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Microsites Jenkins

Microsites: Sprint 3 Notes

Tech Lead Finn Lewis with news of the latest microsite sprint, featuring updates on user testing, content types, and more.

16 June 2022
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Access control is configured per-channel, with options to grant access to users with the module’s Access channels list permission, specific roles, specific users, or any combination of the above.

Using Entity Share with LocalGov Drupal

Cumbria Council explain how they are using a clever Drupal module called Entity Share to allow the checking of content on a staging website, and then pushing whole sections to live when they're ready.

7 June 2022
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hand with a sticky note - usability testing

Sprint 2 Notes - LocalGov Drupal: Microsites

Sometimes sprint planning can take much longer than expected! Such was the case with sprint 2 planning. We reached the end of our two hour planning session with plenty more work to do to define user stories and other tasks in terms of clear acceptance criteria.

Finn, our Tech Lead, explains more...

18 May 2022
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Microsites board

Sprint 1 Notes - LocalGov Drupal: Microsites

Finn and Richard tell us what happened in Sprint one of the Microsites project...

Sprint 1 started with a shift of energies. By sprint-end we had all rallied well and were able to demo a suite of decisions that gets us much closer to being able to start building. 

12 May 2022
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Microsites

Microsites Working Group updates

This is a regularly updated post containing information on our Microsites Working Group.

The aim is to keep everyone updated on the direction and progress of the work we’re doing.

2 March 2022
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Directories Show and Tell

Will Callaghan, project lead here at LocalGov Drupal, reflects on a recent Directories Show and Tell that we ran alongside Greenwich Council.

The two hour session was attended by over 60 individuals from councils right across the UK, all of whom are looking to improve their directories offering.

3 February 2022