About the Stanford Sites Platform
Stanford Sites is a free tool for building and managing websites for at Stanford University for university-related work. Stanford Sites features integration with other Stanford systems and adheres to Stanford's standards for accessibility and branding. Websites on Stanford Sites are hosted in the cloud on a system designed for fast performance across the globe and high availability. Maintenance and security updates are managed centrally at no cost.
Stanford Sites is built on the latest version of Drupal. SWS releases new features, integrations, theme updates, and bug fixes 6-8 times per year.
Features include:
- Security, maintenance, hosting, database updates and more all handled by Stanford Web Services.
- Sites are backed up nightly. Sites can be restored to a previous state from the last 30 days. Site snapshots are available for 180 days.
- A complete copy of a site can be created to enable site restructuring or copy editing projects.
- Support through Service Now, office hours, and monthly onboarding sessions.
Follow the links below to learn more about Stanford Sites infrastructure, development practices, and other technical details or visit the Stanford Sites service page.
Learn more about Stanford Sites as a platform
Looking for other options?
Stanford Sites is the preferred hosting platform for official use. For projects, personal sites, and other sites where a Stanford Site might not be appropriate, you might consider the following options:
Learn more about all of your options in UIT's guide Publish a Website.
