Introduction to Drupal

Drupal is Baylor's web content management system and is supported by Marketing & Communications and ITS.

Logging In

  1. Go to the website to be updated by typing in the URL for the website and appending /login to the end of the URL (e.g. https://cms.web.baylor.edu/login).
  2. Use your Bear ID and password to login.
  3. If you don't have access to a site, please contant your web consultant.

Caching

Caches are an important part of websites and store data for faster content delivery. Website visitors will find web pages to be faster and more responsive, but content managers may see delays when updating content.

As a content manager, if you are noticing delays with content updates:

  • News content may take 20 minutes for updates to appear.
  • Page (basic and landing) content changes may appear instantly, but as more changes are made across the platform, you may see a lag.

If you have questions about your cache, please contact your web consultant.

Glossary

  • Taxonomies -- Tools used to provide structure to content.
  • Terms -- Categories, tags, etc. inside of a taxonomy used to structure content. 

General Hints

  • When using Drupal, avoid using the back button or refreshing a page after you've created or updated content.
Logging In
Learn how to login to your Drupal website.
Platform Updates
Information about regular platform-wide updates.
Workflow States
Definitions for the Drupal workflow states for Draft, Published, Hidden, Unpublished and Mothballed.

Drupal Content Management System (CMS)

ITS and Marketing & Communications

Baylor's content management system is a tool for academic and administrative units to create and manage websites.

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