If you’re new to editing a Tulane Drupal site, welcome to the Tulane Drupal community! The resources on this page will help you get started.
Drupal at Tulane
Most schools and departments at Tulane University use Drupal and the Tulane Drupal theme to manage their public-facing websites. (Visit the Web Standards page for additional information about hosting requirements for Tulane websites.) Drupal is an open-source content management system (CMS) widely used by colleges and universities to manage digital content.
The Office of Communications and Marketing (UCM) web team is your primary point of contact for Drupal support. UCM collaborates with Tulane IT to maintain the infrastructure for Drupal sites, while the UCM web development and design teams manage the Tulane Drupal theme.
The Tulane Drupal theme handles most of the coding, design, and layout, so you can focus on creating content that engages your audience and supports your team’s goals.
Each Tulane subdomain (for example, communications.tulane.edu and news.tulane.edu) is a separate Drupal site. If you need to edit content on multiple subdomains, you’ll need access to each individual site.
Helpful Resources for New Users
The following resources will help you get started with editing in Drupal. If you need additional assistance, submit a UCM Support Request form.
- Request access to your Drupal site by contacting your site administrator. If there is no dedicated site administrator, submit the UCM Support Request form.
- Once you have access, learn how to log in.
- Review the Tulane University Brand Guide to learn about the standards for maintaining a cohesive brand identity.
- Review the Editorial Style Guide for guidance on maintaining consistent editorial tone and formatting across Tulane’s communications.
- Learn more about the most common content types on Tulane Drupal sites. In general, most of your pages will likely be Universal pages while your homepage will be an Article page.
- Find out how to add new pages and edit existing ones.
- Learn how to prepare your content for publishing in Drupal.
- Tulane employees can request access to ResourceSpace, a repository of Tulane photography available for use on your website.
- Learn five easy steps you can take to create more accessible content in Drupal.
- Subscribe to Drupal Community Update emails to get early access to training sessions and tools to support your web content goals.
- If you have questions or need additional assistance, please contact us through the UCM Support Request form.
