1. Planning and Preparation for your Themed Drupal Site
CREATING A WebSite
Planning and Preparation for your Themed Drupal Site
Foundation by ZURB

2. Outline Getting Started Work Flow for Drupal Site Creation
Visit SRJC Drupal Sites; Define Project; Assess Skills; Interest, Time; Attend Training or Hire STNC
Work Flow for Drupal Site Creation
Gather Content; Prepare Site Map / Screen Designs; Decide on / Request a Drupal Theme / Subdomain (a.k.a. migration request); Build Your Accessible Site
Site Monitoring
Quality Assurance; Accessibility; Analytics

3. Outline Getting Started Work Flow for Drupal Site Creation
Visit SRJC Drupal Sites; Define Project; Assess Skills; Interest, Time; Attend Training or Hire STNC
Work Flow for Drupal Site Creation
Gather Content; Prepare Site Map / Screen Designs; Decide on / Request a Drupal Theme / Subdomain (a.k.a. migration request); Build Your Accessible Site
Site Monitoring
Quality Assurance; Accessibility; Analytics

4. Getting Started Visit Other Live Drupal Sites for Ideas
Define Project (scope, schedule, and resources)
Assess Skills, Interest, and Time
Attend Drupal Training or Hire STNC

5. Review Themes and Features
Baker
Bech
Garcia
Shuhaw
Tauzer
Basic Page X
Article (Blog)
Carousel
Event
Staff

6. Define the Project, part one
Determine Project Scope
Discuss with others (inside and outside)
Goals; Audience; Message; etc.?
Decide on a home page look and feel that best suits your needs?
Will your site have a blog/articles?
Will your site advertise events?
Is this a completely new site or “copy/paste” of the old site?
Will you need forms?
Will you have videos?
Determine an approximate page count (site map)?

7. Create a Preliminary Site Map

8. Define the Project, part two
Determine Project Resources
Who will be involved?
Determine Project Schedule
When do you want the site to “go-live”?

9. Determine Resources and Schedule
Assess Skills, Interest, and Time
Am I somewhat tech savvy (MS Office type skills)?
Do I have time to learn something new?
Do I have interest in becoming a Drupal “contenteditor”
What is the time frame for my department or entity?
Is there money budgeted to hire an STNC?
Where will I get the content (photos, text, etc.)
Do we need a photography and copywriting to help?
Who else should be involved from my department / entity?
Who else should be involved outside my department / entity? (PR?)
Attend Drupal Training or Hire STNC

10. Outline Getting Started Work Flow for Drupal Site Creation
Visit SRJC Drupal Sites; Define Project; Assess Skills; Interest, Time; Attend Training or Hire STNC
Work Flow for Drupal Site Creation
Gather Content; Prepare Site Map / Screen Designs; Decide on / Request a Drupal Theme / Subdomain (a.k.a. migration request); Build Your Accessible Site
Site Monitoring
Quality Assurance; Accessibility; Analytics

11. Work Flow for Drupal Site Creation
Locate/gather content…text/keywords, images, PDFs, video, links, etc.
Create visual layout / screen design / mockup for each page (CARP)
Decide on the home page look & feel that best meets your musts & wants.
Decide on your entities sub-domain
Build your Accessible site!

12. Locate / Gather Content
Sources of content
Your old department or entity site
SRJC Public Relations
Collaboration with colleagues
You

13. Typical Content Types Text (Headings, Paragraphs, Lists, etc.)
Photographs and Images
Featured carousel
Teaser Image
Body copy photos and graphics
Graphics
Videos
Calendar
Forms
Links to External Content

14. Drupal Content Types Basic Pages Articles (Blogs) Events Webforms
Carousel

15. Typical Content Contributors
SRJC/External Resources
Copywriters
Photographers
Graphic Artists
Videographers
You
SRJC Resources
Public Relations
Media Services
Colleagues

16. Determine Visual Page Layout
Home Page based on Layout Look & Feel
Other Pages One, Two, or Three Column

17. Decide on a Sub-domain your-entity.santarosa.edu
english.santarosa.edu
accreditation.santarosa.edu
chemistry-physics.santarosa.edu
classifiedsenate.santarosa.edu
cte.santarosa.edu
de.santarosa.edu
etc.
Words versus Acronyms?
Use of Hyphens or not?
Short and easy to remember

18. Build Your Drupal Site yoursitename.santarosa.edu/user
Have your content with you when you log in
Enter your username and password
Follow your site map and plan
Begin by adding your content to existing pages
Add additional pages as necessary
Create blocks of repeating content as necessary
Contact your resources if you get stuck
Entity resources IT PR

19. Outline Getting Started Work Flow for Drupal Site Creation
Visit SRJC Drupal Sites; Define Project; Assess Skills; Interest, Time; Attend Training or Hire STNC
Work Flow for Drupal Site Creation
Gather Content; Prepare Site Map / Screen Designs; Decide on / Request a Drupal Theme / Subdomain (a.k.a. migration request); Build Your Accessible Site
Site Monitoring
Quality Assurance; Accessibility; Analytics

20. Site Monitoring
All Drupal sites monitored QA, Accessibility and Analytics
Contracted with a site monitoring service (Siteimprove)
Content Administrator(s) receive reports received periodically for: QA
Accessibility
Analytics data available anytime
Online Support
Video tutorials
Accessibility Training

21. Quality Assurance Site is monitored for Quality
Content Administrator(s) receive periodic reports
Misspellings
Broken Links

22. Accessibility Site is monitored for Accessibility
Content Administrator(s) receive periodic reports
Accessibility: Meeting the needs of people with disabilities
WCAG Level A, Level AA
Common errors:
forgetting “alt” tags for images
improper use of heading “h” tags
input fields missing descriptions, etc.
Free online Accessibility classes available

23. Analytics Data Tracking Site Visits Page Views Unique Visitors
Returning Visitors
Bounce Rate
Most Popular Pages
etc.

24. Resources Website Planning:
Screen Design:
Accessibility:
Siteimprove:

25. Conclusion Get Started!! Plan and Build Your Site!!
Visit SRJC Drupal Sites; Define Project; Assess Skills; Interest, Time; Attend Training or Hire STNC;
Plan and Build Your Site!!
Gather Content; Prepare Site Map / Screen Designs; / Subdomain; Build Your Accessible Site
Monitor Your Site!!
Quality Assurance; Accessibility; Analytics