Drupal Basics
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This document provides an introduction to building websites with Drupal in 15 minutes or less. It discusses key Drupal concepts like content types, nodes, CCK for custom fields, Views for advanced querying and listing content, taxonomy for organizing data, themes for customizing displays, and hooks for customizing Drupal's functionality. The document encourages the reader to get started with Drupal and provides links for additional learning resources.
Drupal Basics
- 1. 0 to Drupal in 15 Minutes Dont just build it, Drupal it! v0.1 Erle Pereira
- 2. -Content Types (differnt types of nodes) *Blog, Story, Page http://www.drupal.org/node/1 -- load node #1 node/ --1 --2 --3 project --download ----cck ----views Drupal enlightenment: Just get me a damn site – (L 1) Some interaction to go with that ? (L 2) I want an application! (L 3) Michaelangelo had nothing on me (L 4) Nodes: The Tree of life
- 3. CCK 'Designer Fruit' CCK -Field Types *text, integer, nodereference Widgets -drop down selects -date -map -once defined can be added to a different content type -Minimal control over display here as well *full / teaser / hidden / Inline
- 4. Views Enjoying the fruit Views, advaced querying, enjoy the fruits of your labour lists, tables, grids, view as pages/ blocks
- 5. Taxonomy : organise your data! Think of this like post it notes on your folders then simply ask for all folders matching some post it notes.
- 6. Changing Room Theme Do what you want with the display template & functions
- 7. Hooking, changing the rules
- 8. Hooking, Step 1 : Prepare
- 9. Hooking, Step 2:Build 1. Prepare 2. =
- 10. Hooking, Step 3: Validate 1. Prepare 2. Build 3. =
- 11. Hooking, Step 4: Submit 1. Prepare 2. Build 3. Validate 4. Submit
- 12. Working it Form api, web app, control the damn thing *Over rides *Custom Validation *Form Refferral
- 13. Go forth & Drupal http://www.drupal.org http://www.drupal.org/handbooks