Many thanks
Corbin
http://www.mueurope.org
http://www.stalbansmu.org