Drupal
The WPI website is maintained by an open-source content management system known as Drupal. Each office, division, or department should have at least two designated editors (one group administrator and at least one designated editor) who can publish information to WPI.edu.
The website is the public face of the university and a strategic and influential digital asset. A consistent and comprehensive web presence is important for the university’s schools, divisions, departments, offices, and programs and provides searchability, SEO results, technical support, accessibility, and inclusion on WPI.EDU. Drupal editors are encouraged to connect with WPI’s web operations team to fully optimize Drupal’s capabilities for their website goals.
Do you have information you think the world should know but you’re not a designated editor? Find out who your group administrator is. Group administrators serve as Drupal editors for each office/department/division, and they are able to assign Drupal permissions within their own group.
Other requests may require you to submit a helpdesk ticket such as:
- New web pages
- Menu updates
Requesting Website Access
Contact your group administrator to request access for:
*Visit the self-service Drupal portal or email cmshelp@wpi.edu. for more support.
Drupal Support and Training
Drupal designated editors can find help here, including easy-to-follow instructions for posting an announcement, adding a calendar event, creating university calendar events, customizing your website with widgets, and editing your own profile. They’ll also find information about best practices and guidelines for the WPI website or content and how to ensure that information gets to the right audience and is accessible.
We will no longer be holding Zoom training classes for Drupal. Instead we encourage you to watch our short (1-3 min) Drupal training videos, which we hope will get you up and running in Drupal faster. Asynchronous training gives you more flexibility to learn Drupal on your own time and you can pick and choose which features you want to learn about.
Do you have news to share?
If you are trying to find the right approach to sharing university news using Drupal, these tips can help.
- Share news about everything going on in your department/division/office by using many templates and examples in the Adding an Announcement page.
- Add an event to the university calendar, using the Adding an Event page.
- Find information about finding and using the right artwork or approved logos.
- Have a story for the media to suggest? Send a note to media@wpi.edu.
- Find instructions on how to update your faculty or staff profile.
Website Updates & Content Strategy
From website updates to content strategy to site organization, our team can advise, guide, or collaborate with you to ensure your website meets your goals and serves your audiences. To initiate a content-related website project, please complete the form below in its entirety.
As a reminder, each department, office, or program is responsible for developing their own content and maintaining its accuracy and relevancy regardless of any initial involvement by Marketing & Communications.
Help with Adding Facts and Figures
Need support with or have questions about adding a particular stat to your webpage? Reach out to cmshelp@wpi.edu for more information. Marketing Communications manages all content on the Facts and Figures page.
Accessibility Guidelines & Resources
Accessible documents were created to help individuals who are blind or have limited seeing abilities. Making accessible documents allows these individuals who use a screen reader to maneuver through documents in a much easier way. Learn how to create accessible word documents, PDFs and more!