Introduction to Drupal Mayank Kumar 28 Oct 2009 IIT Delhi

What is Drupal? Drupal is an open source Content Management System. A historic look at website creation. Simple HTML pages – 1990a – Frontpage Dreamweaver Script and CGI -> Databases Generalized tool to create, edit, and organize content – CMS. Drupal eliminates the webmaster.

Drupal is an open source Content Management System.

A historic look at website creation.

Simple HTML pages – 1990a – Frontpage Dreamweaver

Script and CGI -> Databases

Generalized tool to create, edit, and organize content – CMS.

Drupal eliminates the webmaster.

Drupal Stack Apache is the web server. PHP is the scripting language MySQL is the datavase Drupal Core –PHP API Core Modules – Nodes, Users Contributed module Theme system

Apache is the web server.

PHP is the scripting language

MySQL is the datavase

Drupal Core –PHP API

Core Modules – Nodes, Users

Contributed module

Theme system

Hands on Task 1 Download latest drupal release from www.drupal.org Extract it to your Web server root. Point your browser to http://localhost/ Create database and do needful configuration Create a Sample content.

Download latest drupal release from www.drupal.org

Extract it to your Web server root.

Point your browser to http://localhost/

Create database and do needful configuration

Create a Sample content.

Getting Started with Drupal Creating Content Creating a Sample Page. Create a sample page with Summary Comments Menu System (Navigation System) Primary Menu Secondary Menu Blocks

Creating Content

Creating a Sample Page.

Create a sample page with

Summary

Comments

Menu System (Navigation System)

Primary Menu

Secondary Menu

Blocks

Getting into managing site Content Management Comments Content RSS publishing Site Building Site Configuration Site Management Site Maintenance Clean URLs User Management Permission Users

Content Management

Comments

Content

RSS publishing

Site Building

Site Configuration

Site Management

Site Maintenance

Clean URLs

User Management

Permission

Users

Retrospection What we have achieved? What and why a CMS How Drupal works Drupal Installation Creating a Static Site using drupal Why are we learning drupal Content and presentation (theming) are separated. Modules to add any new functionality

What we have achieved?

What and why a CMS

How Drupal works

Drupal Installation

Creating a Static Site using drupal

Why are we learning drupal

Content and presentation (theming) are separated.

Modules to add any new functionality

Drupal Themes Installing New themes Configuring theme Logo Favicon

Installing New themes

Configuring theme

Logo

Favicon

Drupal Core Modules Contact Module Path Module Search Module Upload Module

Contact Module

Path Module

Search Module

Upload Module

Blogging using Drupal Editing the Story Content type. Create a blog post Need of a Web based editor Need of automatic path setting. Administration navigation takes time. Install modules Pathauto, Token, administrator Menu and FCKeditor Permission Control Input formats

Editing the Story Content type.

Create a blog post

Need of a Web based editor

Need of automatic path setting.

Administration navigation takes time.

Install modules Pathauto, Token, administrator Menu and FCKeditor

Permission Control

Input formats

Other Blogging features Tagging Category Blog page showing latest post summary RSS feeds Blocks – Recent Comments Blocks – Tag cloud Blocks – Archive Social Bookmarking Taxonomy Views Find Out?

Tagging

Category

Blog page showing latest post summary

RSS feeds

Blocks – Recent Comments

Blocks – Tag cloud

Blocks – Archive

Social Bookmarking

Coming Sessions ….. Views and CCK – the heart of drupal Taxonomy – To categorize content Multimedia – Audio, video, photo-gallery Theming and CSS – Customizing the look and feel Social Networking – The organic group Getting your hands dirty – PHP coding for modules

Views and CCK – the heart of drupal

Taxonomy – To categorize content

Multimedia – Audio, video, photo-gallery

Theming and CSS – Customizing the look and feel

Social Networking – The organic group

Getting your hands dirty – PHP coding for modules

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