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.
The Enterprise Drupal Advisory Board represents the shared interests of University of Minnesota enterprise Drupal platform users and makes recommendations to the Collaboration & Web Content Service Director regard
The Folwell Web Theme User Group is where you'll find news and updates about the Folwell theme for Drupal 8, Drupal Lite 8, and the Pattern Library. This is an open and unmoderated list.
Before setting a page as your homepage, you'll need the page's Drupal URL. For example, if the page you want to use is yoursite.umn.edu/content/homepage, the Drupal URL would be content/homepage.
The Media Browser allows you to reuse existing media on your website, upload new media, or embed media from an external website. The Media Browser appears wherever you can add media to a page.
As you develop your Enterprise Drupal site, you may notice that pages load slowly. This is more likely to be true the larger or more complicated your site is.
The following instructions are for websites using either the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration or the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 8 (DE8) configuration.
The following instructions are for websites using either the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration or the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 8 (DE8) configuration.Your role in Drupal may not have the proper p
The instructions in this article pertain to Drupal Enterprise 7 and Drupal Enterprise 8. Your role in Drupal may not have the proper permissions to complete the task.
This article applies to websites built using either the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration or the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 8 (DE8) configuration.
As a site administrator or developer for a Drupal Enterprise 7 or Drupal Enterprise 9 website, you can add a link to your site's footer for users to report a website accessibility concern.
This article applies to websites built using either the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration or the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 9 (DE9) configuration.
The steps outlined in this article apply to both the University's standard Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration and the University's Drupal Lite 7 configuration.
The following instructions are for websites using either the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration or the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 9 (DE9) configuration.
The following instructions are for websites using either the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE9) configuration or the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 9 (DE9) configuration.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration. The ability to add users to your site is based on your role.
When you receive confirmation from the Office of Information Technology that your site has been created, you will need to add yourself as a user before you can begin working on your site.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration. Your role in Drupal may not have the proper permissions to complete the task.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Drupal is highly customizable, and your site may have different steps for completing the task.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Content types are fundamental to how Drupal organizes content and controls how contributors add content t
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Taxonomy is the best tool for organizing your pages and uploaded files (e.g.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Drupal is highly customizable, and your site may have different steps for completing the task.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration.
Drupal is highly customizable, and your site may have different steps for completing the task.
The following information is for websites using the default UMN Drupal 7 (DE7) configuration. Contact your site administrator for additional information.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
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You can easily delete content from your University Drupal site.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Description
In the University's standard Drupal Enterprise 7 installation, if you delete a file,
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Displaying content using panels requires three things: fields, a layout, and the mapping of those fields
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration.
These instructions are the same for any page on your site; however, you should rarely edit the disp
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Your role in Drupal may not have the proper permissions to complete the task.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration.
Displaying content using panels requires three things: fields, a layout, and the mapping of those f
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration.
Drupal is highly customizable, and your site may have different steps for completing the task.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Drupal is highly customizable, and your site may have different steps for completing the task.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
URL alias patterns are how Drupal mimics the folder structures of traditional websites.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Description
In the University's standard Drupal Enterprise 7 installation, you can edit any cont
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Instructions
In the University's standard Drupal Enterprise 7 installation, content is easily ac
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Description
In the University's standard Drupal 7 installation, you can easily find files (image
You can install your website's Drupal database and files locally for developing. The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration.
This article describes how to use panels to do wild card redirects. The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
When developing Drupal sites locally, you might need to log in to the local site. The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration. Your role in Drupal may not have the proper permissions to complete the task.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Description
In the University's standard Drupal 7 installation, content can be scheduled to be p
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Description
In the University's standard Drupal 7 installation, content can be scheduled to be u
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Your role in Drupal may not have the proper permissions to complete the task.
This article describes how to set up Drupal Enterprise 7 local environments for development work using Acquia Dev Desktop.
These instructions are only for those using Drupal Enterprise 7.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration.
Displaying content using panels requires three things: fields, a layout, and the mapping of those f
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) configuration.
These instructions are the same for any page on your site; however, you should rarely edit the disp
Owners of sites in the University's enterprise Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) service can set up the WYSIWYG editor so contributors can add CSS styles to images.
The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
In your website, there are two general types of links: External links and Internal links.<
Updating a content file (e.g. an image, a pdf, a Microsoft Office document) is the best way to simultaneously update that file wherever it appears on your site.
