Introduction to Drupal by Leo Klein Web Coordinator OAR, UIC

Leo Klein (Elevator Speech) Web Coordinator : OAR, UIC Colleges attended: UIC, Sorbonne, FU (Berlin), Queens College (CUNY), ITP (NYU) Jobs attended: Bobst Library (NYU), Newman Library (Baruch College, CUNY), COE (UIC) Interests: Web Design, Usability Personal Website: www.LeoKlein.com Blog: ChicagoLibrarian.com

Web Coordinator : OAR, UIC

Colleges attended: UIC, Sorbonne, FU (Berlin), Queens College (CUNY), ITP (NYU)

Jobs attended: Bobst Library (NYU), Newman Library (Baruch College, CUNY), COE (UIC)

Interests: Web Design, Usability

Personal Website: www.LeoKlein.com

Blog: ChicagoLibrarian.com

HUGE DISCLAIMER I Know What I Know

Small Disclaimer It's 'Content Management' Not 'Content Organization'

Is it Time to CMS? Large amounts of similar data: events, news, other media, etc. Feature requests: calendar, forums, blogs, galleries, etc. Multi-user Environment: password-protected content, expanded range of people providing content Server-Side: Access to Server-side resources and someone to maintain system

Large amounts of similar data: events, news, other media, etc.

Feature requests: calendar, forums, blogs, galleries, etc.

Multi-user Environment: password-protected content, expanded range of people providing content

Server-Side: Access to Server-side resources and someone to maintain system

Why Drupal? (Druplicon)

Drupal in Education Amherst College Ohio State - Math Dept. Wash. Univ. – Arts & Sci. BYU – Comp. Sci.

Origin of Drupal

Drupal Born – 2001* Originally developed by Dries Buytaert and fellow students at the University of Antwerp 2001 – Initial Release of Drupal 2004 – Drupal taken up by Dean Campaign 2005 to now: High Profile Conversions (Onion.com, Observer.com, Amnesty International) From " Community Plumbing " to " Roll-Your-Own Push Button CMS " * More Info: http://drupal.org/node/769

Originally developed by Dries Buytaert and fellow students at the University of Antwerp

2001 – Initial Release of Drupal

2004 – Drupal taken up by Dean Campaign

2005 to now:

High Profile Conversions (Onion.com, Observer.com, Amnesty International)

From " Community Plumbing " to " Roll-Your-Own Push Button CMS "

* More Info: http://drupal.org/node/769

Drupal.org

Resources from Drupal.org

Joys & Sorrows of Open Source It’s Free It’s Open It’s Innovative (sometimes) It’s "Scratch Your Own Itch” It’s Frustrating It's Fun

It’s Free

It’s Open

It’s Innovative (sometimes)

It’s "Scratch Your Own Itch”

It’s Frustrating

It's Fun

Types of Users

SW-HW*: Server running either Apache or IIS PHP (Scripting Language) MySQL or PostgreSQL Human: Person comfortable installing the above three “ Some assembly required ” Requirements ______ * http://drupal.org/requirements

SW-HW*:

Server running either Apache or IIS

PHP (Scripting Language)

MySQL or PostgreSQL

Human:

Person comfortable installing the above three

“ Some assembly required ”

Drupal in 3 Parts

Drupal Core What You Get 'Out of the Box' Essential Features (Node, Block, Taxonomy, Theme Engine, Comments, RSS) 'Legacy' Features (Story, Forum, Blog)

What You Get 'Out of the Box'

Essential Features

(Node, Block, Taxonomy,

Theme Engine, Comments, RSS)

'Legacy' Features

(Story, Forum, Blog)

Contributed Modules "Building Blocks" of Drupal Hundreds to Choose from Most Essential Modules: Content Construction Kit Views ImageCache Organic Groups

"Building Blocks" of Drupal

Hundreds to Choose from

Most Essential Modules:

Content Construction Kit

Views

ImageCache

Organic Groups

Life & Death of a Drupal Module Modules are built for a specific purpose and for a specific release of Drupal How to Tell if a Module is Alive and Kicking -- or in the 'Deadpool': Recent updates? Recent Support Questions/Issues? Attitude of Maintainers (Helpful or Not)?

Modules are built for a specific purpose and for a specific release of Drupal

How to Tell if a Module is Alive and Kicking -- or in the 'Deadpool':

Recent updates?

Recent Support Questions/Issues?

Attitude of Maintainers (Helpful or Not)?

Themes Amor Azul Imagination NewsFlash SEO Position

Drupal Roadmap Drupal 6.0 (Feb. 2008) Improvements: Installation Theming Internationalization Drupal 7.0 (Feb. 2009?) Incorporation of CCK & Views into Core

Drupal 6.0 (Feb. 2008)

Improvements:

Installation

Theming

Internationalization

Drupal 7.0 (Feb. 2009?)

Incorporation of CCK & Views into Core

Drupal as a Community Open Source encourages - and requires – an open, responsive Social Organization Great team of Developers (some local in Illinois) Learn the terrain & benefit from It

Open Source encourages - and requires – an open, responsive Social Organization

Great team of Developers (some local in Illinois)

Learn the terrain & benefit from It

Other Helpful Sites Lullabot Wonderful source for podcasts and other high quality information on Drupal - http://www.lullabot.com DrupalDojo Extensive collection of screencasts and other "lessons" http://drupaldojo.com Mastering Drupal Number of good screencasts http://www.masteringdrupal.com/ Dries Buytaert's Blog Personal Blog of Drupal's Founder - http://buytaert.net

Lullabot Wonderful source for podcasts and other high quality information on Drupal - http://www.lullabot.com

DrupalDojo Extensive collection of screencasts and other "lessons" http://drupaldojo.com

Mastering Drupal Number of good screencasts http://www.masteringdrupal.com/

Dries Buytaert's Blog Personal Blog of Drupal's Founder - http://buytaert.net

Drupal Groups Drupal in Education (378 members) http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-education Chicago User Group (General) http://groups.drupal.org/chicago Chicago Meetup Group http://cdmug.org/ Drupal4UIC http://listserv.uic.edu/archives/drupal4uic.html

Drupal in Education (378 members) http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-education

Chicago User Group (General) http://groups.drupal.org/chicago

Chicago Meetup Group http://cdmug.org/

Drupal4UIC http://listserv.uic.edu/archives/drupal4uic.html

Leo Klein’s Drupal Tips Try "Sandboxes" at OpenSourceCMS.com Experiment locally Follow the forums at Drupal.org Join a Drupal Group (http://groups.drupal.org) Check out the competition Ultimately: Bend the CMS to your needs (& not the other way around)

Try "Sandboxes" at OpenSourceCMS.com

Experiment locally

Follow the forums at Drupal.org

Join a Drupal Group (http://groups.drupal.org)

Check out the competition

Ultimately: Bend the CMS to your needs (& not the other way around)

Happy Drupaling! Leo Robert Klein lrk 'at' uic 'dot' edu msn/aim/ghoo/yhoo: 'leorobertklein' www.LeoKlein.com