{"id":5,"date":"2015-04-02T20:01:57","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T00:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/rf\/home\/"},"modified":"2019-08-28T16:53:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T20:53:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/rf\/","title":{"rendered":"The Responsive Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Responsive is the hot trend in website design. But unlike pet rocks and bell-bottoms, responsive design is not just a fad\u2014it allows\u00a0web\u00a0content to be easily discovered and consumed\u00a0on a growing number of internet-connected devices.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing <strong>Responsive Framework<\/strong>\u2014the new theme for BU WordPress. But Responsive Framework is more than just a new theme\u2014it\u2019s a design philosophy. It&#8217;s a standards-compliant, responsive, accessible, distraction-free foundation upon which to build BU websites. Maintain your site with one theme that works across all devices. It&#8217;s built with\u00a0best practices and forward-thinking technologies to be supportable and sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>In short, it&#8217;s the new future of website maintenance and design. And it&#8217;s here today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-3\"><span class=\"icon-display\">\uea02<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-9\">\n<p>A <strong>responsive<\/strong> design\u00a0is a fully fluid grid-based system\u00a0that responds to the size of the device. Your visitors experience an interface that is optimized for smartphones, tablets, desktop monitors and the various-sized devices in between.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/rf\/responsive\/\" title=\"Responsive\"><button>Learn more about Responsive<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-3\"><span class=\"icon-display\">\ue9a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-9\">\n<p>A <strong>framework<\/strong> is defined as a supporting structure, and our framework must not only support more than 1,000 websites on the BU Web, it must be secure and scalable, not to mention maintainable, for the thousands of website editors at BU.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/rf\/framework\/\" title=\"Framework\"><button>Learn more about Framework<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-3\"><span class=\"icon-display\">\ue9a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-9\">\n<p>By law, your web content must be <strong>accessible<\/strong> to visitors who use assistive technologies. Responsive Framework meets all fundamental elements of the University&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mwas\/\">Minimum Web Accessibility Standards<\/a>. And while content editors must always be responsible to publish accessible content, this theme gives you a fully compliant foundation upon which to build your site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/rf\/accessibility\/\" title=\"Accessibility\"><button>Learn more about Accessibility<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-3\"><span class=\"icon-display\">\ueda0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-9\">\n<p>The <strong>design<\/strong> approach in\u00a0Responsive Framework is clean, modular, and distraction free. At the same time, you have greater control than ever over colors and layout options, and now have premium web fonts to choose from. And with Custom CSS, you can use Responsive Framework as a blank canvas to build your own custom design.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/rf\/design\/\" title=\"Design\"><button>Learn more about Design<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-3\"><span class=\"icon-display\">\ueb82<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-9\">\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to switch your website to Responsive Framework, but it&#8217;s not an automatic process\u2014you have to plan a site <strong>migration<\/strong>. It involves cloning your current site to a staging network, testing your site with the new responsive theme, and then re-launching your site with the new design.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/rf\/migration-guide\/\" title=\"Migration Guide\"><button>Learn more in the Migration Guide<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responsive is the hot trend in website design. 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