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Absolute Beginners Guide to Drupal The OSWay 1. Introduction 2. Install 3. Create 4. Extend 5. Design 6. Practice The OSWay 1. Introduction 2. Install 3. Create 4. Extend 5. Design 6. Practice Drupal What? A

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Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Drupal

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The “OSWay”

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Install
  • 3. Create
  • 4. Extend
  • 5. Design
  • 6. Practice
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The “OSWay”

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Install
  • 3. Create
  • 4. Extend
  • 5. Design
  • 6. Practice
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Drupal

  • What? A Content Management System
  • When? Started in 2000 by Dries Buytaert

a student at a university in Belgium.

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What is a Content Management System (CMS)?

  • a software platform that aids in the management of content on

a Web site.

http://www.anvilmediainc.com/search-engine-marketing-glossary.html
  • a software application that makes it possible for non-technical

users to publish content to a website. A CMS serves as a store for a wide range of information assets, including text, image databases and so on.

www.publiclife.co.uk/glossary.html
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What is a Content Management System (CMS)?

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What is a Content Management System (CMS)?

Content

Creative Writing, Editing, HTML

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What is a Content Management System (CMS)?

Content

Creative Writing, Editing, HTML

Creative Design

Site Design and Page Layout, Information Architecture, Usability Design

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What is a Content Management System (CMS)?

Technical Design

Custom Programming, Database, PHP, AJAX, JavaScript, etc.

Content

Creative Writing, Editing, HTML

Creative Design

Site Design and Page Layout, Information Architecture, Usability Design

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The Drupal Business Model

Drupal is free. How is that possible? Drupal is run by volunteers working for Drupal businesses. Drupal is free: but Drupal sites often aren’t.

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The Business Behind Drupal

Drupal is still led by it’s founder, Dries Buytaert. His company Acquia runs much of Drupal’s products, services and support

DrupalCon London

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The Business Behind Drupal

Drupal is still led by it’s founder, Dries Buytaert. His company Acquia runs much of Drupal’s products, services and support

DrupalCon London

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Don’t Miss This

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What Does Drupal Mean?

Drupal is a misspelling of “drop” in Dutch. That explains the logos:

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Users: White House

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Department of Commerce

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Department of Education

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Grammy Awards

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Christina Aguilera

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Major League Soccer

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Rafael Nadal

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No False Promises

  • HUGE learning curve beyond the basics
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No False Promises

  • HUGE learning curve beyond the basics
  • Quicker, but good sites still take time
  • Cheaper, but may cost $XX,XXX or more
  • More Options, but custom work often needed
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No False Promises

Drupal is not right for every site

  • WordPress = very easy, but few features
  • Joomla = easier, but less flexibility
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No False Promises

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No False Promises

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No False Promises

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Why use Drupal 7?

  • Drupal 5

–Launched 2007. Updates have ended

  • Drupal 6

–Launched 2008. Still actively developed and used for 95% of sites.

  • Drupal 7

–Launched 2011.

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The “OSWay”

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Install
  • 3. Create
  • 4. Extend
  • 5. Design
  • 6. Practice
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Installation #1 … Automatic

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Installation #2 … Manual

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Installation #3 … Cloud

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Installation #4 ... Desktop

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Installation #4 ... Desktop

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Installation #4 ... Desktop

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Admin Area

Username: admin Password: admin

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Admin Area

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The “OSWay”

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Install
  • 3. Create
  • 4. Extend
  • 5. Design
  • 6. Practice
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Content Workflow

1) Content types 2) Fields (if extra data needed) 3) Taxonomy (if categories needed)

  • Vocabulary
  • Terms

4) Create Content

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Content Workflow

1) Content types

In Drupal, each item of content is called a node, and each node belongs to a single content type, which defines various default settings for nodes

  • f that type, such as whether the node is

published automatically and whether comments are permitted. Control over how content is added to your site. Goes way beyond the typical “Title” and “Body” fields.

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Content Workflow

2) Fields

Attached to Drupal entities (content nodes, users, taxonomy vocabularies, etc.) fields take care of storing, loading, editing, and rendering field data. Where content is added to your site. Can be sorted, selected, presented in any setting. Allow for customizing your content for maximum flexibility.

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Content Workflow

3) Taxonomy

Categorization Set up Master Categories = Vocabulary Set up Sub Categories = Terms Drupal then creates master links for each term

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Content Workflow

3) Taxonomy

Categorization Set up Master Categories = Vocabulary Set up Sub Categories = Terms Drupal then creates master links for each term

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Content Workflow

4) Create Content

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Planning

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The “OSWay”

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Install
  • 3. Create
  • 4. Extend
  • 5. Design
  • 6. Practice
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  • A. Modules Workflow

1) Download 2) Install 3) Enable 4) Configure

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drupal.org/project/modules DrupalModules.com

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Upload Modules

Files needed to be uploaded to either: /sites/all/modules/ or: /sites/default/modules/ *** do not upload to /modules/ OR use the new installer!

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The “OSWay”

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Install
  • 3. Create
  • 4. Extend
  • 5. Design
  • 6. Practice
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  • B. Themes

Each theme has different block positions

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Theme Sources

1) Free themes 2) Commercial themes ($50 to $250) 3) Theme Generator ($100) 4) Custom ($2000 and upwards)

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1) Free Themes

Drupal.org/project/Themes

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2) Commercial Themes

RocketTheme.com FusionDrupalThemes.com

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3) Theme Generator

Artisteer.com

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Layout Recap

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Blocks

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Views Workflow

1) Simple Views 2) Views

  • 1. Display
  • 2. Format
  • 3. Fields
  • 4. Filter
  • 5. Sort
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Views Workflow

1) Simple Views 2) Views

  • 1. Display
  • 2. Format
  • 3. Fields
  • 4. Filter
  • 5. Sort
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Panels Workflow (Blocks with Brains)

1) Panels > Choose page 2) Basic settings 3) Choose the layout 4) Place the content

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Panels Workflow (Blocks with Brains)

1) Panels > Choose page 2) Basic settings 3) Choose the layout 4) Place the content

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User Workflow

1) Roles 2) Permissions 3) Users 4) Masquerade module to test user accounts

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Things to Remember

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Drupal Beginner Workflow

1) Install (4 ways) 2) Create (Content) 3) Extend (Modules) 4) Design (Views, Panels &Themes) 5) Practice, Practice, Practice (OSTraining.com)

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Content Workflow

1) Content types 2) Fields (if extra data needed) 3) Taxonomy (if categories needed)

  • Vocabulary
  • Terms

4) Create Content

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Extend/Design Workflow

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Modules / Themes Workflow

1) Download 2) Install 3) Enable 4) Configure

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User Workflow

1) Roles 2) Permissions 3) Users 4) Masquerade module to test user accounts

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Put it all together...

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Over to you …

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Today’s Guide/Slides

http://www.ostraining.com/ drupal-beginner-guide.pdf http://www.ostraining.com/ drupal-beginner-slides.pdf

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