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Welcome to the User Guide

This guide provides information, instructions, and additional knowledge about SLAC’s Drupal template and platform to site owners. Use this guide to learn how to build content, launch your website, and more.

SLAC Sites is a comprehensive and user-friendly platform for building websites. SLAC IT created a new template that offers a trusted SLAC brand affiliation, design flexibility, improved cyber security, accessibility, and substantial functionality. Websites are hosted in the cloud on a system designed for fast performance and high availability.

5 Things to do as part of a website launch

Follow along for tools, tips, resources, and best practices that support you every step of the way.

If you are transitioning to a new website from another platform, start by assessing your assets and evaluating your content.

Define your roadmap, determine what relevant content can look like, and structure your information in engaging and easy ways for your site visitors to get what they need and know who you are.

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Things to know include how to request a website and understand the terms of use agreement, consider training and consultation services offerings, tour the SLAC Drupal User Guide, and explore additional tips and resources.

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To make sure that your website is launch-ready, review a pre-launch content checklist and logistics, including how to retire your old website.

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Celebrate the launch, review lessons learned, and put a plan in place to ensure that your content continues to be informative, interesting, and relevant. It is a good idea to revisit your content at least every 6 months to align it with your business goals.

Leaves graphic framing a dark landscape background to represent Stage 5 for maintaining fresh evergreen content.

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5 Things to do as part of a website launch

Audit your current content

Define your strategy, timeline, and information architecture

Get training and start building your site

Launch your site

Plan for evergreen content

Upcoming events

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