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The Drupal project was started in 2000 by a student in the Netherlands named Dries Buytaert. The code was originally designed for a site called Drop.org. In 2001 the source code for this project was released as Drupal. More information on Drupal history is available at http://drupal.org/node/769 .

The Drupal project was started in 2000 by a student in the Netherlands named Dries Buytaert. The code was originally designed for a site called Drop.org. In 2001 the source code for this project was released as Drupal. More information on Drupal history is available at http://drupal.org/node/769 .

Community Web Site Weblog Forums Social Network Site Wiki/Knowledge Base Business Web Application

Community Web Site

Weblog

Forums

Social Network Site

Wiki/Knowledge Base

Business Web Application

PHP Apache/IIS AppServ is recommended for Windows Lighttpd works as well • MySQL/PostgreSQL Oracle support is coming IBM is working on DB2 support

PHP

Apache/IIS

AppServ is recommended for Windows

Lighttpd works as well

• MySQL/PostgreSQL

Oracle support is coming

IBM is working on DB2 support

Most basic CMS features are included Highly Customizable Plenty of Modules Good Architecture and API Good Documentation Performance Good Community

Most basic CMS features are included

Highly Customizable

Plenty of Modules

Good Architecture and API

Good Documentation

Performance

Good Community

Learning Curve PHP knowledge needed few Themes Lack of Commercial Support High reliability on Community support

Learning Curve

PHP knowledge needed

few Themes

Lack of Commercial Support

High reliability on Community support

And many others like Playstation, Ubuntu, Green peace,

Download Latest Drupal release from www.drupal.org . Upload the file on www folder of your webserver. Make a new MySQL database Run web based installation script

Download Latest Drupal release from www.drupal.org .

Upload the file on www folder of your webserver.

Make a new MySQL database

Run web based installation script

Nodes: Nodes are the basic building blocks of all Drupal sites. Every item of content that you add to a Drupal site becomes a node. When you create a page you have created a node. When you create a blog post you have created a node. One differentiating feature of Drupal is the fact that you have the ability to create custom node types by using the Content Construction Kit (CCK) module.

Nodes: Nodes are the basic building blocks of all Drupal sites. Every item of content that you add to a Drupal site becomes a node. When you create a page you have created a node. When you create a blog post you have created a node.

One differentiating feature of Drupal is the fact that you have the ability to create custom node types by using the Content Construction Kit (CCK) module.

Drupal comes with a built in taxonomy system. The taxonomy system allows you to categorize the nodes on your site. The taxonomy system allows you to define vocabularies which consist of one or more terms. Vocabularies allow you to organize your terms into groups. This taxonomy system makes Drupal very flexible and very powerful because you can use your categories and terms to display the content on your site in a variety of different ways. For example, a contributed module called Tagadelic allows you to display categories as a tag cloud.

Drupal comes with a built in taxonomy system. The taxonomy system allows you to categorize the nodes on your site. The taxonomy system allows you to define vocabularies which consist of one or more terms. Vocabularies allow you to organize your terms into groups.

This taxonomy system makes Drupal very flexible and very powerful because you can use your categories and terms to display the content on your site in a variety of different ways. For example, a contributed module called Tagadelic allows you to display categories as a tag cloud.

Drupal generates a wide variety of RSS feeds. RSS allows site administrators and visitors to keep track of new content by subscribing in a feed reader. Every Drupal site has a site level RSS feed that shows at the address www.yoursite.com/rss.xml . RSS fieds are generated by each category you create as well. When viewing a particular category look for the feed icon

Drupal generates a wide variety of RSS feeds. RSS allows site administrators and visitors to keep track of new content by subscribing in a feed reader.

Every Drupal site has a site level RSS feed that shows at the address www.yoursite.com/rss.xml . RSS fieds are generated by each category you create as well. When viewing a particular category look for the feed icon

Modules add functionality to your Drupal site. The core installation of Drupal includes several modules which are known as core modules. There are several key core modules that you should consider enabling on any Drupal-powered website.

Modules add functionality to your Drupal site. The core installation of Drupal includes several modules which are known as core modules. There are several key core modules that you should consider enabling on any Drupal-powered website.

Path Menu Blog Comments Search Upload Profile Tracker

Path

Menu

Blog

Comments

Search

Upload

Profile

Tracker

Menu Systems – Primary and Secondary A closer look into Content Creation Blocks Books – Organizing contents Taxonomy URL Aliasing Site maintenance Error Reporting

Menu Systems – Primary and Secondary

A closer look into Content Creation

Blocks

Books – Organizing contents

Taxonomy

URL Aliasing

Site maintenance

Error Reporting

Installing contributed module – DHTML Menu Download the module from drupal.org Upload and unzip the file in /sites/all/modules folder of your drupal installation folder on the server. Navigate to Site building ->modules. Activate the module. Enjoy the new functionality.

Installing contributed module – DHTML Menu

Download the module from drupal.org

Upload and unzip the file in /sites/all/modules folder of your drupal installation folder on the server.

Navigate to Site building ->modules.

Activate the module.

Enjoy the new functionality.

This module allows Drupal to replace textarea fields with the FCKeditor - a visual HTML editor, sometimes called WYSIWYG editor. You should Enable file upload feature for uploading image. A Office 2003 like editing interface. Embed Flash videos, upload image, and do rich text formatting – No more HTML.

This module allows Drupal to replace textarea fields with the FCKeditor - a visual HTML editor, sometimes called WYSIWYG editor.

You should Enable file upload feature for uploading image.

A Office 2003 like editing interface.

