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Asking For Estimate Cost To Build Newspaper Themes
Hi All, I plan to build Drupal Newspaper themes like huffingtonpost.com, telegraph.co.uk or savannahnow.com.
Can Anyone estimating the cost ?
Thank you !
Read moreCreating a list Alphabetically in views
I created a content type and view which is a listing of business names. When I enter the info it posts it by the "time" I entered the info. My question; is there a way that it can be displayed in alphabetical order?
Please note I am a novice and if it requires some sort of hack I guess i will have to live with it because my programming skills are very limited.
Thanks for the help.
Read morea module or other way to break a long story into several pages?
Very long stories make for ugly pages. There must be a way to break them up? with a "more" link at the bottom of the first page, etc?
thanks
Read moreSuggestions for "letter to the editor" ?
Is a tweeked Contact form the best way to give readers a way to send in a letter or editorial?
Or is there a module to accomplish this?
thanks ...
Diane
Read moreHow to add Taxonomy field to a custom content type in drupal 7
Hi
How to add Taxonomy field to a custom content type in drupal 7
how to associate taxonomy field to a content type in drupal 7
help me out.
Read moreOpen Publish - Fatal Error Adding Topin Hub Condition. Can you help me?
Hi,
I installed Open Pushish http://openpublishapp.com and I'm testing this Drupal Tailored Distro.
I tried to create my first Topin Hub, but when I add Condition 1 (Topic -> Business -> Condition 1) and after I save I get a Blank Page with this error message:
Fatal error: Class name must be a valid object or a string in /home/~/openpublish/sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/export.inc on line 905
I don't know happen it.
What I have to change to correct this problem?
Can you help me please?
Best regards
jscm
Milan (Italy)
Best Method for Providing Photo Cutlines (Captions)?
I'm looking for the best way (that is, the one that always works and is most-documented) for displaying a cutline or caption for photos? If there is a step-by-step explanation (similar to Dynamic Display's), that would be best.
Read moreHow to customize theme for news portal
Hai,
Iam new to drupal, iam basically a .net programmer
recently i came through this drupal and very much interested in it,
i want to make news site with my few friends,
which theme will be best fit and want to customize the theme according to our layout
im familiar with css, html
where should i start , how to do customization
need your help to make out this project
The Economist - Which Modules are used to build it and how are managed blogs and channels?
Hi,
I would like to know what modules are used in The Economist Drupal 6 websites: http://www.economist.com
Also I would like to understand how are managed the Channels and Blogs Structures.
And also How are managed the subscribed content?
I think we could learn a lot from The Economist website. It is a great project.
Can you help me?
Read moreWhy is Drupal Preferred for Online Newspapers?
I repeatedly read that Drupal is the preferred platform for online newspapers. My intention is not to bait an argument, but what specific qualities are in Drupal which better lends it to operating an online news site? I've heard the expandability and community aspects, but what particular advantage does Drupal have which improves online newspaper operation (not design or expansion). I appreciate the feedback, because I am on the fence whether to base my news operations on Drupal or another of the "big 3."
Read moreVerve mobile?
Anyone have any experience with Verve mobile? http://www.vervewireless.com
The media company that owns the newspaper where I work has apparently contracted with Verve to provide mobile versions of our sites. I've been to the Verve website; I can't seem to find any specific information about how it works or what to expect, how much work it might require from our staff, how it would work with or alongside our Drupal site, etc.
I like to know as much as I can about a new technology before I start working with it; any suggestions about how I could find out more about Verve?
Read moreDifferences between awstats and google analytics?
Can someone help me understand the differences between awstats and Google analytics?
What advantage(s) does one have over the other?
Which gives the more accurate numbers?
Thank you.
Read moreTwitter and D7?
Has there been any progress in developing a Twitter module for D7? I'm seriously-considering a D7 template, but don't see a D7-compatible module allowing me to automatically post updates to Twitter, what with the OAuth problems.
Read moreBest Base News Template?
I am looking to convert to Drupal, from another platform. I want Drupal's stability. I'm looking for advice on the best template to use as a base for a news site. I'm not looking to spend months building a theme from the granular level in order for it to be useable, but a template that is "ready for move in." I like the OP theme, but it comes with too much baggage, and I like the ProsePoint theme, but the same reservations. My needs are the following:
- Three-column.
- image captions.
Any suggestions?
Read moreGood modules for publishing news to the front page?
Hi, I'm new.
I'm helping to design and build a new Drupal site for a college newspaper. We're using the "about people" theme, which I found while exploring your list of Drupal newspapers. Thanks for that resource.
We're just getting started, but we're trying to conceptualize the best way for the reporters/editors to promote stories from all the section pages -- sports, news, editorials -- to the front page. Can anyone provide some advice or guidance? Is there a module that works especially well?
Thanks!
Diane
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Seeking OpenPublish themes or re-sizing advice. Default theme is too big.
Anyone else have this problem? The default OpenPublish theme is too big. Very little content is visible above the fold.
Only 1 headline and 1 blog entry are visible when the page loads. My audience needs to see the latest news immediately rather than having to scroll as soon as they land on the page. And I need more than just the header ad zone visible.
So I want to ask:
- Does anyone have other themes for OpenPublish, or any Drupal themes for news sites? Do you know where I might find one?
Alternatively:
- Is there a way to reduce the height of the elements in the top part of default theme display without having to develop a whole new theme?
Thanks.
Read moreWould like to Flag nodes based on Taxonomy term
We have a real estate section on our newspaper website; realtors log in and create listings on the website.
When the realtors enter their listings, they can choose "Real estate book" as a Taxonomy term, if the listing is going to appear in the printed version of our real estate book. This allows our website visitors to check out listings online that also appear in the printed book.
Read moreDrupal working with InDesign - how to do it?
First, my apologies if this is the wrong way to post, I am new and may have misunderstood something.
Read moreHow Manage DB and multi subsites for a website newspaper with million nodes?
Hi,
I have to choice how manage section of a large Newspaper Website.
I could choice to use only one DB to manage all but I will get 2 tables with large amount data (about nodes and search index) and great problems about queries optimizations for search index.
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