Intro to drupal
- 1. IntRoduction to DrupalA not to comprehensive
- 2. Who Am I?Adam A. GregoryDrupal Developer, Themer, Consultant, and TrainerUsing Drupal For 4+ yearsBuilt and maintain modules on Drupal.orgBeen involved in Drupal projects large and small
- 3. What we’ll cover.What is Drupal?What it does.Who uses it.What it isn’t.Benefits of DrupalHow it WorksComponentsTechnical DetailsSetup a Drupal site in < 5 minsQ & A / Can you show me how to…?
- 4. What is Drupal?It sounds like a disease.
- 5. Content Management System (CMS)Highly ScalableUsed on sites large and smallHighly CustomizableYou can alter and overwrite most of the core code/outputHighly Modular5000+ modules that can provide almost any functionality you want.Highly Supported1000’s of developers work on Drupal & it’s modules, along w/ numerous commercial optionsHighly Used300K plus sites reports usage stats to Drupal.orgCommunity DrivenHuge community of dev/users/admin around the world
- 6. Who uses Drupal?GovernmentWhite HouseNY SenateEducationDuke UniversityHarvardMajor league SoccerMedia/PublishingWBSonyFast CompanyNY Post100’s of 1000’s of other websites
- 7. What Drupal isn’tA quick and easy blogging platformWordpress is better at blogging.Always easy to figure outCan have a steeper learning curveCan be hard to build/find themesCan be hard to code for.A unproven platformIt’s a robust and well supported platform ready for implementation at any level.
- 8. Benifits of DrupalWill it do my laundry or feed my cat/dog? Maybe.
- 9. What can Blue do for you?Free and OS.Duh!Written to be tweaked and overwritten.Core is written with the intention of the theme/module layers tweaking, altering, and overriding it’s code and outputSupported by 1000’s of developers.No proprietary web ware has as many dev’s working on and fixing bugs.
- 10. Drupal is at your service.Commercially supportedAqcuiaLullabotPalantirMeCommercially Developed ThemesAdaptive ThemeTop Notch ThemesMe
- 11. How it WorksYou put the whosiwhatsit into the thingamajig and turn the whatchamacallit on.
- 12. 6 main system partsUsersDuh!NodesUser created content.BlocksUser or code created content that can be dropped into different regions of your site.MenusHow people and the system find and navigate to content.ModulesExtend and modify core features, functions, and output with having to modify core.ThemesVisual front end for your site.Also a back end system for managing site output.
- 14. RequirementsServerApache (recommended)NginxIISDB’sMySQL – most commonPostgreeSQLite (D7 only)Drupal 7 can support most SQL DB’s if you want to write the “Drivers”Work is being done on MSSQL, Oracle, and Mongo
- 15. Requirements Con’tPHP5.2 will be requirement for D7Currently supports 4.4.0 but 5.2 is recommended.Module needs may vary so check your modulesPatience and a willingness to learn!
- 16. Setup and Install DemoThe 5 minutes or your money back
- 17. Q & A/Can you show me how to…?You’ve got questions, I might have answers.