Posted by rdy_kc on November 2, 2012 at 7:04pm
I'm creating my first Drupal site using Omega + Context + Delta.
I can see all the sections, zones, and regions available on the front page (still have the pink columns visible).
I would like to add content to put in the menu, header, sidebar, footer, etc. Basically design my site.
But when I go to add content, I can only add blog posts or normal pages. But those only seem to have a name, description, body, etc.
How do I add all the content for my site?
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You add via blocks
Blocks you can then assign to nodes and/or pages as you see fit. It's pretty elegant, I can give you a quick demo and as much help as you need via IM, or a screenshare...
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
— Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto)
Use Views module
Use views module views module.It is bit complicated if you just started with drupal, but worth to learn. You create "view" ,than assign it to block and block assign to region. This module makes your website truly dynamic because displays content based on certain conditions ( filters? ) like specific content types etc. You can add static content to regions using Structure->Block then add new . Fill title description and block body. Pay attention to text format under block body. Set up " Visibility settings" to assign to the region etc and save block. In drupal you can create custom content type as well. Try tutorials on youtube.
Good luck Tom
Views are awesome...
Definitely recommended and a required must learn for drupal. For dynamic content Views is the real deal, views also allow slideshow implementation (check out flexslider). However for most static content I would recommend structure > blocks.
Cheers and welcome to Drupal!
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
— Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto)
thanks to both
Thanks amstaker and tomkis. That gets me headed down the right path I think. Blocks are making sense and I'll take a look at views.
I feel kind of silly not understanding such a basic point after reading the Omega starter gude. Is there another guide that explains it?
Here is a well written
Here is a well written article for Omega. It is not specifically a guide but the article has a lot of valuable information and links to other great sources.
http://www.kendallsdesign.com/omega-theme-responsive-design-resources
Is there another guide that explains it?...
You are not silly. Omega is theme, or rather framework for building websites, Drupal is the best content management system so far on the Planet Earth. Try some youtube tutorials how to use Drupal 7, or lynda.com provides some basic tutorial how to use Drupal 7 ( it is paid unfortunatelly ).
There are also good books about Drupal 7, but the best way is to use youtube, google and experiment with Drupal.
Tom
The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7
By far the best book on learning Drupal is "The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7" once you get past the basic skills, such as learning about blocks, content types, views, fields, panels and images, read chapter 15 about theming. It will be really helpful to know what all the terms are that are referred to in the "Settings" UI of the omega theme, e.g. "regions". I am assuming you are using the "Omega" starter kits instead of the "Alpha" starter kit. The "Omega" starter kits are great, the solve a lot of design problems for you before you even think of them, but that comes at a cost of page load performance for big sites (so they tell me). As some point explore the "Alpha" starter kits and do some side by side page load tests using "Net" console in either Firebug (for Firefox Mozilla) or Chrome.
Recommend you study "Using Drupal, 2nd Edition"
I believe the best introduction to Drupal 7 is the 2nd edition of Using Drupal. As a newcomer, you are likely to be overwhelmed by the so-called Definitive Guide to Drupal 7, which is a compilation of loosely-coordinated chapters written by various authors. Most newcomers will find Using Drupal far more productive. See http://www.usingdrupal.com/.
My opinion is based on having used both books.