Philosophy : As mentioned in the last video, our advice is to play, play and play. Try to do things mentioned in the videos and things that aren't! Explore! Some people prefer to watch the videos straight through and others prefer to watch, pause, try and continue. Do whatever works for you! Softw…

How to Get the Most Out of this Course

01:06

What is Drupal? What is a Content Management System?

Preview 08:26

+ – Install

2 lectures 08:17

Manual Install

05:29

One Click Install

02:48

+ – Navigate

2 lectures 08:41

Touring a Fresh Installation of Drupal

05:19

Session Notes:

1) Login - using the credentials you set up at installation

2) Click on Account Settings - take a look around!

3) Change the size of the Picture upload dimensions to 300x300 and upload file size to 250kb

4) Click save

5) Click on Site Information and take a look around

6) Update the Site Information - Change the Slogan to "Learning Drupal the OSWay"

7) Click Save

8) Close - and hit refresh

9) Continue to look around the configuration options in the System area

Update the Site’s Basic Information

03:22

+ – Create

11 lectures 57:31

Introduction to Content Types

03:14

Session Notes

Title of Article: Mayor Praises Drupalville for Innovation

Text for Article:

Yesterday the mayor of Drupalville signaled a significant shift in the way our town is presented to the world.

In a major announcement, Mayor Drew P. Aliscool unveiled the cities new website - based on the open source content management system - Drupal. "We're very excited to see our small city take such giant steps towards a new and fantastic presence on the web." stated the mayor in his comments.

We look forward to seeing the site as its developed! Stay tuned for more.

Second Article:

Title: Welcome to Drupalville!

Text:

Thank you for visiting our site for the city of Drupalville.

It's a wonderful city to live in, and we hope you'll visit us soon. The weather is beautiful in the summer and not too cold in the winter, so it is always a good time to visit.

Image:

(Right click and save the image to upload it for your article).

Creating an Article

04:48

Session Notes:

Title: About Our Site

Text: Our new website is built on the Drupal 7 Platform.

Creating a Basic Page

02:35

Session Notes:

Poll Question: Will the Drupalville Dynamos win the Stanley Cup in 2012?

Another New Content Type

03:50

Session Notes:

This session is almost 14 minutes long - longer than most of the course videos.

Content Type

Title: Drupalville Zoo

Text:

Drupalville Zoo is a wonderful place for families to visit.

There is an aviary for birds and a farm for animals like cows, pigs and geese. The zoo also has exotic animals such as lions, tigers, giraffe and buffalo. Overall, it's a great experience for young children.

Creating a New Content Type