2. Hi, I'm Drupal
● What is Drupal?
● Jargon Busting
● Using Drupal
Websites
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3. What is Drupal?
Content Management System
● Open source
– Freedom
– Foundation for future growth
● Huge friendly community
– Support
– resources
● Just the beginning
– Your new website
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4. Drupal community
● Local Drupal meetups – user group meetings
● http://drupal.org/handbooks
● http://drupal.org/getting-started
● drupal.org web support forums
● IRC channels
● #drupal-support
● #drupal-au
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5. Jargon busting
● Node ● Navigation
● Module ● Admin menu
● Block ● Workflow
● User ● Taxonomy
● Path ● Web form
● Theme ● CKeditor
● Menus ● Calendar
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6. What is a node?
A node is;
● an intersection
● a connection
● a bulge or lump
● a drop of content
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7. Common node types
● Page
● Story
● Event
● News
● Blog
● Profile
● Proposal
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8. Modules
A module is an ● Views
extension or ● Panels
plug-in to Drupal that
adds extra ● CCK
features ● Admin menu
● Workflow
● Twitter
● Cumulus
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9. Blocks
A block is a small chunk ● Sidebars
of content that can be ● Footers
placed in any region on
the site. ● Menus
● Events
● Tweets
● Links
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11. User
● Anyone who has a user name and
password to access the site is a User.
● Users have different permissions to
let them accomplish various tasks
and keep the site secure.
● http://mydrupalsite.com.au/user
is where you go to login
to your Drupal site.
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12. Path
● The web address of a node.
http://mydrupalsite.com.au/content/newblog
● The pathway to find a piece of content
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13. Theme
● The look and feel of the website.
● Theme separates the style, colours, fonts
and layout from the content.
● There are many free themes available for
download at http://drupal.org/project/Themes
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14. Menus
Lists of content links ● Primary links
that help users find what ● Navigation
they want. ● Footer menu
Menus help define the ● External links
site structure and site ● Administration
map.
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15. Navigation
● Navigation is the
default menu type
where Drupal puts
links such as logout,
my account, create
content and other
admin tasks.
● Also a good place
for links for users
who are logged in.
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16. Admin menu
● Admin menu is a special module that site
administrators can access to make it easier to
work on the website.
● A black bar at the top of the website appears
when site administrators are logged in.
● Contains links to Content management, Site
configuration, User management etc.
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17. Workflow
● A module to make it easier to create
content in stages before it is published
live on the website.
● In theory;
● Create content
● Send for review
● Edit, hold or approve
● Publish
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18. Taxonomy
● Taxonomy is how Drupal will classify and
categorise content.
● Categories
● Vocabularies
● Terms
● Keywords
● Tags
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19. Web form
Web form is a module that allows us to create
contact forms, event registration and other
interactive content types that require users to
enter data online.
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20. CKeditor
● What you see is what you get! Wysiwyg
● The inline page editor you use to edit content
and upload images.
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21. Calendar
● The calendar has a year, month,
week and date view.
● The event content type will show
up in the calendar
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22. Edit and create content
● Let's get to it!
● Edit content
● Upload images
● Create content
● Add to menus
● Switch themes
● Move blocks
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23. Resources
● Dummy text for layout
http://www.procato.com/lipsum/
● Book: Using Drupal
http://usingdrupal.com
● Images: Flickr CC share alike
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
● Lynda.com training videos
http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=620
● Free videos on You tube
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=drupal
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