Webmasters 

Ryan Rosenthal 
Web Services Manager, Office of Marketing and Communications 
ryanrosenthal@kings.edu 
570-208-5906 

Chris Pasquini 
Web Support Specialist, IITS 
chrispasquini@kings.edu 
570-208-6025 

What is Drupal?

Drupal is a content management system used at King's College to maintain the www.kings.edu site. We have a set number of registered users who have select access to edit page content. While this allows leaders of academic departments and administrative offices to directly update their content, there are guidelines in place to make sure all pages are consistent across our website, optimized for search, brand compliant, and ADA compliant.  

Most Drupal users will be able to edit text and hyperlinks on pages to which they have access. However, some page edits are considered structural and limited to webmasters. These would include: 

  • Creating and deleting pages 
  • Creating, deleting, or re-ordering navigation menus 
  • Changing or removing header (hero) images  
  • Adding and removing images 

Additionally, some sites and pages cannot be edited using Drupal. These include, but are not limited to: 

  • Pages beginning with departments.kings.edu 
  • Pages beginning with admissions.kings.edu 
  • Pages beginning with alumni.kings.edu 
  • Pages beginning with staffcouncil.kings.edu 
  • Pages beginning with wp.kings.edu 
  • kings.edu homepage 

The Office of College Marketing and Communications is committed to a high level of both accessibility and brand compliance on our website. This training manual will cover how to make appropriate edits to the pages to which you have access. If you have any trouble making edits or need to make one of the above changes, please contact a webmaster. 

Sign In and Page Access

As an approved user, you were sent your Drupal login credentials. Once received, sign in using this link: www.kings.edu/user. 

Once you're signed in, navigate to the page you wish to edit. You will need to be an approved user of this page to make changes. Look for the gray “View” and “Edit” tabs. If you do not see these options, you are either not logged into Drupal, not in the right browser window, or do not have permission to edit the page you are viewing. 

Editing Pages

For standard edits, the Drupal page editor will need to be set to “Filtered HTML,” which can be changed from the Text Format dropdown. Once changed, your editor box will now show a preview of how text will be formatted on the page. 

At the top of the editor box is a menu bar similar to what you might find in Microsoft Word. Hovering over an icon will give you a description of the function if you have questions. The following features are the ones you will primarily use: 

  • Text Styles: Users must be careful to use the appropriate styles for text as it impacts search function. Use Heading 2 for all section titles and Paragraph for all narrative text. Do not create headings using a bolded paragraph style. 
  • Bullets: Only use bullets for lists and fragmented sentences. Do not use periods with bullets. 
  • Hyperlink: To meet proper accessibility requirements, linked text should identify the purpose and use a compelling call to action. For example, instead of linking text that simply says, “click here,” you should hyperlink an entire phrase that says, “Read more about this event here.” To hyperlink text, click the “Insert/Edit Link” button to paste in your URL. To learn more about hyperlink success criterion, visit this page. 

When you’ve finished updating your content, compete the CAPTCHA verification and click the green “Save” button at the bottom of the editor. Updates will appear immediately. 

Images and Special Features

Due to template restrictions and accessibility requirements, Drupal users cannot add images, content blocks, or upload files. If you need these features on your page, please contact a webmaster. 

Content Review

The Office of College Marketing and Communications does not have a full staff of web content managers to create and maintain all content on the kings.edu website and wants each department and division to have ownership over their pages. However, it is critically important that pages meet our marketing, branding, and accessibility requirements to remain published. Our office retains the right to modify content on any pages that do not fit these standards.