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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Site Building

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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Site Building

Presented at Drupal Camp Twin Cities on July 19, 2013.

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July 19, 2013
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  1. Melissa Miller | @2six76 MANY DESIGNERS END UP AS SITE

    BUILDERS (and some of us are really into it)
  2. Melissa Miller | @2six76 WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW LAYOUT +

    DESIGN HTML + CSS HOW WEBSITES WORK
  3. Melissa Miller | @2six76 THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO LEARN

    MY DRUPAL MOTTO (you must be okay with this)
  4. Melissa Miller | @2six76 YOU DON’T HAVE TO CONTINUALLY START

    OVER ALSO... (there will always be a better way)
  5. Melissa Miller | @2six76 WHAT I HOPE YOU WILL GET

    OUT OF THIS SESSION IDEAS FOR DEVELOPING YOUR OWN SITE BUILDING WORKFLOW HOW TO DIVIDE SITE BUILDING INTO DIGESTIBLE CATEGORIES
  6. Melissa Miller | @2six76 CONTENT CREATION TIPS WYSIWYG VARIOUS FIELD-BASED

    MODULES CREATE CUSTOM CONTENT TYPES USE TAXONOMY! USE HIDDEN FIELDS TO ORGANIZE CONTENT MODULES
  7. Melissa Miller | @2six76 CONTENT DISPLAY TIPS VIEWS EXPLORE ADVANCED

    DISPLAY MODULES EXPLORE THEME TEMPLATE FILES USE VIEWS MODULES
  8. Melissa Miller | @2six76 BASIC CONTENT DISPLAY METHODS NODE DISPLAYS

    VIEWS PAGES (AND BLOCKS) BLOCKS WITHIN REGIONS
  9. Melissa Miller | @2six76 page #region #region #region #region #block

    #block #block #block #block #block #block #block
  10. Melissa Miller | @2six76 ADVANCED DISPLAY MODULES* PANELS DISPLAY SUITE

    CONTEXT *to explore once you understand the basics
  11. Melissa Miller | @2six76 Tess Flynn | 3:45pm - 4:45pm

    | Auditorium INTRO TO VIEWS GO TO THIS SESSION!
  12. Melissa Miller | @2six76 TIPS MENU BLOCK USE THE MENU

    BLOCKS MODULE FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES MODULES NAVIGATION
  13. Melissa Miller | @2six76 MENU BLOCK WORKS WITH CORE MENU

    SYSTEM BUT PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO DISPLAY MAKES MENUS PORTABLE IS AWESOME
  14. Melissa Miller | @2six76 TIPS REAL NAME AVOID UNWANTED USER

    ACCOUNTS DEVELOP ROLE DEFINITIONS BEFORE YOU BUILD SITE DECIDE EARLY, CONFIGURE LATER MODULES PEOPLE
  15. Melissa Miller | @2six76 TIPS BLOCK CLASS BROWSER CLASS FIT

    VIDS ADAPTIVE IMAGE MASTER A BASE THEME MODULES THEME