Hello Drupalites,
Hopefully you're enjoying the warm weather. We've got some updates for you and would like to share our new training dates, a refreshed web team website and some recently launched elements.
All Spring Drupal 1 and 2 Training Dates Posted
We've posted the Drupal Training dates for March through May. Even if you've taken the training before, we encourage refresher sessions.
Sign up for Drupal 1 and Drupal 2 sessions on our training registration page.
Freshness Reminders Are Not Currently Functioning Properly
The Freshness Reminder functionality is currently not functioning as it should. While most reminders are not being delivered by email, they are available on your freshness reminders dashboard in Drupal.
As a result, we encourage you to put a monthly reminder on your calendar to remind you to login to your website and view your Freshness Reminder dashboard. There, you can spot and address any freshness reminders you have set. Find it here:
We鈥檒l let you know when this issue has been resolved.
IMPORTANT! New Legal Requirements for Accessibility: PDFs and More
We've always emphasized the importance of accessibility on our websites, but recent Department of Justice policies are becoming more stringent. Please make every effort to produce accessible content and remove or modify inaccessible content like PDFs as soon as possible. In general, do not use PDFs, but if you must, follow this process for making PDFs accessible with Adobe Acrobat.
New Paragraph: Facts & Figures Slider
Give your pages an extra coat of shininess with our new Facts & Figures Slider paragraph. It shows a scrollable, horizontal line of multi-colored tiles.
New Promotion Box Paragraph
Our new Promotion Box paragraph allows you to add text call-outs with or without icons. It's available on homepages, basic pages, and articles. Check out the four style options below:
New Quote Box Style
We have added a new text style to our WYSIWYG "Style" dropdowns to give quotes a nicer look. Instructions on how to use the Quote Box style are on this page.
Your Dashboard Now Has Light and Dark Modes!
As of March 11, your user dashboard will have a new look. We've switched it over to offer light and dark modes. Below is a screenshot of the light mode, and you can click the lightbulb icon in the top right corner of the dashboard to switch it to dark.
Revamped Web Team Website Launched
We reorganized and consolidated Web Team resources and content into one Web Team Website, making it easier for you to find the support and information you need. Easily find
That's all we've got for this newsletter - happy editing!
Web Team
Jared Boehm, Senior Manager, Digital Enterprise Solutions
Lin Danes, Executive Director of Digital Communications (Web Services)
Laura Duarte Schneider, Student Web Support Specialist
Alex Herbers, Web Designer
Savannah Mansi, Student Web Support Specialist
Paul McKinney, Web Designer
Tim Priester, Web Designer & Services Lead
Todd Randolph, Sr Applications Developer
Guna M Sekaran, Sr Applications Developer