Requested Features

Backlog of features

The following features have been requested on Stanford Sites but are not yet slated for development. Check out our Roadmap to see what is currently being explored, designed, or developed for Stanford Sites and Stanford Sites Intranet.

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Last updated 20 February 2026

Filtered List Pages, Filtered Lists Paragraph, Lists Paragraph

• Alternate display options for Events, News list pages
• Alternative display options for Opportunities Lists paragraph
• Ability to add secondary menus to Event, Person, Publications, and News pages
• Clickable map link on Event Lists
• Additional sorting options for Lists paragraph and Filtered Lists paragraph including the ability to customize the sort order
• For Filtered Lists paragraphs, filters that appear only if there are tagged items in that category
• Ability to disable the display of featured images on Lists Paragraph displays that use an image
• Keyword search

Taxonomy

• Ability to bulk delete taxonomy terms

Sitewide features

• Ability to control size of custom logos in the masthead
• Login button when there is not a local footer
• Reduced size for Web Login button
• Allow main Super Footer text area to span full width of the page when the link area is not used
• Multilingual support
• Editor workflows 

Navigation/menus

• Ability to have the sidebar menu fully expanded by default
• Breadcrumb navigation
• Subsite/microsite support
• Left-aligned main menu
• Different alignment for the the red caret in the main navigation

Embeddables

• Ability to use inline styles (CSS) in Embeddables
• Fully responsive iframes
• Removal of iframe border

Text Area Paragraph

• Formatting to allow for images side by side in a single text area
• Footnote block style
• Support for curly "smart" quotation marks and apostrophes
• Additional styles for tables

Card displays

• Equal heights rows
• Improved styling for cards with long titles
• Ability to display the same card on more than one page (reusable cards.)

Publications

• Additional sorting options for Publication lists
• Additional CTA links on publications, including DOI link
• Ability to indicate submitted or working papers as default categories in Publications
• Imports from common bibliography tools
• Ability to show the issue, volume, and other citation information on the individual node page
• Altmetrics support
• Ability to auto-populate publications from PubMed, Google Scholar, Stanford CAP Profiles, or another external database
• Ability to add more fields to the Citation information (book chapters and editorship of an edited volume)
• Simpler content entry
• Option to add an author without a last name
• MLA citation style
• Display publication image when displaying the publication in a Lists Paragraph, Teaser, or on the Filtered List Page
• Ability to show the middle initial for authors names on a list
• Removal of the extra period before the date
• Option to turn off the external URL displaying in the citation
• Ability to export a full list of publications for update 

Content Management

• Content moderation
• Enhanced support for revision comparisons

New paragraph types

• A links list paragraph type with header and description
• An in-page alert banner
• Scheduled publishing for individual paragraphs

Accordion

• Options for different background colors for accordion items

Other requested display options

• Alternate display options for media items, tables, and cards
• Top Banner consistent aspect ratio at all screen sizes
• Left-aligned Page Title Banner
• Additional automatic icon options for links (i.e. lock icon next to links for "protected" content, pdf icon for PDFs, etc.)
• Additional display options for the page title
• Display for photo credits/photo source for images
• Transparent overlay of text on top of an image on cards or banners
• Dynamic banners or customizable displays capable of continuously presenting moving text, images, or announcements
• The ability to upload several images and have the display randomly show one of them

Search

• Additional filters on the search results page
• Ability to change the default placeholder text for the search field "Search this site"
• More streamlined display for the search field in the masthead

Users & Access

• Support for Stanford Pass login
• Support for Stanford Health Care login
• Support for SLAC login
• Support for non-SUNet login

News

• Import of RSS feed for News
• Import of news from external sources
• More control over News featured image sizes when being shared through social media
• More display options when using a list to display news
• Use Drupal API to pull info from the web

Person Content Type

• Pronunciation field
• Removal of required fields on Person
• Hide contact icons when no phone number is listed
• Override fields for imported content like photo, title, and bio

Stanford Sites Intranet

• Allow intranet site owners to define the display for 404 pages
• Friendlier login page

Courses

• Import for Stanford Online courses
• Import from the new Bulletin
• Filtered view using imported course data

Events

• "Add to Calendar" functionality
• "Subscribe to Calendar" functionality
• Give option to import multi-day events as a single event with a date range
• Add new Dek field with options for italics/underline
• Option to have a featured image on an event

Image Gallery

• Ability to add additional caption or description information for images in the Image Gallery
• Additional size and alignment options when using an Image Gallery

Deprioritized or Rejected Feature Requests

Some requested features don't make it into our backlog. Reasons we may have for deprioritizing or rejecting a requested feature include:

• Accessibility. The proposed feature could not be created in a way that would be in compliance with our accessibility requirements.

• Maintainability. The code or complexity of the feature would create a long-term maintenance burden that would compromise our ability to maintain Stanford Sites.

• Supportability. The proposed feature would be too complex for most users, creating an unsustainable documentation and support burden.The

• Usability. The proposed feature could compromise the usability of a site or runs counter to current research on user experience.

• Reach. The proposed feature would not be generically useful for the range of sites on Stanford Sites. 

We review features in this category periodically and may re-prioritize them based on new research or understanding about their use. If you have a feature that is needed to fulfill a functional requirement for your site, come talk to us! We can advise on other approaches, possible customizations, and more.

Rejected Features

The following feature requests have not been accepted into the backlog for a variety of reasons.

• Opening links in new tab or new window. We believe site visitors should maintain control of their browsing experience.
• Carousel/slideshow of images. This feature is challenging to support, both technically and from an accessibility perspective.
• Automatic linking of Event back to Event Series. Event Series is slated for retirement as it has been replaced by a variety of List types.
• Support for underlines for non-linked text. Underlines are the most common text link indicators. Underlines on non-linked text leads to a perception of a broken site.
• Ability to add an image in the Image Banner body field. An image inside of a card overlay increases cognitive load and limits our ability to provide additional style options for the Image Banner.
• Right side navigation display. We use conventional navigation to provide a better user experience.
• Ability to connect to localization/translation services. We believe site visitors should maintain control of their browsing experience, and selecting their browser translation tool of choice is preferred.
• Ability to connect to personalization services for public sites. In keeping with the University's policies regarding privacy, we prefer to drop the most minimal number of tracking cookies.