Week 3 - MTM4081drupalextended

week2review• What is a content management system?

Why do we use it? Popular systems?

• Guest speaker, Andrew Sinkinson, from Statistics Canada provided insight on how content management systems are being used in his department.

• Introduction to Drupal 7 as a web content framework.

• Drupal 7 architecture, system flow, modules, and documentation.

• Group assignment: Build a simple website with Drupal.

• Group presentations: Show off your new site.

• Possible work term placements at Statistics Canada with a Drupal migration.

Week 2 Review

writtenwork

Views SlideshowCarolyn Lundy, Shauna Snippe

MediaTony Gamble

LocaleSteven Truong

CAPTCHAAndrew Brown, Ashely Lowe

Sports ScoresJeff Stray

Google AnalyticsSabrina Dziarski

There a plethora of different modules that Drupal allows you to use to customize your site. These are all open source and developed by users and the Drupal team alike. - Steven

www.opin.ca chris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

Week 3

Week 3

gettingtechnicalLast Week – IntroductionNodes, Content TypesMenus, BlocksUsers, Roles, Permissions

Today - Extending DrupalContent Construction Kit (CCK)ViewsInternationalizationFlagsRulesService LinksRateTaxonomyToken

www.opin.ca chris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

Week 2

documentation

Drupal Moduleshttp://drupal.org/project/modules

Where you read about and download Drupal modules.

There are thousands of websites devoted to Drupal. Most problems you may encounter have been solved and documented online.

www.opin.ca chris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

Week 3

onlinelab• Enabling Modules

• Content Construction Kit

• Views

• Internationalization

• Flags

• Rules

• Service Links

• Rate

• Taxonomy

• Token

intermission

Week 2

groupwork

TaxonomyTaxonomy

Create a new taxonomy for categorizing your information.

Add a list of terms.

Add the taxonomy field to your content type.

ConfigurationsModules

Configure your new modules to work as you need.

Setup permissions, display, etc.

ViewsViews

Create a couple new views as a creative way of displaying your content.

Create a “Page” view and a “Block’ view.

Teams of 3. Assignment should take 1 hour followed by presentations.

Extend DrupalModules

Review the list of modules available on your Drupal instance.

Enable the modules which you believe are required to further develop your site.

intermission

Week 2

presentations1. Group B

2. Group H

3. Group C

4. Group 1

5. Group E

6. Group F

7. Group D

8. Group G