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Site building resources

Additional best practices, configuration options, and information to help improve site visitors experience on your site.

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Guidance for migrated sites

For those who have been migrated from OpenScholar to HarvardSites Drupal. It explains the main differences between platforms and how to take advantage of the new tools and features in HarvardSites Drupal.

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Building Blocks

Understand how to add and manage content on your site using Components and Content Types.

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HarvardSites Drupal

HarvardSites offers a centralized, scalable, and accessible platform for website management, providing features such as site creation, content publishing, user management, and more.

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Explore Components

Components (similar to widgets in OpenScholar) are the page building blocks that you'll use to build your HarvardSites Drupal site. Learn how to use components, best practices, and view examples. Here is a preview of some of our components.

Accordion

Toggle the display of additional information using Accordions.

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News List

Display a list of news articles using the News content type.

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Vertical Card

Display content as a card (or cards) on your page, with an optional image and other elements.

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Tabs

Use Tabs to add multiple panels and display related content. 

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50/50 Card

Display an image on one side and information on the other.

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Hero

Place a large format image on your website landing pages.

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Support and feedback options for HarvardSites Drupal

Submit a ticket

If you encounter any issues or bugs with the HarvardSites Drupal platform, please submit a ticket through the HUIT Service Desk.

Share website feedback

If you have ideas for how to improve the HarvardSites User Guide website, please submit your ideas using our website feedback form.