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In the University's standard Drupal 7 installation, you can easily replace files with newer versions. Any content that refers to the file will display the newer version.
This article describes how to use anchors in a UMN-Drupal site. The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
The Flex Slider module will allow you to have a hero image slide show on a landing page. The following instructions are for websites using the default UMN Drupal Enterprise 7 configuration.
Folwell is an evolving design system made up of modular components that can be combined in numerous ways to make creative and consistent University websites.
University of Minnesota site owners who want to move their sites to the University of Minnesota Drupal service need to complete some tasks before the move can occur.
These steps detail how to restrict access to selected content on your Drupal 7 site.
Determine content to be restricted
Before following these steps, you must first determine:
The final step in planning to move a website to the University's Drupal service is to schedule the content migration. Steps for scheduling a move from external content management systems to Drupal are below.
This article applies to Drupal Lite 8 and 9.
A small Google Map can be added to a page using a Custom Block.
You must have the Contributor role to add custom blocks to a page.
This article applies to Drupal Lite 8 and 9.
Vocabularies include terms. Terms add organizational data to pages and uploaded files, often referred to as metadata.
This article applies to Drupal Lite 8 and 9.
There are three content types in Drupal Lite 8 and 9: Biography, General, and News/Blog. Each has a set of default fields and layout.
This article applies to Drupal Lite 8 and 9.
There are four types of hyperlinks you can create when editing text in a field that has the formatting toolbar.
This article applies to Drupal Lite 8 and 9.
When your site is created, it does not have a default homepage. You can set any page to be your site's home page.
This article applies to Drupal Lite 8 and 9.
A Google Slide can be embedded in a page. The Slides need to be published to the web so that visitors can view the presentation on the page.
This article applies to Drupal Lite 8 and 9.
Folwell Tabs Wrappers can be used to create a tabbed interface on a page. Using Tabs Wrappers can make the content easier to navigate.
This article applies to Drupal Lite 8 and 9.
Each content type has a default layout for presenting the fields. Using Layout Builder allows for the customization of any page. Layout Builder can be used to:
This article applies to Drupal Lite 9.
To manage people on a site, you must have the Access Manager role. If you do not see People in the admin menu, contact the site owner.
Curious where your site's traffic is coming from or how people navigate around your site? You can add Google Analytics to your site to help monitor its traffic.
Curious where your site's traffic is coming from or how people navigate around your site? You can add Google Analytics to your site to help monitor its traffic.
Many sites on the internet publish their content as news feeds. In your Drupal Lite site, you can define a source for a feed and add it as custom content to a page.
When you are ready to move a site in the University's Drupal Enterprise environment from DEV to STG and PRD, we recommend you use different branches for different environments.
This article will help you determine which version of Drupal your site is in. As of June 2019, there are four possibilities at the University of Minnesota:
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All media uploaded via the Drupal interface is stored in your site's files. Because of this, you can easily re-use images and other media on many pages.
There are several ways to add images to a page. These instructions are for contributors who need to add an image within a field that has the HTML editor toolbar.
GitHub is a web service that allows you to share your code with others. The University of Minnesota offers a free-to-use GitHub server for current University faculty, students, or staff.
This article contains the steps to transfer [email protected] repositories (also known as "repos") to an account that is not hosted by UMN (such as a personal Github.com account).
When configuring your search settings, consider which CSE configuration would best benefit your users.
There are three options for configuring your search:
The UMN Search Settings module comes with default configurations on all Drupal Lite sites. There are also some configuration options available to customize the search experience on your site.
What will happen with my GSA keymatches?
The Google Custom Search Engine uses promotions instead of keymatches. Because the CSE uses the main Google search algorithm, keymatches are seen as unnecessary.
For your unit to show up near the top of search results in both Google and on the U's search, website developers and content contributors need to use SEO techniques to optimize their content for indexing.
People visit pages on your site via many methods: a bookmark, a link, or by searching. Knowing what searches drives people to your site provides a lot of valuable information to you.
Curious where your site's traffic is coming from or how people navigate around your site? You can add Google Analytics to your site to help monitor its traffic.
Curious where your site's traffic is coming from or how people navigate around your site? You can add Google Analytics to your site to help monitor its traffic.
It's important to debrief with your team at the end of the project to find out what went well and where things went wrong, to celebrate great performances, and to document your findings.
