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  • Vlog
    • Welcome from our CEO
    • Meet the Team
    • Partners
  • Our Products
    • School Websites
    • Primary School Websites
    • Secondary School Websites
    • School MAT Websites
    • MIS to Google Sync
    • Microsoft Active Directory Sync
    • Apple School Manager Sync
    • Smaps – Connect your learning
    • QR Code Login
    • MAT Features
    • Google Workspace Upgrades
    • Professional School Photography Service
  • Our Blog
  • Get in touch
realsmart Logo
  • Vlog
    • Welcome from our CEO
    • Meet the Team
    • Partners
  • Our Products
    • School Websites
    • Primary School Websites
    • Secondary School Websites
    • School MAT Websites
    • MIS to Google Sync
    • Microsoft Active Directory Sync
    • Apple School Manager Sync
    • Smaps – Connect your learning
    • QR Code Login
    • MAT Features
    • Google Workspace Upgrades
    • Professional School Photography Service
  • Our Blog
  • Get in touch

Our Blog

The advantages of using wordpress for your school website

Michael

A school website is more than just an online brochure with lists of supporting doucments; it’s a vital communication hub for students, parents, staff and the wider community. Choosing the right platform is critical, and we’re here to champion WordPress and how we at realsmart leverage this platform. Why wordpress? WordPress is the world’s most … Continued

Our Blog, website news

Half term review and updates

Samuel Gray

As we approach half term we thought it would be an ideal time to highlight the updates our team has produced over the past couple of months. We’ve devloped some fantastic plugins for our school websites along with plenty of improvements to the efficiency our sync services. Website news As well as general updates to … Continued

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Why Your School Website Menu Matters

Nathan Bird

Your school website is often the first interaction prospective families, current students, and staff have with your institution. Think of your website’s navigation menu as the main hallway of your school—if it’s cluttered, confusing, or poorly signed, visitors will get lost, frustrated, and may just leave. Effective menu management isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a … Continued

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Smart Parents Evening Booking System

Matthew Belbin

The Effortless Way to Organise Your School’s Parents’ Evenings Parents’ evenings are a cornerstone of school–home communication, but organising them can be time-consuming and frustrating. Managing time slots, handling bookings, and avoiding double-bookings often means hours spent juggling spreadsheets, emails, and paper sign-up sheets. The Smart Parents Evening Booking System removes that complexity. Built directly … Continued

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Absolute vs. Relative Hyperlinks: What’s the Difference?

Michael

Understanding the different ways to create links on the web is essential for anyone involved in managing a school website. Two concepts you’ll encounter are absolute hyperlinks and relative hyperlinks. While both achieve the goal of hyperlinking one web page to another, they function slightly differently and one method can save you a headache if … Continued

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Website Snow Effect!

realsmartadmin admin

Let your school website display some seasonal cheer with the snow effect plugin, available to all Vlog schools. It could not be easier to add a pleasant snowfall effect to your website just in time for Christmas, simply activate the plugin and your site will transform into a winter wonderland. Take a look at the … Continued

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Stop the Policy Chaos: Introducing the Smart Policies Plugin

realsmartadmin admin

Are your school’s essential policy documents scattered across random areas of your site, and out of date? If so, managing your school policies could significantly improve your document organisation. For HR managers, school administrators, and compliance officers, maintaining a “Single Source of Truth” for policy documents is a constant headache. You upload a PDF, link … Continued

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Why Vlog Should Be Your Google Workspace for Education Reseller

realsmartadmin admin

Why Vlog Should Be Your Google Workspace for Education Reseller As an existing Vlog customer, you already understand the value of automation. You use our MIS-to-Google Sync to ensure that when a student joins or a staff member leaves, their digital identity is instantly updated in Google Workspace. It’s seamless, secure, and saves countless hours … Continued

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WordPress Block Editor: Creating Content Has Never Been Easier

realsmartadmin admin

Have you moved over to the new block editor yet? For years, the WordPress Classic Editor was the standard tool for updating school websites. While it did the job, let’s be honest, it wasn’t always user friendly. We know that for busy school administrators, teachers, and office staff, trying to format a newsletter or upload … Continued

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Get True SSO into Entra & Automated Entra ID Provisioning from Your MIS

realsmartadmin admin

Stop the Login Madness: Get True SSO into Entra & Automated Entra ID Provisioning from Your MIS If you’re in school IT, your world likely revolves around two massive, time-consuming challenges: finding ways to get True SSO into Entra and automated Entra ID provisioning from your MIS. The Password Problem: A constant flood of helpdesk … Continued

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