So I have this thing called Drupal installed... now what? How do I post to my blog? I'm not a PHP/HTML/CSS guru (yet), I just want to learn how to use this contraption. What are blocks anyway and what am I supposed to do with them?
Whether you're a content creator or just new to Drupal it can be a little intimidating at first glance. Fear not, its actually really easy to use once you know whats what. This session is for people who are either new to Drupal or for people who simply want to use it to publish content to their web site. This introductory session will get end users and developers alike up to speed on how to use Drupal as a CMS, and more importantly... using it correctly. Topics will include, but not be limited to:
- Introduction
- Creating Your First Page
- Blogging the Drupal Way
- Running A Forum
- Moderating Comments
- Dealing with Comment Spam
- Block Basics
- Tagging Basics (Taxonomy)
- Use the Admin Tools
- The Very Basics of CCK
- The Very Basics of Views
- Properly Organizing You Site Content
- and much more
Duration: 1 hour
About the Presenter: Matt Galvin is a Senior Consultant with NorthPoint Solutions. Matt has 12+ years of experience crafting solutions as a software developer, system administer and technical writer using open source tools for a vast range of industries including government, education, publishing, automotive, entertainment and legal.
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Content Creation
You can simply add pages by Administrator > Content Management > Create content > Page.
Same way if you want to create you custom content type, go to Administrator > Content Management > Content types > Add content type, and then you can create content of this new created content type (cck type).
To create blocks, go to Administrator > Site building > Blocks. After creating blocks you can place it into specific region (left, right, header, footer, etc)