Drupal Enterprise | IT@UMN | The people behind the technology

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.

Versions of Drupal

Drupal Enterprise, the newest version of the content management platform, is available for developers to explore and use.
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. Learn more about Drupal Lite.

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
Can be provisioned either without any default roles or content types, or with the default content types and roles included with Drupal Lite as a starting point
Includes both development and production environments
Comes with full admin access

Getting Started

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Intended Audience

Staff & Departments

Cost

University-funded: No charge.

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 Admin Guide

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

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,...