This article from the Buffer.com social media blog reviews the results of the content audit that they conducted on their site. The article provides a number of tips and takeaways on how to conduct a content audit.
Card sorting helps you to understand how your users think you should organize your content. From this information you can create a site structure that enables your users to find what they are looking for.
This article from MeetContent.com, they have compiled some of the content types commonly encountered in higher ed and some special considerations for managing them effectively.
The Computer Accommodations Program (CAP) works to ensure equitable access for all individuals to Web content, Web applications, digital materials, environments and services associated with administration, courses, pr
In this video Karen McGrane will discuss why you need to deliver content wherever your customer wants to consume it — and what the risks are when you don’t make content accessible to mobile users.
UMN Drupal Training Opportunities
Drupal Working Labs
We offer working sessions that allow participants to bring their own Drupal Enterprise 7, Drupal Enterprise 9, and Drupal Lite projects into a
The Paragraphs module is a fairly new addition to the Drupal project, but when it comes to content creation, it offers a rapid and straightforward path towards improving the quality of your products.
We offer a number of courses for those who want to learn more about the Drupal content management system. Training sessions may be requested for groups of 7 or more.
Focus groups help you generate ideas by listening to your current and prospective users discuss their experiences and expectations with one another. Focus groups can provide:
In your github fork, you need to keep your master branch clean, by clean I mean without any changes, like that you can create at any time a branch from your master.
Show changes between the working tree and the index or a tree, changes between the index and a tree, changes between two trees, changes between two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
GitHub Flow is a lightweight, branch-based workflow that supports teams and projects where deployments are made regularly. This guide explains how and why GitHub Flow works.
Our current Search Appliance license allows us to index 3 million documents. We would quickly reach this limit if we did not exclude problematic Web pages from the index.
In this article from Buffer.com Social Media blog, Kevan Lee review the process they take to write their blog posts. They present a good process that others can follow.
This article from Moz.com illustrates the "long tail" of search demands. This helps people decide what to keep, what to expand on, and stuff that doesn't belong online.
By performing the following steps you will ensure that all future files to be transferred to your web-docs will automatically have the permissions you specify.By performing the following steps you will ensure that all
Members of the University of Minnesota community who use Drupal Lite may request enhancements or changes to the Drupal Lite platform, base theme, modules, support site documentation, or communications
This site, maintained by University Relations (URelations), provides requirements and guidelines surrounding the use of color and type/typography at the University of Minnesota.
This site, maintained by University Relations (URelations), provides downloadable files containing offical University of Minnesota logos, wordmarks ("Driven to Discover"), seals, and other official branding elements s
University Relation's web page on University of Minnesota web standards, and usability and accessibility related to the Univesity of Minnesota web templates.
This site, maintained by University Relations (URelations), provides downloadable images for social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+; as well as common icons for RSS feeds and
Learn about United States laws that require that State and local governments (including the University) give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services, and act
A github resource produced by University Relations that provides a working online page table for developing and reviewing site content. Requires a UMN login.
Before completing the Drupal Site Request Form for a Drupal Enterprise 7 (DE7) site, please think through the following considerations. If you have any questions regarding these considerations, contact a
University of Minnesota departments and colleges may use the University's Drupal Lite content management platform to publish and maintain web content related to conducting official University business.
WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) provides standards excerpted from Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. It can help you understand how to apply the law in a web content setting.
This comprehensive checklist is organized to support your upcoming semester preparation. Work through these topics to confirm your Canvas course site is ready and shared with students.
Task-based Usability Evaluations are useful when your design is getting close to being fully functional but you still have some ability to change the interface or content.
Research on how different tones of voice on a website have measurable impacts on users’ perceptions of a brand’s friendliness, trustworthiness, and desirability.
Developers create the systems for publishing web pages. These systems could be a server and file structure or a content management system. They may also set up the basic template to be used with each page.
"User research focuses on understanding user behaviors, needs, and motivations through observation techniques, task analysis, and other feedback methodologies." This article from usability.gov reviews the variou
Developed by WebAIM.org, this tool provides visual feedback about the accessibility of your web content by injecting icons and indicators into your page.
Content is one of the main components of a great user experience. This self-help guide walks you through the process of planning the right content to meet your website's goals.
Content is one of the main components of a great user experience. This self-help guide walks you through the process of planning the right content to meet your website's goals.
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.
This self-help guide is for building a site in Drupal Lite 9, including requesting and configuring your site, adding content to your site, and managing your site.