HANDS-ON DRUPAL Funny Name, Serious CMS.

THE PEOPLE ON STAGE RIGHT NOW We’ll be your hosts for this evening

We’ll be your hosts for this evening

Albert D. Hughes Project Manager at Schipul

Project Manager at Schipul

John-Michael Oswalt Search Engine Marketing at Schipul

Search Engine Marketing at Schipul

David Stagg Creative Director at Schipul

Creative Director at Schipul

3 Big Questions What is Drupal? What can Drupal do? Is Drupal right for me?

What is Drupal?

What can Drupal do?

Is Drupal right for me?

WHAT IS DRUPAL? Funny name, serious CMS.

Funny name, serious CMS.

Building a Web site Signed, The 1990s

Signed,

The 1990s

CONTENT

CONTENT

CONTENT MANAGEMENT

CONTENT

MANAGEMENT

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

CONTENT

MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

C ONTENT M ANAGEMENT S YSTEM

C ONTENT

M ANAGEMENT

S YSTEM

Drupal Open-source Easy to tailor (customizable) Supported by a large on-line community

Open-source

Easy to tailor (customizable)

Supported by a large on-line community

WHAT CAN DRUPAL DO? With great power comes great responsibility. And a Porsche.

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

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

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.

Where after it’s all over, you still feel morally reputable.

Hosting plans Installing Self-hosted One-click installation Hosting and Installing

Hosting plans

Installing

Self-hosted

One-click installation

Administration Site Information (“Customize and Configure”) Adding a basic page Menus and navigation Roles, Users, Permissions

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

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/

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

CCK (Content Construction Kit)

Image-related:

File Field (CCK)

Image Field (CCK)

Image API

ImageCache

Views

Putting It All Together Create the content type Create the content Publish the content View a full list of content on my site

Create the content type

Create the content

Publish the content

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

The basic look may not suit your organization

Core Themes

Third-Party Themes

Custom Themes

Changing your theme

Theme settings

Site logo

THREE BIG QUESTIONS Should you ask it out on a date?

Should you ask it out on a date?

3 Big Questions—Answered! What is Drupal? An easy to tailor open-source content management system (CMS) supported by a large on-line community.

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.

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!

3. Is Drupal right for me?

Not always!

Q&A Dear Lord, I hope we know the answer

Dear Lord, I hope we know the answer

“ Hands-On Drupal”

HUGHES, OSWALT, STAGG Schipul—The Web Marketing Company