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Adding Content

Details and suggestions for adding content to the website. 

The book form in Drupal is useful for creating lots of content items that are related. We use the book form for the APT Guidelines, and for the AEP Guidelines. 

The website includes individuals in a number of categories.

Some of the content on the site are presented in a "Click to Read More" format, also known as an Accordion.

Several pages on the site show lists of documents. Each document in any of these lists is an individual content item. Tags and page references determine which list will show the document. 

The OFA Events Calendar is created with date items that have a special tag.

The Media Library is an organizational tool for documents -- especially those that might get revised -- and images.

Our new site has some changes to the way you enter content. It may take you a little time to grow accustomed to the changes.

Since we are no longer using the Gutenberg page format, I have reimagined the differences between Articles and Pages.

The Faculty Affairs newsletter is an important tool for communicating with faculty and staff, as well as other members of our community.

Information about campus awards (e.g., Distinguished Scholar Teacher) is stored in a separate content type, which includes space for the award description and links for the award criteria and etcet

Front Page Cards display short notices to users, such as reminding them to register for an upcoming workshop, or to review content.

To add feature articles to the website, create an article item, but for the text type, choose Newsletter Article.

In early summer or late spring, it's necessary to update the dates on the Useful Dates list.

The Shortcuts bar is a useful way to streamline your work.