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We are always actively investigating, designing and developing for Stanford Sites and Stanford Sites Intranet. This roadmap is updated as feature requests are prioritized in partnership with the Stanford Sites Advisory Group and with our clients.

Features are only part of the story. We are also always improving the security, performance, and accessibility of the Stanford Sites Drupal CMS platform. Visit our release notes for a more detailed view of what we have achieved to date. 

Join our Slack channel at #stanfordsites_updates to monitor the latest on future releases, security updates, and maintenance announcements.

2020-25 Roadmap

Last updated: December 11, 2024

In progress

FeatureReleaseStatus
Opportunities
Content type for publishing funding or learning opportunities with flexible taxonomy and a multi-filtered view.
TBDIn progress
Improved quote styles
New styles for inline quotes and more.
TBDDesign
Drupal 11
Planning for the Drupal 11 upgrade.
TBDDiscovery
Privacy/Consent
Discovery around improved privacy and consent settings for analytics and other tracking tools.
TBDDiscovery
Redesign
A new base theme with expanded options for customization for users who need it.
TBDDesign
Resources
Content type for external resources with a multi-filtered view.
TBDDiscovery
Class importer
Class importer to display information from the Stanford University Bulletin.
TBDDiscovery
   

Completed

FeatureReleaseStatus
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager was added to the stack to support users who wish to use analytics and social sharing tools via a GTM container.
v1.4.0Done
Global Message
Site owners can set a site-wide alert at the top of each page with options for color and link.
v1.4.0Done
Super footer
Site owners can add a site-wide section above the local footer that allows for text and links.
v1.4.0Done
Enhanced footer options
Site owners have new options for adding text and setting a link from the department branding (lockup) in the local footer. Site owners also have the same options for customizing the lockup that exist in the masthead.
v1.4.0Done
Embeds
Site owners can now add embeds for supported services to their media library for use in text areas. Stanford Sites owners can also request custom embeds be added upon request.
v1.4.0Done
Image Gallery Paragraph
Content editors can now embed image galleries.
v2.0.0Done
Main navigation drop-down
Site owners now have the option to enable drop-down menus for the main navigation.
v2.0.0Done
Drupal 9
All websites built on Stanford Sites Drupal 8 were upgraded to Drupal 9 in February 2021.
v2.0.0Done
Intranet
Intranets provide the ability for organizations to limit content for viewing by specific SUNetIDs or members of specific workgroups or types of users. This is a fee-based service.
v2.1.2Done
Editoria11y Accessibility Checker
A simple quality assurance tool for content editors
v2.1.4Done
Page cloning and bulk editing
Replicate page layouts for faster site-building and to take action on a group of pages at one time.
v2.2.0Done
Publications importer
Import a CSV for batch uploading of publications data.
v2.2.0Done
Localist
Import content from Localist, the new campus events calendar service behind the Stanford Events website.
v2.3.0Done
Minimally-branded Subtheme
Unique design for those individuals and organizations who require a site without Stanford branding.
v2.4.0Done
Scheduled publishing
Schedule nodes to be published and unpublished at specified dates and times in the future.
v2.4.0Done
ExploreCourses integration
Import course and class data from ExploreCourses and build a listing page.
v2.5.0Done
Basic Page+ and Shared Tags
Ability to dynamically generate a list of related Basic pages.
v2.5.0Done
PHP 8
Update Stanford Profile and SOE Profile to use PHP 8 prior to the deadline for upgrade on the Acquia Cloud Site Factory environment.
v3.0.0Done
Policy Content Type
A policy content type and display available to all Stanford Sites users and sponsored by UHR for Admin Guide.
v3.1.0Done
Subtheming service
Distinctive styling on top of the default Stanford Basic theme.
v3.1.0Done
Custom layouts
Flexible and easy-to-use layout building using Layout Paragraphs.
v4.0.0Done
Drupal 9.5
This release includes a minor version upgrade to Drupal 9.5 and a new administrative user interface, Claro. It will be supported until November 2023.
v4.0.0Done
Drupal 10
This major release includes an upgrade to Drupal 10.
v5.0.0Done
Site Ownership
Fields for tracking site ownership used for support, reporting, and lifecycle management.
v5.0.0Done
Integration with 3rd-Party search tools
Ability to use a 3rd-party search tool on your site or sites.
v5.1.1Done
Heading hierarchy improvements
Additional controls over heading hierarchy for the Banners, Lists, Card, and Teaser Paragraphs for improved accessibility.
v5.2.0Done
Faculty theme
Design options for faculty sites.
v5.2.0Done
Accordion Paragraph
FAQ-style expand/collapse list.
5.4.0Done
Improved GA4 Cookies
Better scoping for GA4 cookies.
5.4.0Done
Global footer on Minimally Branded Theme
Adding a version of the Global Footer on the Minimally Branded theme to provide links to policies.
5.4.0Done

Learn more about feature requests

See the Requested Features page to learn how to request a feature and to see a list of features submitted by Stanford Sites users that are not yet approved and prioritized.

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