Drupal Flyover

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1. Drupal Flyover (There’s a Module for That) Emma Jane Hogbin Author, Drupal User's Guide
2. I am IAM
3. Sorry A boot eh?
4. Drupal drupal.org/user/1773 Photo: morten.dk Legs: walkah
5. </me>
6. Drupal Flyover
7. Drupal's Learning Cliff
8. Scenario http://www.flickr.com/photos/35237098471@N01/28726053/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/13380295@N08/2607310371/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22221172@N00/1215596106/ It’s Wednesday. You’re sort of tired. The phone rings.
9. I need a Web site. Pronto. My buddy said you can make it happen. I got $500.
10. And you’re like … “Sure.” Drupal Developer heyrocker.
11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22746515@N02/2951202881/ Who else has a site like this?
12. Typical (microsite) Deployment • Use a common code base with an install profile • Import content • Apply a theme • Create lists of content (“navigation”) • Launch http://www.flickr.com/photos/25299470@N00/3642425935/
13. Bam! Web site. http://www.flickr.com/photos/38284047@N00/71034227/
14. Who? Why? What?
15. Successful Drupal Shops... • Re-use code (and contribute it back where possible). • Automate repetitive procedures (such as upgrades). • Have a test/development site. • Train their clients on how to update their own sites. • Use version control. • Know a key set modules really, really well. • Interact with the Drupal community.
16. Inspecting Drupal
17. Projects • Modules: Core, Contributed, Custom • Install Profiles • Themes
18. On a scale of 1 to 7... • Functionality • Content / storage • People / roles / permissions • Workflow • Display
19. A few of my favourite things • Multisite • Features + Exportables • Install profiles • Entities + Fields • Views • Image resizing • Drush http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? f=/c/a/2010/11/29/DDC31GAPSK.DTL
20. Multi site
21. Features + Exportables http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebbisuperstar/2470560831
22. Install Profile http://www.flickr.com/photos/22801406@N06/2211020136/
23. Entities + Fields http://www.flickr.com/photos/66742614@N00/2542654995/
24. Views http://www.flickr.com/photos/73645804@N00/3597214700/
25. Image Resizing
26. Installing [Modules] with Drush $ cd drupal/sites/example.com $ drush dl module_name Project menu_block (6.x-2.3) downloaded to [success] /home/emmajane/websites/drupal/sites/all/modules/menu_block. $ drush en module_name The following projects will be enabled: menu_block Do you really want to continue? (y/n): y menu_block was enabled successfully. [ok]
27. Collect Useful Modules
28. Must-Have Modules by Category • Everyone Must-Have • SEO • Ecommerce & Marketing • Administrative helpers • Access Control • Navigation / UI • Visual Awesome Sauce
29. Modules for Everyone • Mollom, Comment Closer, Comment Mail • Markdown, CKEditor, WYSIWYG • Views • Link, Email, Date, Location, References, Field Group • Media • Webform • Backup and Migrate • D6: Image Cache, ImageField, Imagefield Import • D6: CCK, emfield, filefield
30. Modules for SEO • SEO Checklist, SEO Friend • Page Title (and Token) • Node Words • Breadcrumb fixer- uppers • XML Site Map, Index Page, URL List • Pathauto, Token • Global Redirect • Path Redirect • RobotsTxt • Search 404 • Link Checker
31. Modules for Ecommerce & Marketing • D6: Ubercart • uc_coupon • uc_free_order • uc_views • uc_who_bought_what • FusionDrupalThemes case study http://drupal.org/node/ 858914 • D7: Commerce • Mailchimp, Constant Contact (etc) • Mass Contact • Simple News, mimemail • Google Analytics, Piwik
32. Admin Helpers • Views Bulk Operation • Features • Scheduler • Rules • Notifications • Migrate • Devel and Devel Themer • Flag • Masquerade • Abuse, Plus1, VotingAPI • D6: Total Control • D7: Workbench • Domain Access
33. Access Control • ACL • Forum Access • Content Access • Taxonomy Access Control • Field Permissions • Organic Groups • Advanced Forum • Workbench
34. Modules for (better) Navigation • Menu Breadcrumb • Taxonomy Breadcrumb • Custom Breadcrumbs • Menu Block • Superfish • Nice Menus
35. Visual Awesome Sauce • Views Slideshow • Typekit • Tabs, Vertical Tabs • Lightbox 2, Colorbox • D6: CCK Fieldgroup Tabs • Panels, Context or Display Suite • Nodes in Block, Node as Block • Skinr v2 • Base themes (Zen, Fusion, etc)
36. Summary Now that you have your Drupal toolkit you can build that $500 Web site in 30 minutes: 1. Choose an Install Profile based on client needs. 2.Create a new sub-dir in your Drupal sites folder. 3.With Drush: 1. Install the new site. 2. Enable relevant modules and/or features. 3. Choose and enable “contributed” theme. 4. Create a client account so they can add content. Total time: About 30 minutes.
37. emma@hicktech.com emma@hicktech.com @emmajanedotnet @emmajanedotnet Thank you! Thank you!