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Contents
- Learn how to use Drupal to edit and publish web pages.
- The short link for this ANSWERS page is fredonia.edu/drupal.
Requirements
- Drupal Web Publishers must attend a Drupal Basics training.
- At the Drupal 8 Basics training, Web Publishers are granted access to create and edit web pages for their department website.
- Send requests for Drupal training to webrequest@fredonia.edu.
Log into Drupal
Users who have received Drupal training may log into their website to make changes using the Drupal link in the page footer.
Edit a Webpage
Create a New Draft of a page, save your changes, then publish them.
Drupal Layout & Editing Page Elements
Here are the major areas of the web page.
How to edit each part of a Drupal web page
A. Page URL: To edit the Page URL, log into Drupal, edit the URL Path Settings > URL Alias field. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/xQEHAQ
B. Top Nav Menu: To request a change to the site-wide Top Nav Menu, send an email to webrequest@fredonia.edu.
C. Hero Image: To edit the Hero Photo image for your site, log into Drupal and edit the page. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/oQIHAQ
D. Page Title: To edit the Page Title, log into Drupal and edit the Page Title field. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/_gAHAQ
E. Intro Text: To add or edit Intro Text, log into Drupal, edit the Intro Text section of the page. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/_gAHAQ
F. Site Navigation Menu: To add or edit an Site Menu, log into Drupal, and choose My Workbench > My Menus. Click the name of the menu to edit. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/vAIHAQ
G. Page Content (Body): To add or edit the main content, log into Drupal and edit the Body section of the page. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/_gAHAQ
H. Office: To add or edit an Office, log into Drupal, and follow these steps to change the content of the Office. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/rwIHAQ
I. Accordion: To add or edit an accordion, log into Drupal, and follow these steps: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/2wEHAQ
L. Calls to Action (CTAs): To hide or show the CTA links block, see https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/0wA6Ag
M. Footer: To request a change to the text or link that appears in the site-wide Footer, send an email to webrequest@fredonia.edu.
N. Drupal Login: Click the Login in the lower left of the page Footer to access Drupal tools. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/FYEg
S. Statistics: To add a Statistics block to your page, see: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/9AA6Ag
W1, W2. Page Widgets: To add a page widget, see: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/ywA6Ag
Site Search Results: To request a change to the search results for a specific Fredonia page for a search term, send an email to webrequest@fredonia.edu with the details of the page and the change you want. The Web Team can make some minor adjustments to site search results.
Editing a Drupal Page:
These are the page editing fields available when a Drupal user clicks New Draft or Edit Draft.
A. Page URL: To edit the Page URL, log into Drupal, edit the URL Path Settings > URL Alias field. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/xQEHAQ
C. Hero Image: To edit the Hero Photo image for your site, log into Drupal and edit the page. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/oQIHAQ
D. Page Title: To edit the Page Title, log into Drupal and edit the Page Title field. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/_gAHAQ
E. Intro Text: To add or edit Intro Text, log into Drupal, edit the Intro Text section of the page. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/_gAHAQ
G. Page Content (Body): To add or edit the main content, log into Drupal and edit the Body section of the page. See: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/_gAHAQ
I. Accordion: To add or edit an accordion, log into Drupal, and follow these steps: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/2wEHAQ
L. Calls to Action (CTAs): To hide or show the CTA links block, see https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/0wA6Ag
S. Statistics: To add a Statistics block to your page, see: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/9AA6Ag
W1, W2. Page Widgets: To add a page widget, see: https://answers.fredonia.edu/x/ywA6Ag