Drupal in Depth
Labourtech 2010
Who (am I)
Kathryn Carruthers
Network Administrator National Union of Public and General
[email protected]
What (is Drupal)
CMS
Open source
Free
Widely adopted
Fast development cycle
Easier to use with every version
When (is it the best choice)
You want automated category pages / blogs / gallery / ease of
use for multiple content creators / ability to restrict by
role...
You need multiple sites manageable from a single point
You want to be able to move easily between
development/test/production environments
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Where (can it live)
System requirements (L)AMPDatabase projects to extend to other
environments
Highly scalable
Why (do I have to learn new words to build a website)
Node / node type
Module
Theme
Region
Block
Taxonomy
How (does it install, run, manage)
Database (installation)
File storage Drupal core, modules, themes
+ images, downloads
Tools FTP client+ browser
Versions
Drupal 5
Drupal 6
Acquia Drupal 6
Drupal 7 (alpha)
Drupalgardens (Acquia Drupal 7 + themebuilder)
Drupal 5 will no longer be maintained when Drupal 7 is released.
Upgrading to Drupal 6 is recommended.
Try it out
Demo site installation (local install)
Download DAMP from Acquia.com
Run install
Download and install 7-zip (to decompress modules and
themes)
Acquia local installer DAMP
drupalmodules.com IMCE, WYSIWIG, bridge
Customize
Additional modules
Acquia included modules
Administrative menu
Configuration
update.php
Users, roles and permissions
User 1 (Admin user)
Installed roles Authenticated
Anonymous
Create roles
Permissions
Create users
User 1 has all rights
User settings - control who can create accounts
Obligatory favourite modules list
Backup Migrate
WYSIWIG / FCKeditor
IMCE (IMCE-WYSIWIG bridge)
Resources available (books, sites, video, training)
Using Drupal (O'Reilly)
packtpub.com (specific how-to)
lullabot.com (training videos)
Front End Drupal (theming)
designtotheme.com
Pro Drupal Development (modules)
drupal.org /
groups.drupal.orgdrupalmodules.comlullabot.compacktbooks.com
Groups, camps, cons
groups.drupal.org
Drupal camps (locally driven training)
Drupalcon (twice yearly Europe and NA)
The Future
Drupal 7
Drupal Gardens
Questions?
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