Current staff

Drupal 7 fundamentals training

  1. Home
  2. Information and services
  3. Information technology
  4. Web and intranet sites
  5. Legacy websites (Drupal 7)
  6. Drupal 7 training and access

This guide is for Drupal 7 (UQ Standard) sites. If you're working on a site built in the new version of Drupal (like Study or Scholarships), see getting access on new Drupal.

UQ Drupal 7 fundamentals training has been designed to provide you with a structured program to develop your knowledge, skills, and confidence in using the UQ Drupal 7 content management system.

The self-paced online training course will provide:

  • an overview of the functionality of UQ Drupal 7
  • opportunities to create and edit content according to best practice principles
  • resources to promote website accessibility and usability.

It's the required level of training for the following Drupal 7 roles:

  • editor
  • reviewer
  • site coordinator.

Required resources

  1. Distraction-free time - schedule approximately 4 hours to complete the online course. If you have been trained on a previous version of Drupal, you should be able to complete the training in less time.
  2. Technological resources - computer with preferably 2 screens; earphones for listening to the videos.

All tasks that ask you to create or update content must be completed in your personal sandbox website. To prepare yourself you will need to do the following:

  1. Generate your sandbox website
  2. Download images and files to use in your sandbox

Avoid using Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer for Drupal training.

Generate your sandbox website

  1. Go to https://sandbox.drupal.uq.edu.au
  2. In the footer click Login and enter your UQ credentials.
    login link
  3. In selecting the template choose:
    UQ Standard for the site template (3rd option)
    Site Editor for your role
    template
  4. Click Next
  5. Click Generate my sandbox. This may take up to 30 minutes.
    generate sandbox
  6. Refresh or re-open the page in 15-30 minutes for your sandbox details.
    https://sandbox.drupal.uq.edu.au/

    View a generated UQ Drupal sandbox (training website)

Download images and files

Download images and files to use in your sandbox. Save these to your computer
Download images and documents for tasks

UQ Drupal training gives you a chance to learn by doing.

Performing the training tasks in the UQ Drupal sandbox (training website) allows you to become comfortable with UQ Drupal and make mistakes while you learn in a safe non-production environment.

Commence training

Once you complete the training, you will need to request access to the sites you want to edit.

Follow the instructions in the training checklist.

Successful completion of the UQ Drupal 7 Fundamentals course does not guarantee access to a production website. Access must be authorised by your Digital Presence Coordinator.

For central sites (Campuses, my.UQ, Current staff and COO), requests are also reviewed by the Marketing and Communication Web team.

Check our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

How do I log in to my UQ Drupal sandbox (training website)?

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Web login link in the footer.
  2. Enter your UQ credentials.

Why does my UQ Drupal sandbox look different from the one in the training course?

It's possible a different sandbox was generated, i.e. UQ Standard - Faculty profile.

We recommend regenerating your sandbox and recommence the training (note you will lose any work previously created). If the sandbox is still different contact webservices@uq.edu.au and one of the team will escalate and troubleshoot.

Why can’t I upload images to my Website?

If you are using Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer, logout and open your sandbox in Chrome or Firefox. Attempt to upload the images to your website again. If you still experience a problem, contact webservices@uq.edu.au

Avoid using Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer for Drupal training.