Drupal CMS: how-to guides

Overview of all the how-to guides for Drupal CMS.

New Drupal site

• set up a new site in Drupal

Getting started in Drupal

• Getting access to Drupal
• Roles in Drupal
• Publishing in Drupal
• Checklist for editors
• What to think about before you start putting in content
• What to avoid

Roles and publishing in Drupal

• editing roles and publishing in Drupal

Adding new content items

• create a new page in Drupal
• create a landing page in Drupal
• the sidebar in Drupal
• add a news item
• add an event
• add a case study

Editing in Drupal

• editing toolbar in Drupal with links explaining all icons
• edit an existing landing page in Drupal
• edit an existing page in Drupal
• use the cut and paste icon in Drupal
• work with hyperlinks, email links and anchors in Drupal
• create an anchor in Drupal
• use quotes in Drupal
• use insert code snippet in Drupal
• bulleted and numbered lists in Drupal
• use the donate button in Drupal
• create a box-out in Drupal
• use social shares in Drupal.
• create a table in Drupal
• insert two or three columns in Drupal
• use the map token builder or Google map in Drupal
• cloning content in Drupal
• add tabs in Drupal
• use the call to action or blue button in Drupal
• create an accordion in Drupal
• customise a Twitter feed in Drupal

Password protection

• password protect content in Drupal

Pulling in a file, UCL or third-party software

• add a file in Drupal – PDF, Word etc.
• embed external widgets in Drupal
• pull core data from the UCL prospectus in Drupal
• embed a Funnelback feed in Drupal – news, events
• embed third-party content in Drupal
• embed a Twitter feed in Drupal
• pull in an IRIS profile in Drupal – research profiles
• create an RSS Blog Feed in Drupal
• add a video in Drupal

Menus in Drupal

• menus in Drupal
• add a page to the website menu in Drupal
• move menu items around on the menu in Drupal
• change the title of a menu item and a menu link in Drupal

Images in Drupal

• add an image in Drupal
• find an image in the Library in Drupal
• resize an image for Drupal
• upload several images at the same time in Drupal
• add a site banner in Drupal
• add a hero image in Drupal
• create and insert an image gallery in Drupal
• create and insert a slideshow in Drupal

Good practice in Drupal

• which browsers are recommended
• how to log in and out of Drupal
• what to be aware of in Drupal
• naming conventions in Drupal
• learn about intranets in Drupal
• review dates and how to set a new review date

Extra resources

• resources for users editing or building in Drupal
• terminology used around websites and in Drupal