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Responsive themes that work well on all devicesĪccessible themes that offer assistive technologies for people with disabilities Simple web interface - knowledge of HTML is not required Interested in building your website on Stanford Sites? Follow these quick steps to get started. Visit the Release Notes page for information on recent and planned updates. SWS releases new features, integrations, theme updates, and bug fixes every 8-10 weeks. All websites hosted on Stanford Sites receive these updates at no cost. Stanford Sites is built on the latest version of Drupal. Websites are hosted in the cloud on a system designed for fast performance and high availability. It offers design flexibility, integration with Stanford systems, and substantial functionality through Drupal. Some common modules to disable (if not used), color, comment, dashboard, help, locale, search, shortcut, overlay, toolbar and UI modules.Stanford Sites is a free, self-service tool for building and managing websites for university work.Turn off Drupal’s built-in Cron (set to run 'never') and configure cron task on server.

Turn on Views 'Time-Based' caching for applicable Views.

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Optionally, install and configure the Minify Module.Optionally, install and configure Advanced CSS/JS Aggregation Module.More info on securing your Drupal website.Additional/Optional: Security Review Module.If using SSL, check certificate is installed correctly.Set 'New Account' to “Administer Only” if website does not utilize public user account ( admin/config/people/accounts).

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Setup a password policy for user account - Password Policy Module.

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Make sure file permissions for file directories and code directory are set correctly.

Remove files from root Drupal install directory (not required but considered best practice).

Turn off error reporting ( admin/config/development/logging).

Disable any development settings in your theme(s).

Remove all test content and test users accounts.

Check Drupal File Settings are configured properly.

Test Drupal User Roles by logging as user/role to verify account permissions and access is working properly.Test website forms (contact, etc.) submissions and verify that email notices are received properly.Test website on all applicable browsers and devices.Setup Google Webmaster Tools and Bing Webmaster Tools and review for any issues.Customize robots.txt to prevent search engine indexing as needed.Install and configure XML Site Map Module.Install and configure Global Redirect module to minimize duplicate content.Confirm proper meta data output on all Pages and Views.Confirm proper URL/path aliases are setup and automatic path aliases (patterns) are configured.Test that pages are printer friendly - more info.Configure / Create 404 Pages - Fast 404 Module | Drupal 403 and 404 error page setup.Check for broken links - Link Checker Module | W3C Link Checker.Review the Recent Log Messages for any items that may need to be addressed ( admin/reports/dblog).Ensure you have the latest stable release of Drupal and contributed modules installed.Review Drupal’s status page for any errors or warnings that may need to be addressed ( admin/reports/status).Although this list is geared toward Drupal websites, a lot of these items will also pertain to other types of websites. This basic list does not cover advanced or uncommon items. This article will list some items that will usually need to be checked when launching a Drupal website. When launching a Drupal website there are areas that should be configured, reviewed and tested.