Sector(s)
Strategy, Design and Development
OHO Interactive relaunched the Roger Williams University on Drupal 8 using a multi-site implementation that included sites for:
- Main University
- Undergraduate Admissions
- Graduate Admissions
- Law School
- School of Continuing Studies
The goal of the site is to attract more students and drive enrollment. Drawing on user research, OHO developed a user-centered website that aligned the structure of the site to the pathways of prospective students.
- Discovery and digital strategy
- Information architecture
- Visual design and brand definition
- Content strategt
- Technical architecture
- On-going service and support
This site was an upgrade from a Drupal 6 implementation.
Why Drupal was chosen
RWU was using Drupal 6 and an upgrade to Drupal 8 made sense because it reduced the amount of time the internal team would need to spend retraining the over 140 content editors. Plus, upgrading to Drupal 8 early in the product's life cycle means that RWU will not need to re-platform with the next redesign. They can focus on optimizing the website to reach prospective students.
Technical Specifications
Drupal version:
- Paragraphs – We used paragraphs to allow for very flexible content types on the main page and level 2 pages
- Groups – We used groups to manage all of the sub-sites for departments, schools, and special sections
- Views and Blocks – Used extensively to allow for the syndication of content across the site