Embed Flash videos, upload image, and do rich text formatting – No more HTML.

User Roles Permissions User Settings Whenever you install a new module, always check the permission to suit your needs.

User Roles

Permissions

User Settings

Whenever you install a new module, always check the permission to suit your needs.

Image Image Module Image Field Gallery Video Directly Embed Videos Flash Video Module FLV Media Player Module. Kaltura Module Audio Audio Module MediaField Module

Image

Image Module

Image Field

Gallery

Video

Directly Embed Videos

Flash Video Module

FLV Media Player Module.

Kaltura Module

Audio

Audio Module

MediaField Module

Creates a new Content type Image. Allow Images to be automatically resized like thumbnails and preview. Create Image Gallery. Bulk image import

Creates a new Content type Image.

Allow Images to be automatically resized like thumbnails and preview.

Create Image Gallery.

Bulk image import

You are familiar with URL Alias we talked about. Pathauto automate the process of giving unique search engine friendly path to nodes. We will need token module to install pathauto. Configure pathauto by going to URL Alias settings

You are familiar with URL Alias we talked about.

Pathauto automate the process of giving unique search engine friendly path to nodes.

We will need token module to install pathauto.

Configure pathauto by going to URL Alias settings

Download Contributed module from www.drupal.org Unzip and upload the theme folder to sites/all/modules folder. Go to Site building -> Themes Enable the new detected theme. Configure theme specific settings. Add slide logo and favicon image.

Download Contributed module from www.drupal.org

Unzip and upload the theme folder to sites/all/modules folder.

Go to Site building -> Themes

Enable the new detected theme.

Configure theme specific settings.

Add slide logo and favicon image.

Forum allow threaded discussion on your site. Enable forum module Set up new discussion forum and use containers to organize.

Forum allow threaded discussion on your site.

Enable forum module

Set up new discussion forum and use containers to organize.

Enable Clean URLs Pathauto module Never rename previously existent links Install Global Redirect Module Install metatag/ Nodeword module Meta description – an important metatag The meta description should be different on every page for best results. The meta description should be one or two brief sentences to summarize the page.

Enable Clean URLs

Pathauto module

Never rename previously existent links

Install Global Redirect Module

Install metatag/ Nodeword module

Meta description – an important metatag The meta description should be different on every page for best results. The meta description should be one or two brief sentences to summarize the page.

Page Title Module There should be one H1 tag in every file Always use a custom front page.

Page Title Module

There should be one H1 tag in every file

Always use a custom front page.

Drupal provides the CCK module as a way to build custom content types that can be tailored to suit your needs. In addition to the basic field types provided by the CCK module, you should also keep an eye out for contribs that extend CCK functionality to provide a huge range of useful field enhancements. Text, number, node reference, user reference options widget fields are provided by default.

Drupal provides the CCK module as a way to build custom content types that can be tailored to suit your needs.

In addition to the basic field types provided by the CCK module, you should also keep an eye out for contribs that extend CCK functionality to provide a huge range of useful field enhancements.

Text, number, node reference, user reference options widget fields are provided by default.

Imagefield Mediafield Email field Link field Date Field And many more

Imagefield

Mediafield

Email field

Link field

Date Field

And many more

Using PHP Install Content Template Module But, we will consider Composite Layout – its easy and simple to start with.

Using PHP

Install Content Template Module

But, we will consider Composite Layout – its easy and simple to start with.

You can use blocks as a very simple way to customize the look of your site. Blocks can contain lists of posts, widgets or even custom php code snippets . You have a great amount of control over who sees a block and where they are placed. Many modules will add special blocks to your site. More advanced site builders can utilize the views module to create dynamic blocks from content on their site.

You can use blocks as a very simple way to customize the look of your site.

Blocks can contain lists of posts, widgets or even custom php code snippets .

You have a great amount of control over who sees a block and where they are placed.

Many modules will add special blocks to your site.

More advanced site builders can utilize the views module to create dynamic blocks from content on their site.

The Views module provides a flexible method for Drupal site designers to control how lists of content of almost anything are presented. This tool is essentially a smart query builder that, given enough information, can build the proper query, execute it, and display the results.

The Views module provides a flexible method for Drupal site designers to control how lists of content of almost anything are presented.

This tool is essentially a smart query builder that, given enough information, can build the proper query, execute it, and display the results.

Every Drupal install requires regular actions to handle maintenance tasks such as cleaning up log files and checking for updates. Cron.php is the file that Drupal uses to run the maintenance process. For instance, if your site were www.example.com , loading the URL http://www.example.com/cron.php in your browser would run the maintenance.

Every Drupal install requires regular actions to handle maintenance tasks such as cleaning up log files and checking for updates. Cron.php is the file that Drupal uses to run the maintenance process.

For instance, if your site were www.example.com , loading the URL http://www.example.com/cron.php in your browser would run the maintenance.

Sitemap module Slider Ticketyboo News Ticker Paging Ipaper Collapse Text Panel Tabs Nice Menu

Sitemap module

Slider

Ticketyboo News Ticker

Paging

Ipaper

Collapse Text

Panel

Tabs

Nice Menu

Routinely change administration password. Protect your site registration form, contact form and comments with anti-spam measures. – Mollen, Akismet, Capcha Block Access to offending IP Allow only Basic HTML to Anonymous users Routinely update modules and core Don’t worry, drupal is very secure

Routinely change administration password.

Protect your site registration form, contact form and comments with anti-spam measures. – Mollen, Akismet, Capcha

Block Access to offending IP

Allow only Basic HTML to Anonymous users

Routinely update modules and core

Don’t worry, drupal is very secure