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mages, videos, documents and other file types are normally added to your website as media. Previously, to delete files from your website, your agency was required to raise a Service Desk ticket. However, with the newly added 'Media File Delete' module, you can delete files/media from your website.
GovCMS have started using a new email distribution service. As an existing subscriber of the GovCMS Agency Update you have been added to this service as part of managing our communications. This service is an Australian based, Australian hosted service.
Finding the right support resources can be time consuming. To help you find the right support, we’ve put together a quick overview of the different tools and resources available.
The work on the DXP project is progressing, but taking a little longer than originally planned. At this stage we are planning to host a community showcase in September, where each of the 4 proof of concept projects will be presented. If this date changes (you all know what project timelines are like - they do change) we'll let you know.
Every month, GovCMS automatically removes stale environments (non-production environments) from the platform. This applies to both GovCMS SaaS and PaaS customers. The purpose of this is to improve the performance of GovCMS, by reducing the unnecessary cost and resources.
GovCMS offers two training courses that assist with developing your knowledge of how to use our Content Management System. We still have spots available for upcoming training courses available on our website.
Machinery of Government (MoG) changes can change the way you run your website. We’ve put together information to support you through this process. We’re here to help you plan any transition work that may be required.
Save the date! Results from the survey are in, and we will be hosting our first Mega Meetup since 2020 on 9 November 2022. We’ve heard from the community and will be taking your feedback onboard to make this event inclusive for everyone.
The clock is ticking! Only 4 months left until Drupal 7 (D7) retires from the GovCMS distribution. We urge all of the D7 community to make the move to Drupal 9 (D9) before November 2022. If you are unsure of where to start, or stuck in the development phase, please get in touch as soon as possible.
The third major release for 2022 will be the upgrade of Drupal Core from 9.3 to 9.4.
To celebrate how far we’ve come as a community we are planning to host our first in-person Mega Meet-up since 2019. We can understand things have changed since 2019, hence why we would love to know your thoughts on attending in-person events.
Recently we celebrated the 100th government agency to join GovCMS. Welcome Questacon to our community.
In 2020, we paired up with Salsa Digital to create over 20 Content Administration training videos as part of our open-source ethos. We would love to hear your feedback and find out what you would like to see more of.
GovCMS is excited to announce that our Drupal 9 SaaS customers will be able to perform their own requests to clear site content cached in the Content Delivery Network (CDN) via our new purge service.
Attention all Drupal 7 (D7) community! GovCMS D7 distribution retirement date is fast approaching. There are five months to make the switch to Drupal 9. GovCMS will no longer support the D7 distribution as of November 2022.
Welcome Kevin to the GovCMS team. Kevin is the new GovCMS Customer Service Manager and is responsible for onboarding agencies, decommissioning old sites and responding to customer service enquiries within GovCMS.
GovCMS BETA. Caught your attention? Great, because we need your feedback to help us improve our GovCMS website to better your user experience on www.govcms.gov.au
We value your feedback and are always looking at ways to improve your user experience with our online GovCMS training. Last year we had over 60 people attend our two GovCMS online training courses.
Platform as a Service (PaaS) customers are responsible for managing their own Drupal distribution. This includes updates, security patching, auditing user accounts and ensuring your website is safe and secure.
There are only 6 months left until we will no longer be supporting the GovCMS Drupal 7 (D7) distribution.
At GovCMS, keeping your websites safe and secure is our top priority.