Overview
Drupal is widely used in the healthcare and education sectors, including at University of California campuses, for building and managing complex digital content systems.
How to access
The IT Web Services team offers website consultations.
IT Web Services offers a range of Drupal-related services to enhance UCSF’s online presence.
With Drupal 10’s component-based architecture, site owners can easily create pages using pre-designed components and content types, ensuring consistency with the UCSF brand identity. Integrated accessibility features make sites inclusive for all users.
Security and reliability are key strengths of Drupal, making it ideal for protecting sensitive information.
Website Product Offerings
Web Services offers two distinct offerings at the current time, with plans to consolidate to a unified platform over time. The best method to determine which solution is right for you is to request a website consultation with our team.
Site Builder
Currently, a Drupal 10 platform upgraded from the Drupal 7 tooling originally developed in 2007. This basic website template is able to address most common UCSF website needs. This site is securely hosted on our Acquia Cloud hosting, includes free maintenance and security updates, and is intended as a "do it yourself" solution.
Features
- No/low-cost solution to quickly setup a simple website
- Drupal software maintenance, updates and security provided by IT Web Services
- How-tos and Tutorial library
- Weekly live support hours
Request Access
Get started with Site Builder.
Web Services Platform
Developed and launched in 2025, Web Services created a new site building and editorial platform to target Academic and large department website needs. Uniquely capable of hosting multiple websites within a single database, this platform is an excellent solution for broad teams with multiple site owners and editors where central oversight and consistent look and feel is desired.
This product is best targeted at sites that need a high degree of editorial flexibility and customization.
Features
- Component-based flexible design system for home and landing pages
- Latest 2025 campus brand representation
- Multi-tenant capabilities to serve large business units and departments
- Drupal software maintenance, updates and security provided by IT Web Services
Example Websites
Request Access
Get started with the Web Services Platform.
Web hosting for UCSF Drupal sites
UCSF provides Drupal web hosting services to ensure a secure environment for our websites. If you need hosting for your custom Drupal website, please see Web Hosting.
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