Set up your new Academic Profile website (VIDEO)

Welcome to HarvardSites Drupal. Your site includes starter content and sample pages, a profile, and listings. In this tour, you'll learn to navigate, edit, and customize the site. Ensure you're signed in with HarvardKey to access the Administrator menu at the top. Let’s get started.

First, we will use the site Administrator menu to update your header and footer. Then, we will edit the starter content, and add and edit publications, so that your site is ready fast. Let's get started! The first step is to update your site's identity and refresh the content displayed on every page of your new website. To update the site's header, from the site Administrator menu, open Site settings ▸ Site header to edit it in the Site header page. Then, click "Site name" to modify the display of the name or add a logo and change the placeholder site name. To use a logo instead, change "Site name display" to Logo only. Once you are done, select Save configuration to complete the header edits. Now, onto the footer. To edit it, choose site settings site footer in the administrator menu. Now, click Site Name to modify the site's Footer display, and change the current placeholder text. You may select Style if you want to change the footer layout. Or add Footer content for a short description and contact info. Add social information by choosing the Social links option. And finally, select save configuration to save updates to the footer. Next, we'll edit the homepage. From any page, select Back to site to return to the homepage. 

Now, it's time to make the homepage your own. Once on the homepage, Click the Edit tab to start modifying the page content. Select the pencil icon in a component to edit it. Click the pencil icon once more to edit your content. Revise the placeholder content by removing it and substituting it with your own text. You will want to keep headings concise, and use short paragraphs for scannability. Next, scroll down to remove the current portrait image from the site. Click Add image to upload a new picture. Click Choose File to upload a new image from your computer. Once the image is added, Save to finalize the update. Once you are done, click Save to ensure all changes to the component are applied. Lastly, click save to finalize content modifications to the homepage. 

Next, you will add your CV using the Resource content type. To edit the placeholder content, click the button, labeled resume pdf. This opens a resource, a special page that gives your file an evergreen URL. So outside links won't break when you replace the file later. Once on the Resource screen, click "Edit" to update the details and upload your CV file as a resource. Click the Add media button to upload your file. Click Choose File to upload a document or select one from the Media Library below. Then click Save to create the media item. Click Insert selected to attach it to the Resource. Remove the instructions in the text editor. Select Save to publish the Resource. Now you can share the resource URL (not the file URL) anywhere you link to your CV. And we're all set! Next, add your publications to the website. 

To add or manage references and citations for your publications, click on Publications in the Content section of the administrator menu. Once there, the first thing to do is to bulk delete the placeholder publications. Click the checkbox next to Title, at the top of the Publications list, to select all publications in the list. Then, click the dropdown at the bottom of the screen, and select Delete Reference. Click Apply to selected items to delete the chosen publications. And finally, Confirm, to finalize and complete the bulk deletion process. Now that the placeholder publications have been deleted, it's time to add new ones. To add a new publication such as a Journal Article or Paper, select Add Reference. Next, you'll need to fill in the Title, Year of Publication, and additional fields as needed. Once complete, set the "Save as" option to Draft, Published, or Unpublished depending on your needs. Finally, select Save to add the publication as a Reference. And you are all set! 

That's it! To recap, you’ve updated your site's header and footer, customized the home page, added a Resource for your CV, and managed publications. Your updated website is now ready to share! After your final domain has been applied by HUIT, you can change the site visibility to public. Open Site Settings ▸ Site visibility in the Administration menu. Select "Public on the web” Then, click "Save configuration” to make your site indexable by search engines. 

Next you can explore menus and taxonomy and keep building! For more information, visit the HarvardSites User Guide at drupal.harvardsites.harvard.edu. Thank you.