Stanford Sites User Guide
Welcome to the Stanford Sites User Guide!
Use this guide to learn how to request and manage a Stanford Site, create and manage content, launch your site, and get support.
Get Started with a Stanford Site
Depending on your needs, we have different ways for you to get started with Stanford Sites. Learn about our service options and tools within Stanford Sites to help you request and manage your website.
Get to know Stanford Sites
Whether you're experienced or new to site building, take time to get familiar with the terminology, common tasks, and other resources for building your site with our introductory session.
Need an intranet or Stanford-only site?
Stanford Sites Intranet is a fee-based service for building and managing a website for private, secure information sharing with other campus partners.
Stanford Sites Events
Join our monthly onboarding session
Join our monthly onboarding session
Stanford Sites News
All Stanford Sites NewsEssentials of Building and Designing
Stanford Sites combines the advantages of Drupal with a streamlined and simplified user experience provided by Stanford Web Services. We hope it will allow you to build and design your website quickly, with little to no training required.
Manage Branding and Logo Options
How to update the logo in your site's header and footer.
Add Content to a Page
Learn how you can add and lay out your content using different Paragraph tools.
Menus & Other Sitewide Features
Learn how to manage the navigation, menu structure, logo options, global alerts, and more.
Essentials for a Successful Launch
Launching a website is exciting... and at times, stressful. You can make sure your site is launch-ready by reviewing our checklist and logistics that will support a successful launch.
Analytics Tools
Stanford Sites provides support for many third-party marketing and analytics tools, including social media sharing, Google Analytics and more.
Create content
Paragraphs are the tools to help you create content on your website! Create, organize and order your content in multiple ways.
Image Gallery
Organize and display galleries of photos throughout your site. Up to 30 images can be displayed with the Image Gallery.
Need Support?
Stanford Web Services can provide additional support and consultation. If you have questions about adopting our Stanford Sites Drupal CMS Platform, you can book an appointment for office hours or submit a consultation request.
More website services
Stanford Web Services offers a variety of ways to partner with you — whether that's helping to build your website, visual or graphic design, theme customization, and more.