Setting up a site

How to get and set up a site

Step 1: Request a site

The process for requesting a site varies depending on your school or unit. 

1. Select your school or unit from the Website Requests page for contact information and guidance for your area on requesting a website.
2. Once your request is approved and your site is provisioned, you can log in to HarvardSites Drupal (see Logging in to your site) and access the editing features of the platform.

Step 2: Configure your site

The initial site setup involves configuring the site header and footer with details about the site. Site Administrators can access the Site Settings menu.

1. Provide a Site Name and an optional Site Subname for your site.
2. Choose a Style for the header and footer. Options for site headers are Stacked, Inline, or Compact and site footers can display in Columns or Centered.
3. Select an option for displaying the site name. Site headers and footers can contain the site name and subname as text or as a logo (see how to get a signature extension to use as a logo). For text, choose whether to display the Site Subname above or below the Site Name.
4. Provide additional optional details in your site footer:
   1. Blurb: A short description of the topic of your site, for example, a department description or short biography.
   2. Address, phone, and email: The contact information associated with the site.
   3. Social links: URLs of relevant social media sites, including Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and custom social media links.