Higher Education and Research
DropCampus: a Drupal site factory for universities
With DropCampus, bluedrop.fr supports universities in designing and managing their Drupal site ecosystem. Institutional portals, laboratory sites, departments, libraries or university services: a multisite approach to share content, connect business data, and meet the needs of each entity.
Why a multisite solution for universities?
A university brings together many entities: management, teaching departments, research laboratories, libraries, doctoral schools, and administrative services. Each may have its own content, contributors, and needs, while sharing information with the rest of the institution.
DropCampus fits into this approach. The solution is based on Drupal and aims to facilitate the management of a ecosystem of websites coherent, interconnected and scalable.
The objective: to pool technical foundations and shared content, while maintaining the flexibility needed by each university entity.
A shared digital ecosystem, sites tailored to every need
Institutional Portal
A reference website to present the institution, its programs, news, and services.
Laboratories and research
Sites dedicated to research units, highlighting teams, themes, and publications.
Components and Training
Sites tailored to teaching components and their training catalogs.
Libraries and services
Digital spaces integrating the tools and services specific to each entity.
Key features
Redesign of the training directory of the University of Rennes and integration into the Drupal site factory
DropCampus Frequently Asked Questions
DropCampus is a Drupal solution aimed at universities and research organizations. It seeks to structure a multisite ecosystem, to share content and to connect sites to the institution's services and directories.
DropCampus is aimed at universities and research institutions that want to structure multiple Drupal sites around a common framework. The functional scope and integrations are defined based on the organization and the needs of the project.
The approach specifically targets institutional portals, component sites, research laboratories, libraries, and university services. The types of sites and their level of pooling are to be specified according to the project.
Our previous projects have included integrations with university systems and services, in particular CAS/LDAP, Apogée, and HAL. The available connectors and integration methods should be considered according to the tools used by each institution.
Yes. Our team is well-versed in the requirements of the General Accessibility Improvement Framework (RGAA) and integrates them from the design stage of components, templates, and editorial journeys. DropCampus is designed to be compatible with the RGAA requirements, making it easier for universities and their units to create accessible sites. However, compliance must be checked for each deployed site through an audit of the final digital service.accessibility (RGAA) and integrates them from the design stage of components, templates, and editorial journeys. DropCampus is designed to be compatible with the RGAA requirements, making it easier for universities and their units to create accessible sites. However, compliance must be checked for each deployed site through an audit of the final digital service.
Une université regroupe des entités aux besoins éditoriaux et organisationnels différents. Une plateforme multisite permet de définir un cadre commun (composants, gabarits, règles de publication et fonctionnalités partagées) tout en laissant une marge d'autonomie aux composantes, laboratoires et services. Le niveau de personnalisation et les droits accordés à chaque entité sont définis selon la gouvernance de l'établissement et les profils des contributeurs.
Are you preparing the Drupal overhaul of your university’s digital ecosystem?
Let’s discuss your needs regarding multisite management, editorial governance, integrations with your information system, and accessibility.
