OpenPublicThe Drupal Distribution

for GovernmentAugust 15th 2013

Phase2’s OpenPublic Team

Project ManagerFelicia Haynes

Software ArchitectErik Summerfield

Content & Experience StrategistShawn Mole

Vice President of Strategic ServicesKaren Borchert

Director of Government PracticeGreg Wilson

Marketing AnalystDanielle Miller

What We’ll Cover

• What is OpenPublic?

• What are its design highlights?

• How can you get involved?

Distributions

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“A starting point.

What is a Distribution ?

A unique combination of modules, themes, & configuration... aimed at a

specific business problem.

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Distributions are full copies of Drupal that include Drupal Core, along with additional so!ware such as themes, modules, libraries, and installation profiles. There are two main types of Drupal distributions:

The Layers of a Distribution

• Launched in 2011• Downloads: 55,498• Pantheon one-click

install• Learn more at

OpenPublic provides a content management system specifically designed for government requirements, without compromising accessibility, security, or usability.

OpenPublic is built to be the most accessible and secure open source CMS available.

OpenPublic is used by Ready.gov, FEMA.gov, DHS.gov, the Wilson Center, Case Foundation, and the Georgia Technology Authority.

openpublicapp.com

Open Atrium is a collaboration platform designed to help organizations manage their

communications, teams, and knowledge.

As a flexible, open source solution, Atrium is not a single, standalone “solution,” but a platform

that can be used to create an intranet, web portal, social forum, or project management

tool, or a combination of these.

Users of OpenAtrium include Whitehouse.gov, and the Department of Homeland Security

• Launched in 2010• Downloads: 198,586• Pantheon one-click

install • Learn more at

OpenAtrium.com

• Launched in 2009• Downloads: 75,504• One-click install • Learn more at

OpenPublishApp.com

OpenPublish is an open source content management solution designed to meet the needs of any publisher – whether large newspaper, TV news site, niche information publication or something in between.

OpenPublish comes responsive design ready and is lightweight and flexible Drupal distribution.

Users of OpenPublish included the Associated Press, Al Jazeera, the Washington Examiner, and The New Republic.

OpenPublic

Notable Milestones

2011 2012 2013

Beta 1.0

2014

OpenOmegaResponsive Base Theme

Beta 10Platform Based Re-Architecture

Ready

.gov

Open Public as ‘Shared Platform’

OpenPublic Adoption Paths

• Use OpenPublic to:

• test drive Drupal

• evangelize open source

• use it as a template to get started with your site/platform build

• build your site/platform with it and stay aligned

508 Compliance & WCAG

State of Georgia Platform

State of Georgia Platform

OpenPublic 1.0

But, why talk about “1.0” now?

We’ve built some very big public sector sites and platforms with OpenPublic now.

It works.

Admittedly, maybe we should call it 2.0.

Our Original Goals• Build an OpenSource CMS for the Public Sector, using

what we learned from publishing (and OpenPublish on Drupal 6)

• Try and help make it easier to meet new OpenGov and transparency standards

• Make the best possible tool for building a site (Accessibility, Security… eventually Responsive)

• Create a concrete point to talk about best practices in the community

Problems We’ve Encountered• Di"icult for contributors to create and share

functionality among di!erent sites

• More optional features: multi-site and platforms mean more features are optional, even within a codebase

• Need to make it easier for implementers to stay aligned with OpenPublic, extend it, and contribute back

New 1.0 Goals• 80% Site < 20% E"ort

• Easier Platform builds

• Be able to share “ideas”

• Instant Test Drives

”“ We need to use Apps to break up

OpenPublic into very modular pieces

We want to be able to have the apps add

functionality to other things, and let people

control where they add it.

So!ware Architect, Phase2

Erik Summerfield

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We want apps to be able to add their functionality to stu" in the site, like…

• adding mapping features to every content type

• adding SOLR searching and filtering to content types

• adding social media sharing to select custom content types

We need a new way to use features for new work.

Features Template

Thanks !

gwilson@phase2technology.com smole@phase2technology.com

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