This document provides an introduction to Drupal, an open source content management framework, covering how to set up a local development environment, the core features and modules, installing Drupal, building a basic site structure, and additional resources for learning more. It was presented by Daniel Schiavone on March 13, 2013 at Betamore as part of their Drupal 101 session.

1. Drupal 101
Betamore
March 13, 2013
@betamore #drupal #bmoredrupal

3. Introduction
Daniel Schiavone Founder of art non-profit
www.CreativeAlliance.org
Developer since 1996
First web dev project in 1995
Drupal since 2008 Maryland State Arts Council Slide
Registry
www.SnakeHill.net Drupalpiphany at DrupalCon DC
2008
Daniel@SnakeHill.net
Community
@schiavo Baltimore Drupal Meetup
@Snake_Hill Baltimore / DC Drupal Co-
DDO: schiavone working

4. What is Drupal
● Content Management System vs. Content Management
Framework
● Open Source
● Code
● Documentation
● Resources
● Support
● Php
● Core vs Contrib

5. In the beginning...

6. Working with Drupal
● Drupal.org – Let's register now
● IRC Chat → drupal.org/irc
● Local environment
– drupal.org/setting-up-development-environment
– WAMP, LAMP or MAMP
– Quickstart
– Ubuntu (desktop or wubi)

7. Core
● URL Requests ● Menu Builder
● User Management ● Taxonomy System
● On-line Content Editing ● Core Modules
● Theme System ● Language
● Block System ● API

8. Add Ons
● Modules
● Themes
● Distributions
● Translations

9. Getting Drupal
● Download (link to instructions)
● Create Database
● Installation
● Server Configuration
● Acquia Drupal Gardens (url)
● GetPantheon (http://www.GetPantheon.com/) Let's set
up an account
● Install with Drush
● Others

10. Where Things Are
Drupal 7
includes
misc
modules
profiles
scripts
sites
– all
­­­­ modules
­­­­ themes
– default
­­­­ files
­­­­ settings.php
themes
index.php

11. Now What?
● System Information
● Home Page Setting
● Theme
● Administrative Theme
● Overlay (Enabled by default)
● File Permissions and Security (Check /reports/status)
● Notifications
● Tweaks
● Error Settings (Custom error pages)
● Devel Module (Development tools)
● Entity API Module (For cleaner programming)
● Troubleshooting
● Error Logs
● Status Report (/reports/status)
● A word about cache

12. Building A Site
● Layout
● Pages
● Regions
● Blocks
● Objects (Entities and Nodes)
● Content Types
● Taxonomies
● Views (Contrib Module until Drupal 8)
● Users
● Roles
● Permissions

14. More Information
● Drupal.org ● Videos
● drupal.org/documentation ● tutr.tv
● api.drupal.org ● GotDrupal.com
● drupal.org/project/Modules ● Lullabot.com
● Training ● drupalize.me
● www.sixmiletech.com ● nodeone.se
● mustardseedmedia.com
● buildamodule.com
● ostraining.com

15. Questions?
Daniel Schiavone Baltimore Drupal Meetup – 4th
Wednesdays
Daniel@SnakeHill.net
Maryland Meetup, DC Meetup,
@schiavo Phili Meetup, NoVa Meetup
Baltimore / DC Drupal Co-working
DDO: schiavone
Drupal for Designers - April
CapitalCamp – Summer 2013
Drupaldelphia