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SiteNow is a web content system for the University of Iowa. It is built off of the Drupal content management system. SiteNow comes in two variants, the standard service and the custom service.

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Get Started

Getting to Know the Buttons

Introduction to the WYSIWYG (Text Editing) Toolbar

Creating Content

Understanding and Using SiteNow Editing Tools

Publishing and un-publishing content

Adding and editing videos

Quick Reference Guide

Finding and Editing Content in SiteNow

Glossary of terms for SiteNow (Drupal)

Finding and Managing Files

Explanation of SiteNow File URLs

General Support Information

Adding an Article to SiteNow

Adding a Facebook Like Box

Adding Google Analytics to SiteNow

Adding Menu Items to SiteNow

Adding a PDF, Image or YouTube Video to a Page

Adding People to a SiteNow Directory

Adding and editing images

Adding a Slideshow Image to SiteNow

Adding a Twitter Timeline

Adding a User Account

Changing the Display Settings of a Theme

Changing the Layout of a Page

Changing the Order of Menu Links

Changing the Order of Taxonomy Terms

Changing the Order of Slideshow Images

Changing the Roles (Permissions) of User Accounts

Changing the Site Logo

Changing the Site name (title), slogan and email address

Changing the Theme (Look and Feel) of a Site

Changing the URL of a Page

Changing the URL of a SiteNow Standard Website

Configuring the University of Iowa Branding Bar

Creating and Editing Reusable Custom Content Panes

Creating and Editing Single-Use Custom Content Panes

Creating Links

Creating Lists

Creating a Menu Link to an Anchor on a Page

Creating a Menu Link to an External URL

Creating a Menu Link to a Page

Creating Tables

Creating a Taxonomy Term

Creating a Web Form

Cropping Images

Customizing the Footer Information

Deleting a Taxonomy Term

Deleting (Cancelling) a User Account

Editing the Homepage of a SiteNow Standard Website

Editing Published Date of SiteNow Article

Editing a Taxonomy Term

Editing Upcoming Events Content Pane

Editing a Menu Link

Enabling and Disabling Apps

How to Reinstate Demo Content

How to Remove Demo Content

How to Change the Order of People (Person Nodes)

Logging in to your SiteNow Standard Site

Managing URL Redirects

Navigating Using the 'Back to Site' Button

Pasting Content from Word

Placing a Content Pane on a Page

Promoting Content to Show on Home Page

SiteNow Homepage

Structuring and Formatting Text

Testing Updates to a SiteNow Site

Transferring Ownership of a Website

User Roles and Permissions

Using Find Text

Using the SiteNow Background Image App with the Stellar Theme

Viewing and Reverting Changes to Content

WYSIWYG Extras

RSS feeds of Articles

How to create separate pages of articles

How to create or edit a webform

Masquerade as another user

Troubleshooting

Known Issue: Links to Documents in a List Open the Wrong Document

Known Issue: Lab theme banner image does not display if file name contains numbers

Restore space after a paragraph with aligned media

Known Issue: Links sometimes redirect to homepage

Advanced Technical Information

What is a node ID?

Advanced webform configuration

Training

Additional training materials can be found at http://sitenow.uiowa.edu

Lynda.com Links

Drupal Basic

UI earns top slot in university website accessibility ranking

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 9:42am

The University of Iowa ranks first in the nation in an assessment of how accessible its websites are to people with disabilities.

Mike Hoenig, a program coordinator in the Center for Disabilities and Development at UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital, uses a screen-reading program on the computer.

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OneIT

OneIT web hosting project completed

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 7:00pm

The project consolidated Drupal-hosted websites on campus onto a single platform, migrated over 650 sites to the cloud-hosting provider Acquia, and implemented a Drupal Digital Signage Service for campus-wide use.

SiteNow service grows to meet demand for website development

Monday, November 3, 2014 - 11:26am

The popular SiteNow service continues to thrive as it meets the hardy demand for website development at the University of Iowa. Working with campus customers, the ITS Web Services team has rolled out 12 new sites since the start of the semester,...

ITS-developed outreach website details UI's impact across the state

Monday, March 18, 2013 - 10:27am

County by county, a new website details the UI’s impact across the entire state. Developed by Information Technology Services in partnership with the Office of the President and the Office of Governmental Relations, the site ( http://outreach.uiowa...