drupal for non-wimpy librarians (ilead u 2011)
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Drupal for Non-Wimps
aka Librarians
Who is this guy?
Digital Media Lab
And WebsitesOf course
http://franklinparklibrary.org/
http://business.skokielibrary.info/
http://www.nsbdf.org/
Lots of Wordpress too
Why Drupal?
• Free – Open Source – Evolving • Add-ons* (Modules)• Menus• User permissions*• Themes• Tagging*• Comments*• RSS• Integration of blogs• Fluid front page
Hosts• Bluehost• GoDaddy• GreenGeeks• A2 Hosting • Acquia• LISHost• Your local consortium (the State Library?)
Easy local install
• Acquia DAMP- DrupalApacheMySQLPHP
• Bitnami• LAMP (less easy)• WAMP (less easy)
Language of Drupal
The hardest part for new architects
DRUPAL 6 VS.DRUPAL 7
But I want my own theme
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Keep in mind
• CSS vs. Tables• Accessibility
– Per Capita Grants– http://groups.drupal.org/node/18595?– http://www.ada.gov/websites2_prnt.pdf
Firefox/Firebug are your friends
My favorite theme helpers
• Firefox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html• Firebug http://getfirebug.com/• Colorzilla http://www.colorzilla.com/firefox/• Coral IE Tab
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909• Web Developer Toolbar
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60• Notepad++ http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
Modules
What are they?Add-onsAdd capabilitiesCore vs. Contributed
Not using Fields and Views?
CC http://www.flickr.com/photos/derusha/1465953800/
What is Fields?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike9alive/479092117/
What is Views?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/3410783929/
Togetherhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jonperson/2849999933/
Example Fields and View
Same information
Same again
Other non-core Modules you
MUST check out
PanelsCTools
PathautoToken
Date and Calendar
WYSIWYG
Google Analytics
Webform
Rules
Nice Menus
Feeds
MollomCAPTCHA, ReCAPTCHA
Scheduler
Organic Groups
Where to learn more
• Using Drupal• Drupal for Dummies• Drupal for Education
and E-Learning• Front End Drupal• Sams Teach Yourself
Drupal In 24 Hours
• Learn by the Drop http://learnbythedrop.com/
• GotDrupal.com? http://gotdrupal.com/
• Drupal Dojo http://drupaldojo.com/• Drupal Handbooks
http://drupal.org/handbooks• Support http://drupal.org/forum• Lullabot http://www.lullabot.com/• Mustardseed Media
http://mustardseedmedia.com/podcast
• Drupal Easy http://drupaleasy.com/• Lynda.com/
Time
The “I suck period”
I RULE !!1!!
Me
Please feel free to contact me @Please feel free to contact me @[email protected]@skokielibrary.infohttp://twitter.com/mickjacobsenhttp://twitter.com/mickjacobsen
Break Or mess around with Drupal
Practical Non-Wimps
• Configuration• Core Modules• Download a Module• Creating content• Themes• User Settings• Menus
• Structure– Content types– Taxonomy– Views– Display
Dirty Hands