Posscon 2011 Drupal Workshop
- 1. Drupal WorkshopPresented by OS Solutions
- 4. OverviewTo cover as much Drupal as we can in 2 hours to meet all audience levels
- 8. InstallationDir in Apache web dirSetup confHosts (local)MySQLsettings.php / files
- 10. DrushPHP Drop-inCommand LineQuick Commands
- 11. Enabling ModulesDownload, Extract, EnableNew D7 Paste URLDrush dl, en (den on github)https://github.com/jacksinn/Moar-Drush-Commands
- 13. Creating New Content TypesCCKCCK ExtensionsD7
- 15. Node ReferenceCCK Field TypeAJAX Field (easy, node title -> nid)Relates nodes
- 16. TaxonomySemantic WebSimilar ContentUse across node types
- 17. Displaying ContentBlock OutputViews DisplaysTPL Files
- 18. BlocksChunks of informationCan drop in code
- 19. ViewsQuery GeneratorCreate pages, blocks, feedsLive query results
- 22. Views FieldsItems to output‘select’ clauseOrdering, relationships
- 23. Views FiltersMain Filtering‘where’ clauseCan expose filters
- 24. Views SortSort query output‘order by’ clauseMultiple options
- 25. Views ArgumentsLike filtersLimit output based on node information, relationships
- 26. Views RelationshipsUsed to tie information / nodes together‘join’ clauseUse with fields and filters
- 28. RolesLogically group usersShare permissionsUser may have multiple roles
- 29. PermissionsWhat users may and may not view or modifySetup by roleUsers with multiple roles get the most liberal (‘or’ logic)
- 30. Rules / TriggersExecute actions on eventGenerate emailsCreate new contentFlagged content
- 31. FlagsAllow users to mark nodes (like, report)Use with triggered rulesBy user or global
- 32. Other Common ModulesDrupal relies on contrib modules to increase robustnessModules on drupal.org are GPLv2 Licensed
- 33. ContextLogically display items based on conditionsBundle regional information to be used across many node types
- 34. FeaturesStore logically grouped items in codeHelps with versioning / multiple developersCan deploy to any siteDrush feature-update (fu)
- 35. NodequeueOrder nodesUseful with sliders, promoting nodes, ad managementAdd to queue on node page (easy)
- 36. PathautoGenerate URLs for content based on information about the node or staticMay use tokens
- 37. MultisiteTraditional drop in new sites in sites/ dirAegir GUI management of site deployment
- 38. List of Moduleshttp://drupal.org/project/modulesGood ordering options
- 39. CachingCSS / JSBlockViewsSquid (external)
- 40. Production DeploymentTurn off UI elementsCachingDatabase directionUse features
- 41. Managing DeploymentsCore updates (backup!)Drush pm-update (up)VersioningOnly pull from prod DB never push to
- 44. Database ManagementFeatures ExportDB DumpDrush