drupal

Intro to Drupal for Content Editors

When: 02/24/2011 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 105 Doe
Instructor: 
msmia
Prerequisite: None

Drupal is a robust content management system for creating and publishing web sties. For those who are just curious about the program or know that they will be using Drupal in the near future, this class is for you.Come for a hands on introduction to the program and its features, with an emphasis on creating, editing and managing content. This class is for novices and will not cover advanced site administration features.

Using the Content Construction Kit (CCK) in Drupal

When: 03/10/2010 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 105 Doe Library
Instructor: 
tim
Prerequisite: Getting Started in Drupal 1 & 2 OR familiarity with Drupal.

The Content Construction Kit (CCK) is a Drupal module that allows you to create new and extend existing content types. Out of the box Drupal content types only have a title and body field. CCK allow you to add fields of different types (video, file, image) to the content type. In this class we will go over when and how to use this essential Drupal module.

Getting Started with Making Mobile Friendly Websites

Have you ever thought of making your website mobile device friendly? It takes just a bit of CSS, and you can enable access to the content on your current site for users with mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablet PCs, and other mobile devices. In this self-paced online [#89] tutorial, I'll offer tips for web developers who use Dreamweaver or Drupal as well as for those who hand code static HTML pages.

In addition to the basic training, I've prepared sample code that you may download and use as you wish, as well as links to further training on a variety of topics, including Basic XHTML and CSS. I'll also cover how to use software-based mobile device emulators on your desktop or laptop computer, and offer tips on how to test your site. Read more »

Getting Started in Drupal #2

When: 02/17/2010 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 105 Doe Library
Instructor: 
msmia
Prerequisite: Must have attended Getting Started #1

A continuation of Getting Started #1 where we will go in-depth into blocks, modules, taxonomy and setting up a WYSIWYG editor.

Getting started with Views, a step-by-step guide

Learning to create and use Drupal Views can be a daunting prospect! However, Views are very useful, and I think that it's worthwhile to take the time to learn how to use them. Once you've learned how to work with Views, you'll be able to create dynamic pages such as a calendar of events, a list of tutorials and guides, or a targeted guide to the article databases for a particular subject area!

Using this [#80], you'll learn how to create and set up a View. Once you've defined the basic settings, you'll be able to sort the results that your new View generates and use selection criteria to filter your results. You'll also learn how to make a Page-based View actually appear on a Page and how to enable a Block-based View that can be used in the same way as any other Drupal Block.

Getting Started in Drupal #1

There are some basic foundational aspects of Drupal that are good to know when using the application for the first time. Download and follow the Getting Started #1 tutorial, created just for UCB Library staff. This tutorial also includes short videos and screen shots to help you with your hands-on work.

sitenotes turned on

mia,
I turned on the sitenotes mod., so when we come to some decision on mods & practices for lib tech drupal we can document there. it should be available via the create content link. i need to add the forum to a menu.

Organizing your Drupal website with the Panels Module

Blocks are nice, but they don't solve all of your site organization problems. The Panels Module solves some of these problems. If you have a UCB Library Drupal site, go to the modules list and turn on the mini-panels, panel nodes and panels. Look at the information given for each of the module settings and make sure you've turned on the other required modules. Read more »

Embedded Video Modules

emfield is great if you are embedding 3rd party videos such as YouTube, BlipTV, Google etc. into content. The drawback, videos from Jing and the like are not supported. If we are embedding files from video recordings of classes, then we need another module. Read more »

Add Story to Drupal site

A short video on adding stories to a drupal site. Read more »

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