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Presentation about Drupal Distributions from the Amplexor Mini Seminar on the 18th of october 2011 (Leuven, Belgium)
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Drupal distributions
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Agenda
! Introduction to Drupal ! Concept of distributions ! Development Kickstarts ! Products ! Platforms ! App Stores
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Introduction Introduction to Drupal
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Introduction
Open Source CMS
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Introduction
10 years old
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Introduction
originated in Belgium by Dries Buytaert
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Introduction
powers 1.7% of all websites
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Introduction
12000+ modules available
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Introduction
modular architecture
Drupal core
community modules custom
modules
core modules
a typical Drupal website
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Introduction
one-to-many “classic” websites
website
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Introduction
many-to-many social from the start
delegation of content creation and classification
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Introduction
platform architecture
website visitor Drupal webserver
Drupal database
content editor
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Introduction
technology stack recommended
Drupal
PHP
MySQL
Linux
Apache
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Introduction
DrupalCon London 2011
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Introduction
DrupalCon London 2011
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Introduction
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The Drupal community
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The Drupal community
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Concept of distributions
Distributions are the Future of drupal
Jeff Robbins - Lullabot
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This is Drupal
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This is a distribution
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Concept of distributions
Who benefits from distributions?
• New drupal Users Get started quickly • All drupal users
Distributions contain drupal best practices Create function oriented websites
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Concept of distributions
Why use these things?
They are proven solutions that have been developed and improved in real world websites.
Distributions contain specific functions that are needed for specific websites.
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Concept of distributions
Am I saving time ?
Let end users test all the previous
Create custom
functionalities C
reate views
Create content types
Configure/install libraries
Configure m
odules Install m
odules Install drupal core
Start here with a
Distribution
Development time
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Concept of distributions
How does it work?
Kickstart
Product
Platform
Drupal
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Concept of distributions
Example
Kickstart
Product
Core
+ content types + views + modules + configuration + menus
+ presets + content + libraries
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Concept of distributions
! Most distributions have a site. ! Soon all distributions will be downloadable on drupal.org.
Where to get them?
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Concept of distributions
Development kickstarts
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Concept of distributions
Products
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Concept of distributions
Platform
Distributions Sites
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Kickstarts
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Essential
Development kickstarts
Modules Development set-up Acquia extra’s
Acquia Drupal
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Concept of distributions
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Development kickstarts
Conference organizing Ticket selling Talks arrangements Scheduling Sponsor pages
Conference organizing distribution
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Development kickstarts
Conference organizing Ticket selling Talks arrangements Scheduling Sponsor pages
Conference organizing distribution
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Development kickstarts
Pressflow
Scalability Performance Availability
Focus
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Development kickstarts
Pressflow
Scalability Performance Availability
Focus
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Concept of distributions
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Development kickstarts
Usability
Customizability E-commerce 2.0
Drupal Commerce kickstart
E-commerce Framework
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Development kickstarts
Usability
Customizability E-commerce 2.0
Drupal Commerce kickstart
E-commerce Framework
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Kickstarts
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Kickstarts
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Kickstarts
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Development kickstarts
Social trends Flexibility Community Collaboration
Drupal Commons
Commons
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Development kickstarts
Social trends Flexibility Community Collaboration
Drupal Commons
Commons
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Concept of distributions
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Concept of distributions
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Concept of distributions
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Concept of distributions
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Concept of distributions
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Concept of distributions
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Development kickstarts
Project sites
Personal sites Easy site creation
Open Scholar
Ease of use
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Development kickstarts
Project sites
Personal sites Easy site creation
Open Scholar
Ease of use
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Development kickstarts
Content Creation
Content delivery Monetization
Open Publish
Content
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Development kickstarts
Content Creation
Content delivery Monetization
Open Publish
Content
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Products
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What is a product?
Product Out-of-the-box Full-featured
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What is a product?
Ready-to-use Download, unpack, install and start using limited configuration
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What is a product?
Documented End user manual Development
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What is a product?
Supported By company By community
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Products: Examples
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Product: Managing news
Robust news and data aggregation engine with pluggable visualization and workflow tools.
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Product: Managing news
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Product: Managing news
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Product: Managing news
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Product: Drupal Rooms
Booking and room management Modular, flexible, and open source.
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Product: OpenPublic
Content Management System Tailored to the needs of government. US government
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Product: OpenPublic
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Product: OpenPublic
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Product: Open Atrium
Intranet in-a-box
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Product: Open Atrium
User Interface Clean and intuitive
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Product: Open Atrium
Documentation Created and maintained by creator and community
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Product: Open Atrium
Translated Can be installed in over 30 languages
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Product: Open Atrium
Six features Come bundled in.
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Product: Open Atrium
Dashboard See a snapshot of all the activity across your groups.
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Product: Open Atrium
Blog Share ideas and receive email notifications when others post.
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Product: Open Atrium
Notebook Collaborate on documents, compare revisions, and print when you're done.
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Product: Open Atrium
Case Tracker Create and manage projects within each of your groups.
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Product: Open Atrium
Calendar Add events and pull in feeds from other calendars.
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Product: Open Atrium
Shoutbox Share messages and links with just the people in your group.
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Product: Open Atrium
Extend(ed) Can be extended to include additional features.
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Platforms
Platforms
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Platforms
Let us Build your own distribution(s)
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Platforms
Don’t repeat Build once, use many.
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Platforms
Time to delivery Setup new sites faster.
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Platforms
Identify common Usage Functionality Layout
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Platforms
Build multiple profiles Microsite, Portfolio, Product, Company Don’t build the golden hammer!
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Platforms
Add generic features Blog, Photo gallery, … As building blocks
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Platforms
Custom development Develop specific business logic. Connect with your back office.
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Platforms
Define workflows Generic content management.
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Platforms
Master theme Create a common starting point.
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Platforms
Documentation Describe how to install, extend, theme.
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Platforms
Start deploying sites Install, choose profile Extend theme (layout) Add content Go live
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Platforms
Easier support All the “same” Fix once, fixed all Same workflow
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Platforms
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Platforms : COD
Conference Organizing event signup, session proposal, session scheduling and social networking
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Platforms : COD
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Platforms : COD
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Platforms : COD
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Platforms : COD
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Platforms : COD
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App Stores App Stores
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App Stores
consumerization of IT
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App Stores
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App Stores
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App Stores
“I want my Drupal website to be integrated with MailChimp.”
-- the average customer
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App Stores
custom development
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App Stores
Custom solution for a general problem
Takes a lot of time an money
Repeatedly create redundant solutions
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App Stores
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App Stores
app ≠ module
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App Stores
Modules
Not convenient to install
Hard to configure
Poor usability
Not well supported
No training
Not ready for Enterprise
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App Stores
what’s an app?
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App Stores
what’s an app?
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App Stores
An app is a high-quality solution which completely solves one exact problem.
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App Stores
usability
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App Stores
usability
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App Stores
“I am looking for a simple and easy way to place blocks in specific regions around my website.”
-- the average customer
Block Manager
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App Stores
Block Manager Apps
Good documentation
Excellent usability
Fast and easy installation
Extensive commercial support
Good fit for distributions
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App Stores
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App Stores
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App Stores
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Drupal references
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kinepolis.be under construction
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Contact us
Amplexor NV Gaston Geenslaan 10 B3 3001 Heverlee (Leuven) Belgium
Brouwerijstraat 1 9031 Drongen (Gent) Belgium
tel. +32 16 44 25 10 fax +32 16 44 25 15 email [email protected] www http://www.amplexor.com
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