Overview

Drupal is the official content management system (CMS) of the University of Minnesota. It is an open source content management platform used by many organizations around the world, including institutions of higher education, to build and maintain websites and web applications. The University has a robust list of available Drupal modules for organizing and presenting your web content.

Versions of Drupal

  • Drupal Enterprise 7 will reach end-of-life in November 2022. UMN websites hosted in Drupal 7 must be moved to Drupal 8 by July 2021, or Drupal 9 (available in Fall 2020) by November 2022.
  • Drupal Enterprise 8, the newest version of the content management platform, is now available for developers to explore and use. Learn more about the transition from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 
  • Drupal Lite is a simpler version of the University's Drupal Enterprise platform. It is geared for anyone who is not a developer but would like to create a small or medium site. Drupal Lite 7 and Drupal Lite 8 will continue to be available and supported for the foreseeable future. Learn more about Drupal Lite

Drupal Support

Highlights

  • Provides a pre-built framework on which to create a website
  • Is already integrated with the University’s single sign-on
  • Gives you access to the Folwell Web Theme, a resource library with design and code already in place
  • Lets you easily add open-sourced modules for custom features

Getting Started

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Intended Audience

Staff & Departments

Cost

University-funded: No charge.

Latest Planned Changes

Find out when features, modules, patches, and the like for Drupal Enterprise at UMN will be added, changed, or retired. Site owners will no longer be notified by email of any changes that don't require action, but the changes will be posted here.

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Featured Resources

Comparisons

Compare Tools to Create a Website

Looking to create a website? We have a few different tools for you to build a website - anything from a basic blog for a class assignment to a sophisticated department portal.

Self-Help Guides

Drupal Enterprise 7: Create and Manage Sites

Learn how to build a site in Drupal Enterprise 7.  Drupal Enterprise is the official web content management system of the University of Minnesota; Drupal Enterprise 7 will reach end-of-life by July 2020. Learn about the transition to Drupal...

Self-Help Guides

Drupal 8 Admin Guide

This self help guide is designed to assist developers that are creating sites using the University of Minnesota's Drupal Enterprise platform.

Experts & Communities

Drupal Global Community

A dynamic and responsive group of Drupal users world-wide communicate regularly in the Drupal.org community forums.

A dynamic and responsive group of Drupal users world-wide communicate regularly in the Drupal.org community forums. Check out what people are currently working to improve, post questions you have, and connect with others.

How-Tos

Drupal Enterprise: System Setup

Drupal.org site's Drupal Overview page explains the basics of how Drupal works. Excerpts are below (© copyright 2000-2013 by Drupal.org; content can be used in accordance with the Creative Commons License,...

How-Tos

Drupal Enterprise: Moving to Drupal: Requirements

The first step in planning your site to the University's Enterprise Drupal service is to document your requirements.
Review the Drupal Service Functionality
The University's Enterprise Drupal platform...

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News

Events

Various times
Drupal Camp
Various times
DrupalCon
Anytime
Acquia Academy Drupal Training
Monthly
Drupal: Working Lab
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Additional Resources

Drupal Lite
Google Sites
Google Blogger
Create & Publish Websites