Drupal Content Editor Training for the UCLA Library website

1. CCT Drupal Training
Chris Cabrera Thompson, DIIT,
@ccthompson

2. What we’ll do today
Cover the basic components/pages built for the new web site
Curate content on static pages (home page, locations, contact)
Create new content for events, news, locations
Review types of content types and associated vocabularies
Get you logged in and for content creation
curate:
to take charge of (a museum) or organize (an art exhibit): to curate a photography show.
to pull together, sift through, and select for presentation, as music or website content: “We curate ourmerchandise
with a sharp eye for trending fashion,” the store manager explained.

3. Welcome to the new site
http://new-test.library.ucla.edu/
Web site widgets:
Landing pages
Panels puts it all together,
but there’s also beans!
Can you find the beans!

4. Let’s login!
Got to:
https://new-test.library.ucla.edu/user
Username: test1
Password: test1
Click the Home button or
Click UCLA Library

5. Let’s curate some content!
Task:
Update/re-order the links
in the Get Started at the Library
1.Click the Home button
2.Mouse over right-hand corner of
Get Started at the Library
3.Click, Edit Block
4.Let’s review the form for this widget

6. Content Types
We’ve created the following content types:
(https://new-test.library.ucla.edu/node/add)
1. Destination
2. Event
3. Exhibition
4. Location
5. Resources
6. Staff Profile
7. Static Page
To enter in new content, select the content type and edit the form!
Content | Add Content

7. Taxonomies
We’ve created the following taxonomies to organize and sort our content:
(http://uclalib.localhost:8082/admin/structure/taxonomy/audience)
1. News Categories (news_categories)
2. Staff Subject Areas (staff_subject_areas)
3. Staff Departments
4. Event Categories
5. Events and Exhibition Series
6. Audience
7. Location Amenities
8. Location Equipment
9. Location Study Areas

8. Blocks to the rescue
https://new-test.library.ucla.edu/block/add
Block Types
1. Featured Content
2. Link List
3. Living Library Gallery
4. News and Events
5. Quick Find
6. Showcase
7. Upcoming Events

9. Beans aka “Blocks”
Let’s pick out the Beans on the
Using the Library page:
1. Image Gallery
2. Get started at the Library
3. Find Printers, Copiers
4. Upcoming Events
5. Quick Links
Hint: You will be placing widgets on
pages! widgets=beans/blocks

10. Nodequeue
allows you to organizing a list in a view
homepage
https://new-test.library.ucla.edu/admin/structure/nodequeue/1/view/1

11. Panels everywhere
Panels to the rescue! Voila!
https://new-test.library.ucla.edu/admin/structure/panels
We created the core landing pages in code!

13. Use Lync or Hangout
Get connected!

14. Creating a Page
Identifying what you need: a link list, a Getting started block, a Search box
Creating the appropriate beans/blocks for your page
Placing the widgets in right location
Welcome to Panels

15. Views
Views are cooked for you!
Find a views on the homepage!
1. Today’s Hours
2. News

16. What is Test?
The “NEW-TEST” environment is for exploration and testing and learning.
Code is still being updated!
Where will “real” content go: “NEW-STAGE”. The stage environment will be
setup when all of the coding is complete.
Don’t panic!