Hands On Drupal - SchipulCon 09
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This document is a presentation on the open-source content management system (CMS) Drupal. It introduces Drupal and what it can do, such as powering websites through customizable content types, search engine optimization, and third-party modules. It then demonstrates how to install, administer, and customize a Drupal site by adding pages, menus, and modules. Finally, it addresses whether Drupal is right for the user's needs and takes questions from the audience.
Hands On Drupal - SchipulCon 09
- 1. HANDS-ON DRUPAL Funny Name, Serious CMS.
- 2. THE PEOPLE ON STAGE RIGHT NOW We’ll be your hosts for this evening
- 3. Albert D. Hughes Project Manager at Schipul
- 4. John-Michael Oswalt Search Engine Marketing at Schipul
- 5. David Stagg Creative Director at Schipul
- 6. 3 Big Questions What is Drupal? What can Drupal do? Is Drupal right for me?
- 7. WHAT IS DRUPAL? Funny name, serious CMS.
- 8. Building a Web site Signed, The 1990s
- 9. CONTENT
- 12. C ONTENT M ANAGEMENT S YSTEM
- 13. Drupal Open-source Easy to tailor (customizable) Supported by a large on-line community
- 14. WHAT CAN DRUPAL DO? With great power comes great responsibility. And a Porsche.
- 15. Bird’s Eye View Sites powered by Drupal How sites leveraged Drupal Content/Content Types Menus Blocks Nodes
- 16. Bird’s Eye View, cont. Custom content types Search engine optimization Use of third-party modules
- 17. NOW LET’S DO IT. Where after it’s all over, you still feel morally reputable.
- 18. Hosting plans Installing Self-hosted One-click installation Hosting and Installing
- 19. Administration Site Information (“Customize and Configure”) Adding a basic page Menus and navigation Roles, Users, Permissions
- 20. Core Modules What is a module? Modules Comments Contact Path Search
- 21. Third-Party Modules Free to download, free to use Necessary for improved Drupal functionality Community-submitted Installed in separate, specific directory /sites/all/modules/
- 22. Third-Party Modules, cont. CCK (Content Construction Kit) Image-related: File Field (CCK) Image Field (CCK) Image API ImageCache Views
- 23. Putting It All Together Create the content type Create the content Publish the content View a full list of content on my site
- 24. Themes The basic look may not suit your organization Core Themes Third-Party Themes Custom Themes Changing your theme Theme settings Site logo
- 25. THREE BIG QUESTIONS Should you ask it out on a date?
- 26. 3 Big Questions—Answered! What is Drupal? An easy to tailor open-source content management system (CMS) supported by a large on-line community.
- 27. 3 Big Questions—Answered! 2. What can Drupal do? Drupal can use modules, like CCK and Views, to take your information types and organize and display them in a streamlined approach.
- 28. 3 Big Questions—Answered! 3. Is Drupal right for me? Not always!
- 29. Q&A Dear Lord, I hope we know the answer
- 31. HUGHES, OSWALT, STAGG Schipul—The Web Marketing Company