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    {"title" :"HHS Offers Free Content Models and Drupal Features","summary" : "Related Event: Create Once, Publish Everywhere Applied—HHS Content Models and Portability, Tuesday, April 18, 2017; register here. Create Once, Publish Everywhere (COPE) The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is sharing its content models and their related Drupal features for you to use on your sites. A content model is a representation of types of content","date" : "2017-04-07T11:00:20-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"christen-geiler" : "Christen Geiler"},"topics" : {
        
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      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2017/04/2017-04-07-hhs-offers-free-content-models-and-drupal-features.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2017/04/2017-04-07-hhs-offers-free-content-models-and-drupal-features.md","slug" : "hhs-offers-free-content-models-and-drupal-features","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/04/07/hhs-offers-free-content-models-and-drupal-features/","content" :"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Event\u003c/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\n\"\u003eCreate Once, Publish Everywhere Applied—HHS Content Models and Portability\u003c/a\u003e, Tuesday, April 18, 2017; \u003ca href=\"https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6221497867021325313\"\u003eregister here\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"create-once-publish-everywhere-cope\"\u003eCreate Once, Publish Everywhere (COPE)\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.hhs.gov/\"\u003eU.S. Department of Health \u0026amp; Human Services\u003c/a\u003e (HHS) is sharing its content models and their related Drupal features for you to use on your sites.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/topics/content-strategy/\"\u003econtent model\u003c/a\u003e is a representation of types of content and their inter-relationships. Content modeling takes content items and breaks them down into smaller structures, called content types. These content types are defined by their attributes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/topics/content-strategy/\"\u003eOpen and structured content models\u003c/a\u003e can help you create content that is platform-agnostic, format-free, and device independent. We need to stop creating fixed, single-purpose content and start making it more future-ready, flexible, and reusable. In the age of smartphones, tablets, social media tools, \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/02/04/does-content-syndication-work/\"\u003esyndication\u003c/a\u003e, and websites, \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/08/24/the-content-corner-modular-design-and-structured-content/\"\u003ethe need for modular content is growing\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/05/600-x-285-Open-Content-Model-full-cropped.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Open Content Model mural\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe goal of implementing content models is to have the ability to “create once and publish everywhere” (\u003ca href=\"http://www.programmableweb.com/news/cope-create-once-publish-everywhere/2009/10/13\"\u003eCOPE\u003c/a\u003e). Adopting content models can allow your content to be flexible enough to go wherever it is needed. Whether it is syndicated, viewed on a mobile device, or the data is pulled in by another application, it is flexible and therefore consumable.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"what-types-of-content-models-is-hhs-offering\"\u003eWhat types of content models is HHS offering?\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHHS currently has over 20 models—and the list continues to grow as the site advances. In an effort to promote collaboration and help others utilize content models, \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/HHS\"\u003eHHS is sharing some of their content models via GitHub\u003c/a\u003e. Some of the models being offered are:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/HHS/Structured-Content-Article\"\u003eArticle\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/HHS/Structured-Content-FAQ\"\u003eFAQ\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/HHS/Structured-Content-Announcement\"\u003eAnnouncements\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/HHS/Structured-Content-News-Release\"\u003eNews Release\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/HHS/Structured-Content-Leadership-Bio\"\u003eLeadership Bio\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/HHS/Structured-Content-Blog\"\u003eInternal \u0026amp; External Blog Post\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a look in the above repositories and see if there are a few content models you can use or use as a starting point in your own efforts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2017/04/600-x-375-HHS-GitHub-content-models.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Screencapture of the GitHub page for HHS content models and Drupal features.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"what-is-a-drupal-feature\"\u003eWhat is a Drupal Feature?\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The features module enables the capture and management of features in Drupal. A feature is a collection of Drupal entities which taken together satisfy a certain use-case.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003ca href=\"http://drupal.org/project/features\"\u003eDrupal.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ca href=\"https://www.drupal.org/project/features\"\u003efeature\u003c/a\u003e is a collection of Drupal configurations that are intentionally grouped together to facilitate a particular use case. These configurations can be used for content type declarations, views, module settings, and roles and permissions, among other things.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe content models’ related Drupal features are also being shared, so, if you are running a Drupal site and are looking for a simple way to implement a content model, this is the place for you.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"whats-the-catch\"\u003eWhat’s the catch?\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbsolutely nothing! HHS is happy to share our efforts in the spirit of collaboration and the hopes that folks will start putting their content in models as well. The future of \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/05/05/how-to-create-portable-content-with-structured-content-models/\"\u003eportable content\u003c/a\u003e relies heavily on the adoption of structured content types.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have content models that you would like to share, please \u003ca href=\"mailto:Christen.Geiler@hhs.gov\"\u003econtact Christen Geiler via email\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/digitalgov-university/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDigitalGov University\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003e(DGU) is hosting a new\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/topics/content-strategy/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCOPE\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003ewebinar,\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"\n\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreate Once, Publish Everywhere Applied—HHS Content Models and Portability\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, on Tuesday, April 18, 2017;\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6221497867021325313\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eregister here\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFor more information, check out\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ehow to create open, structured content\u003c/em\u003e, and how it can aid in_ \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/11/09/the-content-corner-structured-content-and-the-power-of-syndication/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003econtent syndication\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e. Also, learn about the differences between\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/07/18/information-architecture-vs-content-strategy-and-why-you-need-both/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003einformation architecture and content strategy—and why you need both\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e. Review this post on\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/05/05/government-open-and-structured-content-models-are-here/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eopen and structured content models in government\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, and\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/01/07/content-models-as-simple-as-pizza-pie/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003esee how easy it is to implement them\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003ewith examples from CDC and NIH.\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAdditionally, you can check out\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/06/09/what-structured-content-can-do-for-you-webinar-recap/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ethis handy recap blog post\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003eof an earlier DGU webinar,\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG25vyQ5Jps\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Structured Content Can Do For You\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003e(1 hour YouTube video).\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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