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Maryland Digital Playbook

How to Log In to Drupal

Your site’s URL will be provided to you by MDDS or a vendor. 

To log in, go to https://<URL>/user, where <URL> is the URL for your site. For example, “https://digital.maryland.gov/user”.

If your site has not yet launched, add “.prod” before .maryland.gov. For example, “https://digital.prod.maryland.gov/user”

Employees of the State of Maryland

Click Log in with Microsoft Entra. If you are not already logged in and authenticated, Microsoft will ask you to login and authenticate.

Note: Before you can log in and use the Drupal CMS, a site administrator must give you access to Drupal. Contact your site administrator if you need access to Drupal.

Everyone else

Enter your Username and Password and click Log in.

Watch: Drupal Basics

Learn the basics of using Drupal to manage your agency's website.

Basic Terms

CMS

CMS stands for content management system. A content management system is software that website owners use to edit their sites. Drupal, Sharepoint and Wordpress are examples of CMSs.

Maryland Drupal CMS

Maryland Drupal CMS refers to the State of Maryland’s version of Drupal. Many sites across the web use Drupal, but the Maryland Drupal CMS is specifically designed for use by State of Maryland agencies.

Content

Content generally refers to the words, images, video and other information that is included on your website. In the context of Drupal, content is the pages and page components on your site. Each has a unique purpose, design and capabilities.

Micro-content

Micro-content refers to page components, which are building blocks that can be placed within a page. Examples include Accordion and Promo. These are not stand-alone pages; they are individual page components that can be reused across multiple pages. 

Node

When editing pages in Drupal, you may see the term node. For purposes of managing your website, a node refers to a page. Each page of your site is a node with an associated number.

How to use the Drupal menu

1. Homepage link

Click the Drupal logo to navigate to your site’s homepage.

2. Create

Use the Create flyout menu to add a page or page component to your website.

3. Content

Use the Content page to browse any pages or page components created on your website.

4. Media

Media is a catch-all term for images, video, and documents. The Drupal CMS includes a Media library where you can manage everything you’ve added to your website.

5. Taxonomy

Taxonomy is the "tagging" system that organizes your content. Pages can be tagged with categories so that visitors can filter a long list of similar content, like a newsroom, staff directory, or events calendar.

6. Menus

The Menus is how to edit the header and its dropdowns, footer, and side navigation.

7. People

People is the list of all users that have access to your website. Learn more about roles and permissions.

8. Site Settings

Use the Site Settings page to manage basic site information, including the name of your website, the footer contact information and to set the homepage.