{"id":1663,"date":"2024-08-04T20:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T00:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/?page_id=1663"},"modified":"2025-11-07T15:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:44:25","slug":"sandboxes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/departments\/interactive-design\/github-smartsheets\/our-setup\/sandboxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Development Server"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following aspects have dedicated spaces on our\u00a0<\/span>cms-devl.bu.edu<\/code>\u00a0<\/span>server.<\/p>\n

Sandboxes<\/h2>\n

A sandbox is an isolated development space where designers and developers can safely code, test new themes, and debug before deployment and without disrupting staging or live websites.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: id-presents.cms-devl.bu.edu\/met<\/code> or id-rj.cms-devl.bu.edu\/met-qa<\/code> are considered Development sites testing BU’s Metropolitan College site.<\/p>\n

Common Sandboxes<\/h4>\n

id-presents<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

The ID Presents Sandbox\u00a0is used for client presentations when staging [www-staging.bu.edu\/{website-project}<\/code>] is unsuitable. It should be the default for client reviews unless development could impact content. Clone from staging to id-presents for presentations by Lead Designers, Developers, and Creative Directors.<\/p>\n

id-presents<\/strong>.cms-devl.bu.edu\/{website-project}<\/code><\/p>\n

This sandbox is for<\/span> presenting<\/span>, not<\/span> for individual development work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All id-presents Sandbox Sites<\/a>
\n(WP Login Required)<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

id-responsi<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

The ID Responsi Sandbox\u00a0is used for testing changes to the Responsive Framework and is ideal for multi-site testing. It hosts all Responsive Child Starter<\/a> beta<\/a> sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

id-responsi<\/strong>.cms-devl.bu.edu\/{website-project}<\/code><\/p>\n

All id-responsi Sandbox Sites<\/a>
\n(WP Login Required)<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

id-demos<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

The ID Demos Sandbox\u00a0showcases the basic functionality and default configurations of Responsive Framework<\/a>, its Child Starter<\/a> offshoots<\/a>, and Framework Components<\/a>. It serves as the baseline for all our developments. It also hosts our QA Site for browser testing<\/a> framework themes and plugins.<\/p>\n

id-demos<\/strong>.cms-devl.bu.edu\/{website-project}<\/code><\/p>\n

All id-demos Sandbox Sites<\/a>
\n(WP Login Required)<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

id-editorial<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

The ID Editorial Sandbox features a clone of the BU Home Page<\/a>, including Bostonia<\/a>, BU Today<\/a>, and The Brink<\/a>. Designers and Devs utilize it for r-editorial<\/a> work, namely testing BU Prepress<\/a> and BU Blocks<\/a>. Cloning from it takes about 1.25<\/code> hours \u2014 \u00a0media files and .htaccess<\/code> configuration add to the time.<\/p>\n

id-editorial<\/strong>.cms-devl.bu.edu\/{website-project}<\/code><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

id-user<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Personal sandboxes, named by user, allow Interactive Design team members to work independently on coding and experimentation. They provide:<\/p>\n

Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n