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Drupal Role Trainings

Need to edit content on your site?

  1. Please review the training playlists above for the roles you need access to.
     
  2. Submit a ticket on TeamDynamix to request access to the roles you need and list the playlists you reviewed.
     
  3. ASC Web Services will then grant you access to whichever Drupal roles you requested.

Select a role to learn more!

Below is the full playlist of videos included in the Content Editor training for Drupal 10.

You can review any materials here or can follow the link below to see them on YouTube.

 

Features

  • Create and edit:
    • Basic pages
    • Event pages
    • Image and video galleries
    • News stories
    • People pages

 

Training Playlist

Remote video URL

 

Gallery

Editing options in Drupal for content editors
Editing a base page as a content editor
Adding a user

Below is the full playlist of videos included in the Content Manager training for Drupal 10.

You can review any materials here or can follow the link below to see them on YouTube.

 

Features

  • Create and edit:
    • Landing pages
    • Basic pages
    • Event pages
    • Image and video galleries
    • News stories
    • People pages

 

Training Playlist

Remote video URL

 

Gallery

Creating a basic page
Editing a basic page
Deleting a page from the content directory

Below is the full playlist of videos for the Course Manager training for Drupal 10.

You can review any materials here or can follow the link below to see them on YouTube.

 

Features

  • Import courses from the SIS database
  • Editing courses on site
  • Creating and deleting courses

 

Training Playlist

Remote video URL

 

Gallery

Course content search tabs in Drupal
Course Search Menu
Course Selection Menu

As a Form Viewer, you have access to view submissions to pre-defined webforms on your website.

To receive access, you’ll need your Web Content Owner or a Form Manager to request it for you.


Logging In

Once you know you have access, it’s time to log in.

Go to the bottom right of any page on the website and click on the white “LOGIN” link.

This should bring you to your user profile by default. However, at the top of the page, you now have access to a limited administrative toolbar.


Navigating to a Form

To get to a list of all webforms you can access, hover over “Structure” and click on the “Webforms” option that drops down.

The webforms menu in the Structure tab in Drupal

 

You should see a page that appears like the below, with a list of any webforms you have access to as well as quick links to view the form itself or a list of submissions.

List of webforms

 

Submissions

Clicking on “Submissions” will bring you to a table view of every submission’s questions and answers.

If there are files associated with an entry a link will be provided to download this.

List of webform submissions

Below is the full playlist of videos for the Forms Manager training for Drupal 10.

You can review any materials here or can follow the link below to see them on YouTube.

 

Features

  • Create and edit webforms
  • View and manage form submissions

 

Training Playlist

 

Gallery

Webforms tab in the Structure menu
Button to add a new webform
Menu to create a new webform
Front facing view of a webform
Build section of a webform

Below is the full playlist of videos included in the Research Manager training for Drupal 10.

You can review any materials here or can follow the link below to see them on YouTube.

 

Features

  • Create and edit research content pages

 

Training Playlist

Remote video URL

 

Gallery

The research project tab in the Content menu

 

The edit menu of a research project

 

Research project landing page in table format

 

Research project landing page in grid format

Below is the full playlist of videos included in the Newsletter Manager training for Drupal 10.

You can review any materials here or can follow the link below to see them on YouTube.

 

Features

  • Create and edit newsletter issues and articles

 

Training Playlist

Remote video URL

 

Gallery

Newsletter article and issue options in the Content menu

 

Edit page of a Newsletter Issue

 

Edit page of a Newsletter Article

 

Landing page for a Newsletter Issue

 

Landing page for newsletter articles

 

Newsletter article page

Profile User

If you have a bio on an ASC website, you may have the option to login and edit the content on your profile page.

To make edits, you’ll need your Web Content Owner to add the editing capability.


Logging In

Once you have access, you will be able to log in. Go to the bottom right of any page on the website and click on the white “LOGIN” link.

This should bring you to your user profile by default. Above your name, you should see a new View and Edit links.


Editing Your Profile

Choosing Edit will take you to the editor interface for your page. Here you have access to change quite a bit of information! You can update:

  • Name
  • Photo (If NOT using OPIC)
  • Bio
  • Professional Information
  • Contact Information


Photo

One large caveat is we highly recommend using OPIC to manage your photo.

This allows your image to be re-used across all University services and websites that link to OPIC services so that you do not have to keep re-uploading it every time.

A good example might be a faculty member with a profile on both the Neuroscience Major and Neuroscience Graduate Studies Program websites.

They would only need to update their photo on OPIC to have the change show across both sites.


Using OPIC

To use OPIC, visit that site, log in with your Ohio State name.# and password, and upload your image.

As long as you have the Use OPIC box checked off in your website’s user profile, it will display that photo.

Box that says "Use OPIC: Select if you want to use your picture from OPIC"


Using the Image Override

For users who prefer not to use OPIC, there is also an image override function located just above the Use OPIC box.

Button in the Picture field in the Profile Editor screen for uploading a file with the Use OPIC checkbox under it


To utilize this you’ll want to:

  • Uncheck the “Use OPIC” box
  • Have a 600×800 width by height image ready

Click Choose File to upload your image. Once it’s on the website, make sure to fill in only your full name into the Alternative Text field that appears.

This helps screen reading software recognize that the image is you! This is important for accessibility compliance.

You might notice a white plus sign in the middle of your image.

This is the focus point and it determines where the crop happens on the main directory page. You’ll want to place this directly in the center of your face.

Picture of an uploaded profile picture with alt text displaying the user's name which says "Kristen Kirk"

 

Bio

Next up is our Bio area. Here you can put a short summary about yourself and what you do in the department.

We encourage people to use this as a high-level overview of themselves, NOT as a personal website.

For a complete experience creating a personal website, please utilize the free U.OSU web platform.

Many of the Bio functions are very similar to programs like Word. You have the ability to bold, italicize, bullet-point, align text, etc. However, there are a few very important considerations for accessibility to keep in mind.

Please review the Basic Pages: Part 2 video from our Content Editor training. While focused on the Basic Page, the Bio field functions exactly like the Body field there.

It really is imperative you pay attention to the information in the video. Without it, you will not know how both accessibility and media work in the Bio field with the former being especially important legally!


Professional Information

The Professional Information section houses multiple fields for you to enter items like Job title or education.

Please make sure that when adding social media like Twitter, you use the full URL; just using your @username will not link to your account.


Contact Information

Finally the Contact Information section houses such things as phone number and office information.

The address field itself is what will generate a Google Map on your profile. Make sure to keep the room and building in it’s respective field and you’re good to go here!