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By Drupal Connect, WebFirst, Inc. on
The HIA-CLIC website was developed by UCLA Health Impact Assessment Project and designed by WebFirst. The website serves as a searchable/browsable catalog of current health impact assessments. WebFirst partnered with Drupal Connect to transition the static site design files to a fully integrated Drupal theme which takes full advantage of the Views module, Panels module, and Taxonomy system to create a site that is both easy to use and maintain.
Why Drupal was chosen:
Drupal was chosen for it's flexible framework and plethora of features and functionality provided by the open source community.
Describe the project (goals, requirements and outcome):
The HIA-CLIC website was developed by UCLA Health Impact Assessment Project and designed by WebFirst. The website serves as a searchable/browsable catalog of current health impact assessments. WebFirst partnered with Drupal Connect to transition the static site design files to a fully integrated Drupal theme which takes full advantage of the Views module, Panels module, and Taxonomy system to create a site that is both easy to use and maintain.
Technical Highlights
Highly Customized Design:
The provided site design was a highly designed custom look that required special attention to detail and knowledge of Drupal’s theming override mechanisms. Drupal Connect created a Zen sub-theme to accommodate the needs of the design and the client.
Custom Panels Template:
For the home page, Drupal Connect crafted a customized Panels theme template to accommodate the variety of content types and maintain the design integrity.
Form Manipulation:
Heavy use of the form API to override provided search forms in order to match supplied design requirements.
Custom Javascript:
Developed custom theme-specific jQuery code to handle functionality related to a special block region that can be opened and closed by the user and remembers its’ previous state from page to page.
Technical specifications
Drupal version:
Drupal 6.x
Key modules/theme/distribution used:
Why these modules/theme/distribution were chosen:
Views - Used to create customized lists of content throughout the site
Panels - To give administrators greater control over page layouts and the content that goes into those pages.
Organizations involved:
Team members:
Sectors:
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