Drupal 6 Site Blueprints

272 Pages·2009·11.08 MB·English

by  Ogunjobi

Drupal 6 Site Blueprints
Ready-made plans for 12 different professional
Drupal sites
Timi Ogunjobi
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
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Drupal 6 Site Blueprints
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First published: August 2009
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Credits
Author Editorial Team Leader
Timi Ogunjobi Akshara Aware
Reviewers Project Team Leader
Dan Morrison Priya Mukherji
Ken Rickard
Project Coordinator
Ashwin Shetty
Acquisition Editor
David Barnes
Proofreader
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Development Editor
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Indexer
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Technical Editor
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Production Coordinator
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Copy Editor
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Cover Work
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About the Author
Timi Ogunjobi is a Technical Writer, Web Developer, and Open Source evangelist.
Trained as an engineer, Timi has been developing web applications, in several
frameworks, for more than five years, and has also been writing, for more than a
decade, on a wide variety of topics, including fiction, business, and technology.
Timi balances his time between programming, reviewing, writing, and contributing
to interesting web-based and community projects. When he isn't working (which
isn't that often) he enjoys playing jazz guitar and getting involved in outdoor
activities—principally cricket, golf, and swimming.
Timi is the principal architect of Websesame—www.websesame.com—a software
development and technical writing company based primarily in London, but also with
a presence in USA, and in Africa to where he loves to retreat. Websesame typically
undertakes CMS, LMS, and ERP based projects and web applications in particular.
Timi has previously had another Drupal book published, titled "Adventures in
Drupal". He has also published several fiction and nonfiction books, and has been
featured in several anthologies.
The creation of this book was first made possible by God.

Then it was made possible by David Barnes of Packt Publishing who
said "If you think it is possible, then go for it!".

My family facilitated the creation of this book by knowing how
important it is to keep out of my way (especially when I am on a
mission from God).

Finally, it was made possible by me, of course.

I thank you all for reading ... and also give special thanks to
Lyn Brown.
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About the Reviewers
Dan Morrison is dman on Drupal.org. He has been working with computers since
the times when 3.5 KB RAM was a big deal, the Internet since the days it was in black
and white, and text-only, and has been developing almost exclusively with Drupal
for several years now.
Based in Wellington, New Zealand, he helped develop New Zealand's first online
banking system in 1997. Since then—in between periods spent juggling cocktails in
disco bars—he's worked on many different web sites, including several of the largest
intranets in New Zealand.
Currently he spends too much time making things in Drupal just because they are
cool, and works at helping companies and government departments with semantic
data migration and metadata publishing in his spare time. Late at night, he helps on
the Drupal forum and struggles with source control.
He likes coffee, cats, and cocktails.
Ken Rickard is a senior programmer at Palantir.net, a Chicago-based firm
specializing in developing Drupal web sites. He is a frequent contributor to the Drupal
project and is the maintainer of the Domain Access, MySite, and Menu Node API
modules. At Palantir, he architects and builds large-scale web sites for a diverse range
of customers, including Foreign Affairs magazine and the University of Chicago.
From 1998 through 2008, Ken worked in the newspaper industry, beginning his
career managing web sites, and later becoming a researcher and consultant for
Morris DigitalWorks. At Morris, Ken helped launch BlufftonToday.com, the first
newspaper web site launched on the Drupal platform. He later led the Drupal
development team for SavannahNOW.com. He co-founded the Newspapers on Drupal
group (http://groups.drupal.org/newspapers-on-drupal) and is a frequent
advisor to the newspaper and publishing industries.
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In 2008, Ken helped start the Knight Drupal Initiative, an open grant process for
Drupal development, funded by the John L. and James S. Knight Foundation. He is
also a member of the advisory board of PBS Engage, a Knight Foundation project to
bring social media to the Public Broadcasting Service.
I must thank the entire staff at Palantir, the Drupal community, and,
most of all, my lovely and patient wife, Amy, without whom none of
this would be possible.
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Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: I.M. Smart, Ph.D.—Building a Personal Site 7
Theme 8
Build I.M. Smart's site 8
Modules 9
Optional Core modules 9
Contributed modules 9
Basic content 9
Create a new Content type 10
Categorize content 11
Test the submission form 14
Images 15
Create the About Me page 16
Create Blog posts 17
Create a Publication 18
Create a Contact form 18
Display content 20
Create quick menus with the Taxonomy Menu module 20
Menus 20
Latest blog posts 22
Permissions 22
Finishing up 23
Summary 24
Chapter 2: Verree High School—Building a School Site 25
Theme 26
Build the Verree High School site 26
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Modules 27
Optional Core modules 27
Contributed modules 27
Enable modules 27
Configure the Webform module 28
Configure the File uploads module 29
Create the Downloads Content type 30
Handle attachments and images 32
Test the Downloads submission form 33
Create a Webform 34
Create Name field 37
Create an Email field 38
Create a Gender field 39
Create the Date of Birth field 40
Create the Interest field 41
View the Form 42
Display content 43
Downloads summary Page 43
Create Menus 43
Finishing up 45
Summary 45
Chapter 3: Global Hitchhikers Club—Building
an Aficionado's Site 47
Theme 48
Build the Global Hitchhikers Club site 49
Modules 49
Optional Core modules 50
Contributed modules 50
Basic content 50
User settings 51
User profile 52
Name 52
Date of Birth 54
Gender 54
Configure the Blog entry Content type 56
Images 58
Create new categories 59
Add new terms 61
Test the Blog submission form 62
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Display content 63
Create quick menus with the Taxonomy Menu module 63
Quick searching 64
Menus 64
Finishing up 65
Summary 66
Chapter 4: Breaking Events—Building an Events Site 67
Theme 68
Build the Breaking Events site 69
Modules 69
Optional Core modules 69
Contributed modules 69
Enable modules 70
Basic content 70
Configure the Events module 70
Event overview 71
Time zone handling 71
Date and time 72
Configure the Notification module 72
Configure the Event Content type 73
Images 75
Create new categories 75
Test the Event submission form 78
Display content 80
Create quick menus with the Taxonomy Menu module 80
Menus 81
Calendar and Upcoming events blocks 82
Finishing up 84
Summary 85
Chapter 5: Drupbook—Building a Community Site 87
Theme 88
Build Drupbook 88
Modules 89
Optional Core modules 89
Contributed modules 90
Basic content 90
User settings 90
Name 92
Date of Birth 94
Gender 94
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