Drupal 7 Do I Need Drupal?

Build flexible, extensible websites with

The Drupal World

Drupal World! • What is Drupal

• How Does it Work

• Native Language

• Community

• Resources

• Where to Find More Information

About us!

Drupal is • Free and Open Source

• Full-featured CMS

(Content Management System)

• Many claim: CMF

(Content Management Framework)

History & Status • Started in 2000 by Dries Buytaert

• drop.org not dorp.org

• The name came from the dutch “druppel” meaning drop

• 6.0 was launched in 2008

• 7.0 in 2011

• Release 8.0 in 2014

What can it do? • Community Web Site

• Weblog

• Forums

• Social Networking Sites

• Wiki/Knowledge Base

• Corporate Web Site

• Business Web Applications

Examples www.drupalshowcase.com

Good and Bad • Good for:

• Complex functionality • Frequently updated content • Multiple contributors • Membership • Community/interactive

• Bad for: • Unchanging content • Simple “brochure” sites

How does it work?

Technical Resources • Internet Service Provider

• Installs Drupal for you • Gives file access

• *AMP environment • Apache • MySQL • PHP

• Skills • Ability to move files to server • Time and willingness • Some programming knowledge

Terminology • Core • Module • Theme

Download & Extend

Acquia Downloads

Terminology • Core • Module • Theme • Content Type • Fields

Content Type & Fields

Terminology • Core • Module • Theme • Content Type • Fields • Nodes • Blocks

Blocks

Terminology • Core • Module • Theme • Content Type • Fields • Nodes • Blocks • Views

Terminology • Core • Module • Theme • Content Type • Fields • Nodes • Blocks • Views • Taxonomy

Taxonomy

Taxonomy

Vocabulary

Term Term Child term Vocabulary

Term Term

Terminology • Core • Module • Theme • Content Type • Fields • Nodes • Blocks • Views • Taxonomy • Permissions

Permissions

Terminology • Core • Module • Theme • Content Type • Fields • Nodes • Blocks • Views • Taxonomy • Permissions • Drupalcon vs. druplicon

Drupalcon vs. druplicon

Drupal Community • drupal.org • Drupal Planet • Drupal Association • Drupal Groups

Resources

Great Resources

• Definitive Guide to Drupal 7 • Drupal Videos

• Drupalize.me • BuildAModule.com

• Acquia Training • NxtTeam.com

Q + A