asset management in drupal using the asset module
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"Asset Management in Drupal using the Asset Module" as presented on FOSDEM 2008 during the Drupal Track by Wim MostreyTRANSCRIPT
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Asset management in Drupal: the Asset module
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State of Drupal 2007 Survey running for 30+ days More than 1000 responses collected Problem areas:
− Determining what modules to use− Difficult to add media files
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Determining the module(s) So many different options:
− module creates a new content type (image)− module adds a field to a content type (upload)− module adss a cck field (filefield)
Use one or more modules:− One module per media type (audio, image, embed)− One generic module (upload, filefield)
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Difficult to add media files End-users
− Display assets as unified as possible− Display assets as user-friendly as possible
Editors− Import files on the server− Manage files already entered before− WYSIWYG − Create galleries
Developers
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What is the asset module?
The asset module providesan intuitive method ofmanaging any type of file.
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What is the asset module? Integrates with
− CCK− Views− Panels− TinyMCE− imagecache− lightbox− Jeroen Wijering's FLV Player− 1 Pixel Out audio player
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What is the asset module? Asset module
− Asset bonus− Asset embed− Asset import− Asset panels− Asset youtube
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Asset wizard Images
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Asset wizard Audio
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Asset wizard FLV
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Plug and play Just the asset module
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Plug and play Asset module + TinyMCE
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Plug and play Asset module + CCK
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Make yourself comfortable Asset bonus configuration
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Make yourself comfortable Asset bonus configuration: 1pixelout
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Asset galleries Galleries using Views
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Asset galleries Galleries using Panels
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Asset 2.0 Drupal 6 Better GUI Pop-up be gone! New types and formatters
− PDF− Google docs− presentations− ...
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Asset 2.0