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  • Log in and Navigate Drupal CMS

    This 5-minute video demonstrates how to log in and navigate to your site pages in Drupal. Learn how to find your site pages and how to save your edits.

After you log in to Drupal, navigate through the screens to find your list of Nodes.

Each piece of content in the Web CMS is called a Node. You can add new content by selecting  Add new content at the top of a Nodes list:.

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This will display a page listing the available content types. Clicking the name of a content type will take editors to the creation page for that type. Instructions for each of the different page types are found under Page Types .

File Name and URL Guidelines

URLs for webpages should follow these naming conventions to be consistent across our site, be recognizable for users, and to improve our chances of being found in search engine results:

  • Keep them clear and concise (typically URLs match the page title or popular keywords related to the page’s subject).
  • Always use a hyphen to separate words. For example, the URL ohio.edu/scripps-college is preferred over ohio.edu/scrippscollege because it is easier for users to read/remember, and search engines can interpret them more easily.
  • Avoid including connector words such as “the” or “and.” These aren’t necessary and don’t add any value to the URL.
  • Use all lowercase letters.
  • Do not use special characters, like & ! %.
  • Avoid using acronyms. For example, ohio.edu/scripps-college/mdia was updated to ohio.edu/scripps-college/media-arts-studies in the last year to help improve search rankings.
  • If a shorter URL is needed for use on marketing materials (think postcards, billboards, emails, or if you want something quick and easy for users to remember), you can request a vanity URL through UCM's request form. Example:  www.ohio.edu/planning  redirects to a page with a longer URL.

A note while we’re on the subject: In order to update the URL of a Drupal webpage, you must access the node through its designated group in Drupal. You cannot change the URL by directly visiting the webcms version of the page and selecting “edit” from there — you must select “edit node” from the group itself. This is a known bug in the Drupal system.

Page Types

  • Create Basic Page


    Basic pages are primarily used to display general information in a simple accessible format. 

  • Create Modular Page


    Modular pages allow you to build complex and visually appealing pages using multiple rows and web elements.

  • Create News Article


    Articles can be used to create stories in OHIO News or for departmental blog items that can be used to populate feeds. They employ category tags that can group them in various combinations.

    Create Departmental Blog Article

    Create OHIO News Article

    Create OHIO Story

  • Create Profile


    Individual profile pages can be created for faculty, staff, and students. These profiles can be grouped together on filtered view pages based on selected categories and tags.

  • Create FAQ Section


    FAQ Sections are preformatted to display questions and answers in a readable and accessible format. These sections should be used only for question and answer content.

  • Create Dept. Contact


    Contact information for an office or department can be added to the footer so that it displays on every page of that subsite.

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