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Who is this guy anyway?Who is this guy anyway?
• Adult Services Librarian, Skokie Public Library• Formerly the Adult and Web Services
Librarian, Franklin Park Public Library
• Designed Franklin Park Public Library’s website using Drupal• Designed Library Production Studio’s website using Drupal• Helped a few libraries get started with Drupal
What we will go overWhat we will go over
LanguageThemesModulesUser permissionsBlocksMenus
Content Management Systems Content Management Systems (Framework)(Framework)
• Drupal• Wordpress• Joomla• Plone• Mambo• Etc.
Why Drupal?Why Drupal?
MenusUser permissions
Empower everybody/Spread the responsibilityThemesCommentsRSSIntegration of blogsFluid front page
So, is it easy?So, is it easy?
Famous Drupal sitesFamous Drupal sites
A few local libraries using DrupalA few local libraries using Drupal
And a few moreAnd a few more
DrupaleseDrupaleseA. BlocksB. ThemesC. TaxonomyD. CoreE. ModulesF. WeightG. NodeH. PathI. Page/Story
CoreCore
BlogsProfilesPage/StoryMenuBlocksModulesThemes
Basic configurationsBasic configurations
Site NameSloganMissionDate and TimeClean URLsOffline?
Remember /user to log in again
ThemesThemes
Settings for your themeSettings for your theme
Global Settings (pay attention to tabs)Site Information
TitleSloganMissionLogoFavicon
But I want my own themeBut I want my own theme
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (not as hard as it looks … seriously)
Firefox/Firebug are your friendsFirefox/Firebug are your friends
ModulesModules
• What are they?• Which ones to use?
ReleasesIssuesMaintainers
Content Construction Kit (CCK) Content Construction Kit (CCK) and Views Modulesand Views Modules
CCKCCK
• Create content typesYouth programsTeen programsAdult programsDatabasesBlogsRecommended websites
ViewsViews• Lists, lists, and more lists
Blog typesAll programs, youth programs, adult programs, repeating programs, etc.CalendarA particular user’s postsDatabases by subjectRatings
A few cool modulesA few cool modules
PathautoSOPACWeb FormSign upDate and Date APICalendarImage Field and Image APIImage CacheSchedulerText Size
Printer FriendlyTinyMCEFCKeditorCAPTCHAPanelsContent TemplateNice MenusAdministration MenuGoogle AnalyticsLink
User Permissions:User Permissions:divide and conquerdivide and conquer
BlocksBlocks
WhereSidebarsHeaderFooterContentUse your CSS
Configuring
MenusMenus
• Primary, Secondary, and Navigation• Settings• Weight• While creating content• URL Path Module• Nice Menus Module
Basic options for contentBasic options for content• Split Summary• Input Format• Revision information• Comment Settings• File Attachments• URL Path Settings• Authoring Information• Publishing Options
A few websites I have found A few websites I have found helpfulhelpful
Drupal Dojo http://drupaldojo.com/
Learn by the Drop http://learnbythedrop.com/
Drupal4lib Listserv http://listserv.uic.edu/archives/drupal4lib.html
GotDrupal.com? http://gotdrupal.com/
Drupalib- Drupal for Libraries http://drupalib.interoperating.info/
Getting Started http://drupal.org/getting-started/6
Drupal Handbooks http://drupal.org/handbooks
Support http://drupal.org/forum
Library Drupal Group http://groups.drupal.org/libraries
Lullabot http://www.lullabot.com/
A few books on DrupalA few books on Drupal
Please feel free to contact me @Please feel free to contact me @[email protected]@hotmail.com
http://twitter.com/mickjacobsenhttp://twitter.com/mickjacobsen
