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Albert Hughes, John-Michael Oswalt, David Stagg Schipul—The Web Marketing [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
HANDS-ON DRUPALFunny Name, Serious CMS.
THE PEOPLE ON STAGE RIGHT NOWWe’ll be your hosts for this evening
Albert D. HughesProject Manager at Schipul
John-Michael OswaltSearch Engine Marketing at Schipul
David StaggCreative Director at Schipul
3 Big Questions
1. What is Drupal?2. What can Drupal do?3. Is Drupal right for me?
WHAT IS DRUPAL?Funny name, serious CMS.
Building a Web siteSigned,The 1990s
CONTENT
CONTENTMANAGEMENT
CONTENTMANAGEMENTSYSTEM
CONTENTMANAGEMENTSYSTEM
Drupal
1. Open-source2. Easy to tailor (customizable)3. Supported by a large on-line community
WHAT CAN DRUPAL DO?With great power comes great responsibility. And a Porsche.
Bird’s Eye View
• Sites powered by Drupal• How sites leveraged Drupal– Content/Content Types– Menus– Blocks– Nodes
Bird’s Eye View, cont.
• Custom content types• Search engine optimization• Use of third-party modules
NOW LET’S DO IT.Where after it’s all over, you still feel morally reputable.
• Hosting plans• Installing– Self-hosted– One-click installation
Hosting and Installing
Administration
• Site Information (“Customize and Configure”)• Adding a basic page• Menus and navigation• Roles, Users, Permissions
Core Modules
• What is a module?• Modules– Comments– Contact– Path– Search
Third-Party Modules
• Free to download, free to use• Necessary for improved
Drupal functionality• Community-submitted• Installed in separate, specific
directory– /sites/all/modules/
Third-Party Modules, cont.
• CCK (Content Construction Kit)• Image-related:– File Field (CCK)– Image Field (CCK)– Image API– ImageCache
• Views
Putting It All Together
1. Create the content type2. Create the content3. Publish the content
a. View a full list of content on my site
Themes
• The basic look may not suit your organization– Core Themes– Third-Party Themes– Custom Themes
• Changing your theme• Theme settings– Site logo
THREE BIG QUESTIONSShould you ask it out on a date?
3 Big Questions—Answered!
1. What is Drupal?An easy to tailor open-source content management
system (CMS) supported by a large on-line community.
3 Big Questions—Answered!
2. What can Drupal do?Drupal can use modules, like CCK and Views, to take
your information types and organize and display them in a streamlined approach.
3 Big Questions—Answered!
3. Is Drupal right for me?Not always!
Q&ADear Lord, I hope we know the answer
“Hands-On Drupal”
John-Michael Oswaltjmoswalt.comtwitter.com/jmoswalt
David Staggdavidstagg.comtwitter.com/dstagg
Find this presentation here:www.schipulcon.com/presentations
Albert Hughesheadwreckas.comtwitter.com/ahughes3
HUGHES, OSWALT, STAGGSchipul—The Web Marketing Company