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Here's some information about the process of updating existing pages, creating new pages, and style guidelines. If you have questions about your updates, need to request a change be accepted, or for general web- and Drupal-related questions, please email ugs-cms-admin@utlists.utexas.edu.

Logging in to Drupal

Go to http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/user and login with your UT EID and password.

How to Request Changes 

Each time you edit or create a page in Drupal, you must send an email to ugs-cms-admin@utlists.utexas.edu in order for your changes to appear. We will not accept any changes until you email us and say your changes are ready to be published. We can usually accept your edits within a day or two, but if it must be published sooner, please say so in your email.

What Drupal Contributors Can Do

Though some aspects of page editing are limited for contributors, a large portion of Drupal updates can be handled by your office's desigated Drupal contributor (or, as they're known in the dean's office, Drupalistas). 

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You can also upload documents and photos directly to your content page using the File attachments option in your Drupal Edit tab. 

What UGS-CMS-Admin Can Do For You

You must email ugs-cms-admin@utlists.utexas.edu to

  • Publish changes you've made to existing pages
  • Publish new pages and documents you've created 
  • Edit the left navigation
  • Change information in the headers and footers on your pages
  • Make changes to programmatic information included on the main UGS site

UGS Style Guide

In general, UGS follows the UT Austin Writer's Style Guide. Here are some common formatting, style, grammar, and punctuation issues you might encounter.

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