2. Phase2’s OpenPublic Team
Project Manager
Felicia Haynes
Software Architect
Erik Summerfield
Content & Experience Strategist
Shawn Mole
Vice President of Strategic Services
Karen Borchert
Director of Government Practice
Greg Wilson
Marketing Analyst
Danielle Miller
3. What We’ll Cover
• What is OpenPublic?
• What are its design highlights?
• How can you get involved?
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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 software such as themes,
modules, libraries, and installation profiles. There are
two main types of Drupal distributions:
7. • 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
8. 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
9. • 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.
14. 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
19. 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.
20. 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
21.
22. Problems We’ve Encountered
• Difficult for contributors to create and share
functionality among different 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
23. New 1.0 Goals
• 80% Site < 20% Effort
• Easier Platform builds
• Be able to share “ideas”
• Instant Test Drives
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“ We need to use Apps to break up
OpenPublic into very modular pieces
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27. We want to be able to
have the apps add
functionality to other
things, and let people
control where they add
it.
Software Architect, Phase2
Erik Summerfield
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28. We want apps to be able to add their functionality to stuff 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.
