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Maryland Digital Playbook

Drupal Platform Updates

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The Maryland Drupal platform is constantly evolving. Below is a snapshot of our current priorities and recent improvements. We also maintain a broader backlog of agency requests and technical enhancements that are prioritized by reach, impact, usability, accessibility, security, and team capacity.

Have a suggestion? Share your ideas in our Drupal Community of Practice to help shape our future releases.

Upcoming priorities

Now (active development)

  • Automated PDF search: We are extending site search to automatically index text within new PDF uploads, allowing users to find specific keywords inside documents.
  • Bulk file uploads: We are adding the ability for agencies to bulk upload files through a form.
  • Listing page flexibility: We are adding more flexibility to listing pages with customizable metadata/tagging controls and simple show/hide options, allowing agencies to tailor what information appears.
  • Content review and approval workflows: We are adding the ability for editors to submit content for review and approval prior to publication. Email notifications will be sent to reviewers when a page is pending their review.

Next (near-term updates)

  • Customized taxonomy vocabulary names: We are adding the ability for content managers to customize their taxonomy "Vocabulary names."
  • Text size: We are decreasing the size of headers and body text across the platform to improve scanability.
  • Vertical spacing: We are decreasing the vertical spacing across the platform to improve scanability.
  • Expanded social media integration: We are updating our standard icon sets and sharing tools to include support for platforms like Bluesky and Threads.
  • Highlight component: We are adding the ability to include images at the top of each column.

Later (longer-term updates)

  • Switchable color palettes: We are introducing preset color schemes that allow agencies to update their site’s look and feel while ensuring all color combinations remain accessible and compliant with state branding.
  • Photo gallery: We are developing a dedicated gallery component to showcase images, featuring responsive layouts  to improve visual storytelling across agency sites.
  • Hero search integration: We are adding an optional search bar directly into landing page heroes.
  • Interactive maps: We are adding interactive maps to visually display locations.
  • Enhanced search (autocomplete): We are upgrading the search experience with real-time suggestions that appear as users type, helping residents find relevant services.

Release history

New features and improvements

Agency settings: Added the ability to use a dark background logo and hide the site name

External news: Updated the placement of the external link icon and source name in the external news layout.

Highlight and Link Collection: Increased the link text character limit to 75 characters.

Related files: Added file type and file size information to related files lists.

Listing pages: Added a customizable empty state field for listing pages and automatic lists.

Bug fixes

Landing pages: Fixed an issue where the bottom edge of alerts could be cut off by promo image microcontent.

Contact listing pages: Updated contact listing pages to display the description and type eyebrow.

Button groups: Updated button group nodes to ensure they are properly contained.