Introduction to Drupal

DU ASIS&T Tech Boot Camp

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1. Introduction to Drupal CHRIS COUGHLAN
2. Chris
 Coughlan LEAD UX ARCHITECT
3. @atendesign aten.io
4. Work That
 Matters
5. Work That
 Matters
6. Quick Poll 1. Who knows what a content management system (CMS) is? 2. Who has used a CMS before? 3. Who has used Drupal? D6? D7? D8? 4. Any coders out there? Content editors? Graphic designers?
7. All About Drupal
8. What is Drupal? • Content Management System • Started in 2001 • Open Source • Modular • Currently version 8
9. Who Uses Drupal? topdrops.org/
10. Global Community • One of the largest in the world • More than 1M • Contributions • IRC and Slack Channels • Cons, Camps and Meetups
11. Why D8? • More in Core • API First • Theming • Configuration • Accessibility
12. Accessibility Session MICHAELA BLACKHAM FRONT-END DEVELOPER MARCH 7, 2017 6:25PM TO 6:55PM KRH, ROOM TBD
13. Why D8? • More in Core • API First • Theming • Configuration • Accessibility
14. Why D8? • More in Core • API First • Theming • Configuration • Accessibility • Content Creation
15. Drupal has its own unique vocabulary.
16. Entity The highest level object. In Drupal 8, everything in the system attempts to be an entity. Users, content, etc.
17. Content Type A unique type of content. Article, Event, Blog Post, etc. Content will get created using content types.
18. Node A specific piece of content.
19. User Someone that can login to Drupal. A user can be tied to various roles and permission levels.
20. Taxonomy Drupal’s categorization system. Could be color, size, topic, etc.
21. Field Fields can be added to most entity types. Drupal has many different field types that allow you to create a very customized experience.
22. View Mode Controls the output of your content.
23. Block An element of content that can be placed on a page. Examples: latest blog posts, search form, address, etc.
24. Theme A collection of template files, CSS and JavaScript that control the appearance of your site.
25. Module Drupal is built in a modular way. A module provides some sort of specific functionality. drupal.org provides a list of many modules that have been contributed by the community.
26. Views One very powerful Drupal module. It can be used for building lists of content. Examples: featured blog posts on the homepage, news archive, a list of staff members, etc.
27. Let’s Look at an Example
45. Ready for a Tour?
46. What’s We’ve only scratched the surface. Next?
47. Resources • Build a Module - https://buildamodule.com/ • https://groups.drupal.org/colorado (Meetup 4th Tuesday of each month) • DrupalCamp Colorado (free event every summer) • Drupal Association - https://www.drupal.org/
48. Register: tinyurl.com/atend8
50. Thanks! Christine Coughlan chris@aten.io