5 Tips for Higher Ed Websites to Get the Most Value From Drupal

Proper implementation is essential for effective use of Drupal​ It’s no secret why Drupal is the most popular CMS among larger universities – you can create powerful higher education websites that include forums, image libraries, blogs, RSS feeds, e-commerce, and more. Not only that, but Drupal.org and many other websites offer free, downloadable modules and…

5 Benefits of Drupal for Higher Education

Optimize your higher ed website’s content with Drupal’s CMS Drupal’s multi-faceted Content Management System (CMS) makes it efficient and effective for higher education institutions. Typically, higher ed websites have a lot of content that needs to be accessible to students, faculty, and prospects. With the help of Drupal, your institution can optimize, expand, and update…

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4 Ways to Keep Your Content Management System Secure

Content Management Systems (CMS) are highly targeted by hackers. As security teams look for new ways to help keep your CMS secure, hackers are looking for ways to beat those new security measures. No online system is 100% hack-proof, but there are things you can do to help keep your content secure and safe from…

What Should You Do With Obsolete Drupal 7 and 8 Websites?

Drupal 9 has arrived — what does that mean for institution websites that still use Drupal 7 and 8? Here’s a closer look. Drupal 9 (D9) was released earlier this year and offers a number of upgrades over its predecessors, Drupal 7 and 8 (D7 and D8) As such, higher education institutions that currently use…

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Tune Up Your Site With These 7 Free Tools

Ready to take your higher education website to the next level? Here are 7 free tools that can help you do just that. Your higher education institution has a good website. But, to stand out from other colleges and universities, it needs a great website. A great college or university website makes it simple for…

Why Website Personalization Is Effective for Higher Ed

Modern interactions between organizations and users are driven by engaging online experiences.  People want personalization — to feel understood and recognized — and higher education audiences are no exception. The shift to digital experiences has forced organizations across industries to create more interactive, personalized content for their users and customers. Most consumers (91%) are more…

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Reputation and COVID-19: Far More than Academics

COVID-19 is changing the way colleges and universities operate — and it will soon impact reputation rankings and student enrollment. Academics were once the key factor in student enrollment at higher education institutions across the United States. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way colleges and universities operate. The pandemic will also likely change…

What’s the Difference Between Drupal and WordPress?

When you are building your own website, WordPress and Drupal are two of the most popular options, especially among higher education institutions. While they share some similarities, such as how each works with Schema.org, there are also important differences that could impact your site design and functionality far into the future. These differences could be…

Drupal 9 Prep – Get ready for the update

Wondering what the update to Drupal 9 will look like? From Acquia’s Ultimate Guide accessible here: https://www.acquia.com/resources/ebooks/ultimate-guide-drupal-9 Upgrading to Drupal 9 will be relatively straightforward First, make sure your environment is compatible with the requirements for Drupal 9. The key things to note here are that Drupal 9 requires PHP 7.3 or higher and that version…

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