VIEWS & EVENTSA brief tutorial
By: Ryan Cross (rcross/#35936)
Introduction
I am not a View Guru
Demonstrate Views & Event Modules
Fresh Install of D5.5
CCK not in scope
Installation
Download modules from Drupal.org
Unzip into /sites/all/modules (or appropriate)
Enable Modules
If necessary - give php more memory
Give PHP more memory
Event Module
Pros:
Provides all the basics for getting events and calendars up on your site
Provides some Views integration
Cons:
Not quite as flexible as using Date/CCK for advanced features
ViewsBasically a GUI interface for SQL selection.
Pros:
Very flexible and robust
Many Modules support it
Views 2 is on the way!
Cons:
Interface is not always very intuitive
My Plug
Messages - Tasks - Milestones - Files - Tags - Forms - People
THANK YOU! Questions?
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