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Drupal

This document provides an overview and introduction to the open source content management system (CMS) Drupal. It discusses that Drupal is free to use and updated by its community. It can be used to create dynamic, frequently changing websites. The document then contrasts static and dynamic websites. It also lists alternatives to Drupal, advantages of Drupal, how to set up Drupal, and some major organizations that use Drupal for their websites.

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Drupal

This document provides an overview and introduction to the open source content management system (CMS) Drupal. It discusses that Drupal is free to use and updated by its community. It can be used to create dynamic, frequently changing websites. The document then contrasts static and dynamic websites. It also lists alternatives to Drupal, advantages of Drupal, how to set up Drupal, and some major organizations that use Drupal for their websites.

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Drupal CMS

Drupal intro schedule


• Intro presentation
• Content entry
• Coffee
• Content entry and questions
• Lunch
• Drupal installation
• Themeing and CSS
• Close
What is Drupal?
• Open Source Content Management System
(CMS)

• Open Source means it is free and updated by members


of the community. Open Source CMS’s continually
evolve

• CMS allows a “dynamic” content on a website –


content that continually changes
Static or Dynamic?
• Static • Dynamic

– Information rarely changes – Information changes often


– Charged per page so good – Dynamically show blocks of
form small sites information on various parts
– Easy to learn how to build of site
– Easier to implement complex – User access to site
design – Site updated by many users
– Quicker to load (when written – Shopping cart
properly) – Change design without
changing structure
– No software needed to
update site
– SEO friendly
How it works
Alternatives to Drupal
• WordPress
• Joomla
• Mambo
• Typo3
• SilverStripe
• Plone

………and many more…..


Advantages of Drupal
• It is easy to use & update

• Value for money

• Reliable & Secure

• Search-Engine Friendly

• Modular and Extendible


How to Drupal?
• What do I need?
– A domain name
– A web server with mySQL, Apache and php5

• How do I set it up?


– Create a database and username with MySQL /
phpMyAdmin
– Download Drupal
– Upload to root of your domain on the web server
– Go to domain and follow installation instructions
Who uses Drupal?
• MTV UK • NASA Academy of
• Sony Music Program/Project &
• The Onion Engineering Leadership
• • Flex showcase
Greenpeace
• • The White House
Warner Brothers Records
• • NATO
Moby
• Amnesty International
• New York Observer
• AOL
• FedEx
• Sun Microsystems
• Nike
• Harvard, UBC, Royal Roads
• Forbes and many other
• 20th Centaury Fox Universities
• Adobe • MacWorld
Questions so far?

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