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Stanford Basic Theme

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Stanford Sites comes with a theme called Stanford Basic. It has branding options that are part of the Stanford Identity. It is appropriate for all academic units, official programs, institutes, centers, labs, and administrative units. 

Eligibility

Stanford Basic may NOT be used for personal sites, student or staff group sites, or sites with looser affiliations with Stanford. Sites that fall into these categories should use the Minimally Branded Subtheme.

Options

Learn more about ways to customize the look and feel of Stanford Basic by exploring the topics below. In addition to these options, there are two theme options available upon request.

Global Brand Bar

Out of the box, Stanford Basic includes the Cardinal Red version of the Stanford Brand Bar. It also supports other variants that are part of the Stanford Identity system. To request a different version, send us a request via Service Now.

Global Footer

Out of the box, Stanford Basic includes the Cardinal Red version of the Stanford Global Footer. It also supports the dark grey variant. To request switching to this version, send us a request via Service Now.

Customizing Stanford Basic

Site managers have the ability to hide the site search functionality within the site settings configuration page.

Related Topics

Learn about the variety of typography styles available through Text Area Paragraph.