Transcript Web Content Management
Web Content Management
Drupal
April 25, 2020
What is Drupal?
Drupal is a free software package that allows an individual or a community of users to easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on a website. Tens of thousands of people and organizations are using Drupal to power scores of different web sites.
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Who’s Using Drupal?
• The Grammy’s • Popular Science Mag • FastCompany Magazine • Amherst College • Men’s Health Magazine • U of Arizona • iVillage • Harvard Science • Lifetime Television • Sony Music’s artist sites • AOL Corporate • Amnesty International • The White House • FedEx • US Dept. of Education • Today at Brown Univ.
• Universal Music • SpreadFirefox.com
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Benefits of Drupal
• All editing can be done in a standard web browser. No special software needed.
• WYSIWYG features allow editors to create complex pages without knowing HTML.
• Theme system allows non-designers to build unique looking sites while complying with RIT web standards.
• Content changes can be tracked over time.
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Benefits of Drupal (continued)
• Modular, extensible system can support nearly any website’s needs.
• Drop-in ecommerce/event registration features.
• ITS maintains the software, applying patches and updates as necessary.
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Drupal at RIT
• Drupal will be an
option
“official” websites at RIT.
for developers of • Site owners have complete control of the look, feel, and functionality of their sites.
• Site owners manage who has access to their sites and to what degree.
• Access is controlled by RIT Computer Account.
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Drupal at RIT (Continued)
• Drupal runs in our existing web hosting environment.
• Drupal can be added “in parallel” to an existing site, allowing site owners/editors to move content into Drupal as time allows.
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User Roles
• Drupal has a robust user roles system for managing site access.
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Site Administrator
• Has full access to all features of the site.
• Can enable new modules, blocks, and themes.
• Can add PHP code to parts of the site to add functionality.
• Manages users and permissions and can create new roles as necessary.
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Site Developer
• Has all of the permissions of the site administrator except the user and role management fuctions.
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Content Editor
• Has access to create and edit content throughout the site.
• Does not have the ability to add additional functionality to the site or to manage users.
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Content Creator
• Can add new content to the site, but cannot publish it.
• Content added by content creators must be approved and published by a user with content editor or greater permissions.
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Authenticated User
• By default, anyone with an RIT Computer Account can log in to a site.
• Users who have not been added to a role receive authenticated user status.
• Authenticated users have very limited rights, such as the ability to contribute to discussions or post comments to news posts. They cannot modify content.
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Anonymous User
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Demo
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Training
• First round for Web developers only • Dates and times – Tuesday, March 30 • 1 – 3 pm – Thursday, April 1 • 9 – 11 am Drupal Web Content Management 16 4/25/2020
Resources
• RIT Web Developers Site – http://www.rit.edu/webdev/ • Drupal.org
– http://www.drupal.org
• Video Tutorials – http://drupal.org/handbook/customization/videocasts • Drupal Books – http://drupal.org/books Drupal Web Content Management 17 4/25/2020
Online Payments
• Nelnet – Mary Beth Nally Director of Student Financial Services [email protected]
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Questions
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