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Drupal Introduction

This document discusses Drupal, an open source content management system (CMS). It provides an overview of what Drupal is, what it can be used for, and the qualifications needed to use it. Some key points made are that Drupal allows you to create websites, forums, e-commerce sites, and more. It also discusses how to get started with Drupal by planning your site, finding modules and themes, and adding content. Both the benefits and difficulties of Drupal are addressed.

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Drupal Introduction

This document discusses Drupal, an open source content management system (CMS). It provides an overview of what Drupal is, what it can be used for, and the qualifications needed to use it. Some key points made are that Drupal allows you to create websites, forums, e-commerce sites, and more. It also discusses how to get started with Drupal by planning your site, finding modules and themes, and adding content. Both the benefits and difficulties of Drupal are addressed.

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Drupal

The first date


(going on since 2001…)

Panos Ladas
http://twitter.com/Ladas
What is Drupal???
• CMS
– Content
– Management
– System
• Framework
• Free
• Open Source
What can it do for me?
• Create a website for you
• With a forum
• And have registered users
• And an email list
• And reports
• And an e-shop
• And a digg-clone
• or just a simple humble blog
• And manage all of the above very well !!
What qualifications should I have?
• Before installing drupal:
– Be familiar with databases
– Have a web server and a database server
• After installing drupal:
– Nothing really, just common sense
– And a bit of server administration skills
• Installation is only needed once, backups
and maintenance can be automated so
this is not an issue
So… how do I start?
• First of all you prepare your website
– Find the idea
– Create a basic sitemap
• Then you go shopping for:
– Modules
– Themes
– Other settings (user accounts,menus,
translations)
– And the King: Content
Benefits
• REALLY powerful tool (if you are a
developer or skilled power user)
• Small choice of modules
• Well integrated modules
• Fast
• Browser Compatibility
• The greatest feature: one installation many
websites
Difficulties
• Not easy to administer
• Not very friendly interface
• Updates
• Frequent version changes (4567)
My experience
• 5 websites averaging 20.000 visitors a
month each
• 2 joomla websites (one is getting 30.000
visitors a month)
• MANY wordpress blogs (I don’t know)
• My job: hundrends of netvolution
(proprietary CMS) websites (millions of
visitors)
Is drupal THE CMS for me?
• Probably but to be honest, it depends. Just like
cars.
• If you can afford a Ferrari you better get the
Ferrari.
• If you are on a budget or you want to go off-road
(and have the skills) then go for the Lada Niva.
• If Ford Focus is THE car for you then Drupal
might be THE CMS for you.
• Conclusion: Choosing a CMS depends on your
current situation: needs, wants and can afford (not
only in money)
How can I learn more?
• First of all: LEARN MORE!! Try,
experiment, compare, discuss
• http://www.Drupal.org
• Books
• Other websites
• Stay in this room, listen and talk to other
people in this room!!
Thank you!

Panos Ladas
http://twitter.com/ladas

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