How Drupal Powers Content Syndication Across NEA Affiliate Websites

The National Education Association (NEA) uses a Drupal-based content syndication system developed by Capellic to distribute selected national content across affiliate websites. Paul Venuti, a senior Drupal developer at Capellic, detailed the implementation in a technical overview published on 29 September 2026. The system addresses the challenge of sharing content efficiently while leaving affiliates in control of what appears on their websites.

Affiliate editors use a dedicated dashboard to review eligible material and schedule content for syndication. Drupal core's Migrate module handles transfers, supported by custom Drush commands, Robo and a central overnight cron job. Capellic describes an architecture serving more than 30 affiliate sites without requiring a separate scheduled job for each.

Editorial safeguards determine what can be transferred. Images restricted by licensing are excluded, syndicated content retains its original attribution, and imported articles remain unpublished until local editors approve them. Affiliates can add context through an Affiliate Perspective component without changing the national content. Scheduled updates also carry subsequent changes made by NEA's national editors to copies already syndicated.

Capellic reports that affiliates have syndicated thousands of content items since the programme launched. A central tracking dashboard records which affiliates have imported and published each item and provides exportable reports. The agency has not published independently verified measurements of time saved or additional audience reach. The full technical case study explains the implementation and includes workflow demonstrations.