Introduction to Drupal, Wayne Eaker, Nov 11, 09
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The document provides an introduction to Drupal, a free and open-source content management system and web application framework that operates on Apache, PHP, and MySQL. It highlights the essential components of Drupal including themes, modules, and views, and discusses its flexibility and capabilities for content management. Additionally, it covers SEO, social media integration, advertising, and the wide range of modules available for customization, concluding with reasons why one should use Drupal for building websites.
Introduction to Drupal, Wayne Eaker, Nov 11, 09
- 1. Introduction to Drupal Wayne Eaker wayne@samutech.com LA2M, November 11, 2009
- 2. Drupal Is... A Content Management System A Web Application Framework Free and Open Source Runs on Apache, PHP and MySQL (also PostgreSQL) Is used by thousands of websites, including: WhiteHouse.gov TheOnion.com BobDylan.com Amnesty.org Mattel.com Britney.com FastCompany.com LA2M.org MissionMetallica.com
- 3. Content Management Systems Publisher Web Database Site Reader
- 6. Frameworks vs. CMS Flexibility Out of the Box Functionality
- 7. Frameworks vs. CMS Programmer Zone Flexibility Out of the Box Functionality
- 8. Frameworks vs. CMS Programmer Zone Flexibility Publisher Zone Out of the Box Functionality
- 9. Frameworks vs. CMS Programmer Zone Flexibility Publisher Zone Out of the Box Functionality
- 10. Drupal Components Content Theme Modules Views
- 11. Content in Drupal Node Properties Type Title Body Author Published State Created Date Tags The Node
- 12. The Content Construction Kit Event Type Node Basic Node Properties CCK Fields Type Date and Time (date) Title Location Name (text) Body Graphic (image) Author Speaker Name (text) Published State Speaker URL (link) Created Date Event Email (email) Tags
- 13. CCK Demo
- 14. CCK Demo
- 15. Drupal Components Content Theme Modules Views
- 16. Event Registrations Event Module
- 17. A Module Example
- 20. Putting on Pajamas Event Module
- 21. Putting on Pajamas Event Module
- 22. Putting on Pajamas Event Franken- Event Module Module
- 24. Putting on Pajamas Event Franken- Event Module Module
- 25. Putting on Pajamas Event Franken- Event Module Module One Week Later Event Module version 2.1 ?
- 26. Putting on Pajamas The Drupal Way Event Module + Pajama Module =
- 28. Putting on Pajamas The Drupal Way Event Module + Pajama Module =
- 29. Putting on Pajamas The Drupal Way Event Module + Pajama Module = One Week Later Event Module version 2.1 + Pajama Module =
- 30. The Drupal Form Hook I’m getting ready to show the checkout form. Wait, I have something to add! Here’s the form. Give it back to me when you’re done. Form Pajama Module Form w/ PJs
- 31. The Drupal Hook System A node has just been added A node is being loaded from the database A node is about to be saved A node was just updated A node is about to be deleted A node is about to shown in RSS feed A node is about to be displayed A node is to be shown as a search result A node is being prepared for printing A node is about to be shown in edit form A comment has been posted/updated A module is being enabled/disabled A form is about to be displayed Tags are being added/updated/deleted A user has logged in/logged out A user page is about to be displayed A user is being edited A user has just registered A user has been updated A user’s account info is being loaded And many more!
- 32. Drupal Components Content Theme Modules Views
- 33. Views Demo
- 34. Drupal Components Content Theme Modules Views
- 35. Getting Started with Drupal Users Download Drupal: http://drupal.org Installation Guide: http://drupal.org/getting-started/install Drupal for Beginners: http://drupal.org/handbook/customization/tutorials/beginners-cookbook Developers Drupal Developer Reference: http://api.drupal.org/ Pro Drupal Development, by John K. VanDyk http://drupalbook.com/ Cracking Drupal, by Greg James Knaddison http://crackingdrupal.com/
- 36. Search Engine Optimization Nodewords - Enables Meta Keywords and Descriptions http://drupal.org/project/nodewords Pathauto - Automatically Generate SEO-Friendly URLs http://drupal.org/project/pathauto Taxonomy - Tag Content Comes with Drupal XML Sitemap - Automatically Build Sitemap for Search Engines http://drupal.org/project/xmlsitemap SEO Checklist - Shows Other Modules and Settings http://drupal.org/project/seo_checklist Drupal 6 Search Engine Optimization, by Ben Finklea http://drupal.org/node/598550
- 37. Social Media Facebook Connect - Allows Facebook Logins to Your Site http://drupal.org/project/fbconnect OpenID - Allows OpenID Logins to Your Site Comes with Drupal Twitter - Displays Twitter Posts on Your Site http://drupal.org/project/twitter Service Links - Adds “Post to FB, Twitter, etc” to Pages on Site http://drupal.org/project/service_links Video Filter - Easily Embed Videos from Youtube, Vimeo, etc. http://drupal.org/project/video_filter Flickr- Easily Embed Photos from Flickr http://drupal.org/project/flickr
- 38. Advertising and e-Commerce Advertisement - Complete Ad-serving Platform http://drupal.org/project/ad AdSense - Integrate Google AdSense into Your Site http://drupal.org/project/adsense OpenX - Integrate OpenX Ad-serving Platform http://drupal.org/project/openx Ubercart - Complete Shopping Cart System http://drupal.org/project/ubercart
- 39. Other Modules Calendar - Build Calendar with the Views System http://drupal.org/project/calendar Google Analytics - Adds Analytics Code to all Pages http://drupal.org/project/google_analytics Webform - Create Simple Webforms with Online Interface http://drupal.org/project/webform WYSIWYG - Adds Rich Text Editor to Drupal Node Forms http://drupal.org/project/wysiwyg Imagecache - Automatic Resizing of Uploaded Images http://drupal.org/project/imagecache
- 40. Conclusion - Why Use Drupal? Content Management System with flexibility of a Web Application Framework Build a website that integrates e-Commerce, blogging, forums, etc., without having separate sites. Create custom content types and dynamic views, with no programming necessary. Lots and lots of pre-built modules and a large and growing community of websites and Drupal programmers.
- 41. Questions? =