Understanding Taxonomy, Drupal Camp Colorado, June 2009

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    1. Drupal Taxonomy Getting the most out of Drupal’s taxonomy system
    2. Session format • Conversational • Ask Questions • “Meetup Style”
    3. Session parts 1. Concepts 2. Implementations 3. Alternatives
    4. Taxonomy is not: photo by Orin Optiglot
    5. Taxonomy IS: • Classification • Categories • Tags • Naming
    6. Why Taxonomy • To organize content (in multiple ways) • To make it easier to find things
    7. A few live examples • http://www.developmentseed.org/tags/meetup • http://www.discerningreader.com/ • http://www.foreignaffairs.com/regions/Africa • http://www.lynda.com
    8. developmentseed.com
    9. discerningreader.com
    10. foreignaffairs.com
    11. lynda.com
    12. Terminology • taxonomy "system" • vocabulary "facet" • term "category/tag" • nodes
    13. Terminology • Taxonomy » Vocabulary » Term • Taxonomy = Multiple groups of categories • Vocabulary = Attribute Area (or Category Type) • examples: “Genre” “Tags” “Color” • Term = Actual Attribute or Category • examples: “Romance” “Africa” “Purple”
    14. Basic Structures Flat Hierarchical
    15. demos
    16. Alternatives • CCK text fields (dropdowns) • CCK content_taxonomy fields • Custom content types (posters vs images)
    17. CCK Text Fields (dropdowns) • If the list will very seldom change • Harder for hierarchies
    18. content_taxonomy module • Maintain lists using taxonomy system • More separated from the taxonomy system
    19. Content Type • When you need lots of meta-data, attached fields • e.g. Actor: Name, Age, Photo, Awards
    20. Questions • Be kind :)

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