An introduction to the Professional Web Presence (PWP), a multisite WordPress web project at Georgia Tech.

1. Professional Web
Presence (PWP)

2. A Look Back

3. Exhibit A

4. Exhibit A

5. Exhibit B

6. Exhibit B

7. Exhibit C

8. Exhibit C

9. Exhibit D

10. Exhibit D

11. Exhibit E

12. Exhibit E

14. These websites exist today.

15. These websites exist today.
These security vulnerabilities
leave our campus web
presence open to attack.

16. What exists?

18. Drupal Express (DX)

19. Drupal Express (DX)
Installatron (Webhosting)

20. Drupal Express (DX)
Installatron (Webhosting)
Drupal Express 2.0 (TBD)

21. Drupal Express (DX)
Installatron (Webhosting)
Drupal Express 2.0 (TBD)Each of these options has a steep
learning curve.

22. Enter: PWP

25. • Project Goal: Centrally-hosted web development
platform for brochureware websites on campus.
• Centrally-maintained codebase
• Individually-maintained content and websites
• Minimize the technical requirements for creation
and maintenance of web development on campus.
PWP Basics

26. • Evaluated multisite offerings and existing services:
• Drupal Multisite
• Drupal OpenScholar
• WordPress Multisite (MU)
• Evaluated by three metrics:
• Ease-of-use
• Maintainability
• Feature sets
Phase 1: Fall 2014

27. What’d We Learn?

28. What’d We Learn?
Drupal Multisite
1
- +

29. What’d We Learn?
Drupal Multisite
1
- +
OpenScholar
2
- +

30. What’d We Learn?
Drupal Multisite
1
- +
WordPress MU
3
- +
OpenScholar
2
- +

32. • Develop initial setup and features:
• GT Theme - GT Boilerplate
• Generic Themes - Genesis subthemes
• Basic Add-On Plugins
• CAS-Only Access
• Security Hardening
Phase 2: Late Fall 2014

33. • Kickstart development:
• Consult with GT IC about future Drupal themes,
trends, & additions.
• Bring GT Boilerplate close to GT Theme v2.5.
• Write initial documentation and best-practices.
• Bring on pilot users:
• Technical and non-technical faculty.
• Interested research groups and labs.
Phase 3: Spring 2015

34. • Commence Open Pilot:
• Begin communication and marketing (COCOA,
unit communicators, etc).
• Begin monthly open help-desk sessions.
• Initialize feedback and feature-request forms and
workflows.
Phase 4: Summer 2015

35. What’s next?

36. • Outreach and Expansion:
• Begin College/School Tour across campus.
• Continue open help-desks and marketing.
• Highlight ‘websites done right’.
• Expand the PWP Ownership group.
• Continue discussion on GT resources on PWP.
• Plan for future hardware, resource needs.
Phase 5: Fall 2015

37. The Demo?

38. For More Information:

39. For More Information:
COCOA list - http://cocoa.gatech.edu
PWP blog - http://pwp.gatech.edu

40. For More Information:
COCOA list - http://cocoa.gatech.edu
PWP blog - http://pwp.gatech.edu
Contact Me! eric.sembrat@coe.gatech.edu