Mw2009 Exercises
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The document outlines a series of exercises to configure a Drupal site, including: 1) Creating user roles and permissions 2) Installing the FCKeditor WYSIWYG editor module 3) Changing themes and customizing theme settings 4) Configuring blocks and menus 5) Setting up content types using CCK and Filefield modules 6) Creating views to display content 7) Adding a calendar using the Calendar module
![Exercise 2: Installing FCKeditor with the built-in file browser Download FCKeditor module from drupal.org version compatible for drupal 6 Unzip and untar into sites/all/modules Download fckeditor from http://www.fckeditor.net/download Unzip into sites/all/modules/fckeditor/fckeditor Edit /fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/config.php Add after line with ‘global $Config’: require_once "../../../../../filemanager.config.php"; Change from $Config['Enabled'] = false; to $Config['Enabled'] = true; Edit sites/default/settings.php Uncomment $cookie_domain and set it to the appropriate domain (in this case – localhost) Enable the FCKeditor module in drupal administration Set permissions for the module under drupal user management Edit the default profile under admin/settings/fckeditor/edit/Default Under ‘Basic Setup’, check the roles that can use the editor Under ‘File Browser type’, select ‘Built-in Filebrowser’ and set ‘allow quick uploads’ to true](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mw2009exercises-090420203840-phpapp01/85/Mw2009-Exercises-2-320.jpg)
Mw2009 Exercises
- 1. Exercise 1: User Management Adjust user settings to require administrator approval of registrations Create and access rule to prevent users with a particular email type Check the access rule Create a new role Create a new user Assign the new user to the new role Set permission to create/edit a page for the new role Check permissions by logging in as new user
- 2. Exercise 2: Installing FCKeditor with the built-in file browser Download FCKeditor module from drupal.org version compatible for drupal 6 Unzip and untar into sites/all/modules Download fckeditor from http://www.fckeditor.net/download Unzip into sites/all/modules/fckeditor/fckeditor Edit /fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/config.php Add after line with ‘global $Config’: require_once "../../../../../filemanager.config.php"; Change from $Config['Enabled'] = false; to $Config['Enabled'] = true; Edit sites/default/settings.php Uncomment $cookie_domain and set it to the appropriate domain (in this case – localhost) Enable the FCKeditor module in drupal administration Set permissions for the module under drupal user management Edit the default profile under admin/settings/fckeditor/edit/Default Under ‘Basic Setup’, check the roles that can use the editor Under ‘File Browser type’, select ‘Built-in Filebrowser’ and set ‘allow quick uploads’ to true
- 3. Exercise 3: Selecting and configuring themes Change default theme from Garland to Chameleon and display site; then change back to Garland Configure Garland (recolorable theme): Select a different color set, save and display Change to custom color set Select some custom colors Upload a new logo (mhm-blue_sm.jpg) and new icon (favicon.ico), select ‘site name’, ‘site slogan’, ‘mission’ Go to ‘Site Configuration’/’Site Information’ and add text for site name, slogan, and mission – display site
- 4. Exercise 4: Blocks Enable the ‘Who’s online’ block and put it on the left sidebar Reposition the ‘Who’s Online’ block so that it is on the top of the left sidebar Configure the ‘Who’s Online’ Block so that it only shows on admin pages Create a new block with links to google and yahoo and place it in the header region.
- 5. Exercise 5: Menus Create two simple pages – this is a chance to try out the editor Create a new menu Add one of the pages you created to the menu Place the menu in the left sidebar Open the other page you created and add it to the menu
- 6. Content Types Setup Copy the following folders from the CD: CCK, Date, Filefield, Imagefield, mimedetect, and token Paste folders into sites/all/modules Go to admin/modules and enable all new modules Run update.php (link to it is at the top of admin/modules)
- 7. Exercise 6: Content Types Set Up and enable CCK modules Create an exhibit content type with opening and closing dates Create 3-4 exhibits Create a tour content type with tour date, and a reference to one or more exhibits Create one or more tours with references to exhibits (optional) Copy node.tpl.php to node-exhibit.tpl.php and modify it
- 8. Views Setup Copy ‘Views’ and ‘Advanced Help’ folders from the CD to sites/all/modules In admin/modules, enable ‘Views’ and ‘Advanced Help’ modules Run update.php
- 9. Exercise 7: Views Create a new ‘node’ view Add a ‘page’ display Set path to ‘upcoming_exhibits’ Set formatting to ‘table’ Add fields: title and opening_date Filter by node:type = exhibit Filter by opening_date in the future (optional) show only exhibits with associated tours
- 10. Calendar Setup Copy ‘calendar’ folder from the CD to sites/all/modules Enable calendar modules in the ‘Date’ group Run update.php Configure date and time in admin/Site Configuration/Date and Time
- 11. Exercise 8: Events and Calendar Use the Calendar Wizard to create a new content type called ‘museum_event’ Add a field called ‘category’ as a select list –categories: ‘music’, ‘books’, and ‘family’ Create a few events at various dates and times and view the calendar Edit the date_browser view Change style to ‘table’ Add fields: title and date Change argument to Content:Date
- 12. Exercise 8: Events and Calendar (optional) Restyle the view by creating a new template file Start by inspecting ‘Theme information’ for the ‘page’ display Copy the code for the default style output Save the code to a file named view-table--date-browser--page.tpl.php in sites/all/themes/mhm Modify the code to show the appropriate icon for each category
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