{"id":49273,"date":"2025-11-23T13:25:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T13:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/?post_type=reference&#038;p=49273"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:52:20","slug":"the-university-of-kansas-community-tool-box-drupal-website-reference","status":"publish","type":"reference","link":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/en\/references\/the-university-of-kansas-community-tool-box-drupal-website-reference\/","title":{"rendered":"The University of Kansas: Community Tool Box Drupal website reference"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div  class=\"stbase-reference-introduction-block  stbase-block color-light\">\r\n            <div class=\"introduction\">\r\n            <div class=\"content\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-inner\"  style=\"background-color: #33745d;\" >\r\n                    <div class=\"container-860\">\r\n                        <h2 class=\"title\">The Client<\/h2>\r\n                        <div class=\"introduction-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The University of Kansas Center for Community Health and Development\u2014owners and operators of the \u201cCommunity Tool Box,\u201d a globally accessed public-service platform dedicated to community health and development information. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"introduction-image container-1080\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/small-img-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Client\" \/>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div  class=\"stbase-reference-text-image-block  stbase-block \">\r\n            <div class=\"content-inner container-640\">\r\n            <h2 class=\"title\">The Challenge<\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"introduction-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform was built on Drupal 7, which was approaching its End of Life (EOL). The university needed a timely upgrade to ensure continued stability and security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project required support for right-to-left languages (Arabic, Farsi), including font nuances and translation integrity\u2014Drupal 7\u2019s translation structure had inconsistencies, leading to unlinked translations in some cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration of external systems like Qualtrics with Drupal Webforms had to be maintained seamlessly as part of the migration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The upgrade needed to be completed within tight deadlines, limiting the scope for iterative design revisions. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"image container-1080\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ETH-img2-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Challenge\" \/>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n\n\r\n<div  class=\"stbase-reference-result-block  stbase-block color-light  additional\">\r\n                <div class=\"additional-content content-inner container-640\">\r\n                                    <h2 class=\"title\">The Solution<\/h2>\r\n                                <div class=\"additional-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following solution has been delivered within the project with our partner <a href=\"http:\/\/brainsum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brainsum&#8217;s<\/a> Drupal expertise:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An upgrade from Drupal 7 to Drupal 10, including a minor modernised design facelift.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Targeted improvements in performance and accessibility, addressing Core Web Vitals metrics to ensure the site performs optimally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A refined deployment and hosting setup tailored to the university\u2019s infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Addressed structural translation inconsistencies and implemented proper support for right-to-left text flows (Arabic, Farsi).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensured compatibility and functional integration with existing systems like Qualtrics and Webforms under tight deadlines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content media-type-ipad\">\r\n            <div class=\"content-background\"  style=\"background-color: #33745d;\" ><\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"media image-in-ipad container-1080\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Put-Screen-In-Here-1.png\" class=\"ipad-inner\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/wp-content\/themes\/st-base-theme\/assets\/imgs\/iPad-frame.png\" class=\"ipad-frame\" alt=\"iPad frame\" \/>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"result content-inner container-640\">\r\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Results<\/h2>\r\n                <div class=\"result-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The renewed site went live on time, well ahead of the Drupal 7 End of Life, avoiding potential shortcuts or compromises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Core Web Vitals compliance was achieved, boosting both performance and accessibility of the platform for its diverse global audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The client was highly satisfied with the results. The partnership continues with ongoing support and maintenance, and discussions are underway to move toward full ADA compliance and an eventual Drupal 11 upgrade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, our partner <a href=\"http:\/\/brainsum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brainsum\u2019s<\/a> work earned a nomination for the International Splash Awards in the \u201cEducation &amp; Social \/ Community\u201d category\u2014attesting to both the quality and impact of the refreshed platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                                    <div class=\"project-button\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/ctb.ku.edu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button project\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n                            <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\r\n                            <span>Live website<\/span>\r\n                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":49350,"template":"single-reference-cs.php","reference_category":[18],"reference_tag":[],"reference_client":[],"acf":{"masonry_reference_title":"The University of Kansas","masonry_reference_text":"Drupal website development","masonry_thumbnail_image":49286,"masonry_black_layer_below_title":false,"masonry_black_layer_below_title_mobile":false,"masonry_awards":null,"no_category_order":97,"web_category_order":"","app_category_order":"","arvr_category_order":"","startup_client_order":"","smbs_client_order":"","nonprofit_client_order":"","bigbrand_client_order":"","hide_in_archive":false},"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MacBook-Pro-16-inch-space-black-mockup-1.png","category_name":"Web","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference\/49273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reference"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"reference_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference_category?post=49273"},{"taxonomy":"reference_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference_tag?post=49273"},{"taxonomy":"reference_client","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swisstomato.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference_client?post=49273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}