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Week 3 - MTM4081

Week 3 - MTM4081. drupal extended. week2 review. What is a content management system? Why do we use it? Popular systems? Guest speaker, Andrew Sinkinson , from Statistics Canad a provided insight on how content management systems are being used in his department.

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Week 3 - MTM4081

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  1. Week 3 - MTM4081 • drupalextended

  2. week2review • What is a content management system? Why do we use it? Popular systems? • Guest speaker, Andrew Sinkinson, from Statistics Canada provided insight on how content management systems are being used in his department. • Introduction to Drupal 7 as a web content framework. • Drupal 7 architecture, system flow, modules, and documentation. • Group assignment: Build a simple website with Drupal. • Group presentations: Show off your new site. • Possible work term placements at Statistics Canada with a Drupal migration. • Week 2 Review

  3. writtenwork • Views Slideshow • Carolyn Lundy, Shauna Snippe • Media • Tony Gamble • Locale • Steven Truong • CAPTCHA • Andrew Brown, Ashely Lowe • Sports Scores • Jeff Stray • Google Analytics • Sabrina Dziarski • There a plethora of different modules that Drupal allows you to use to customize your site. These are all open source and developed by users and the Drupal team alike. - Steven • Week 3 www.opin.cachris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

  4. Week 3 • gettingtechnical • Last Week – IntroductionNodes, Content TypesMenus, BlocksUsers, Roles, Permissions • Today - Extending DrupalContent Construction Kit (CCK)ViewsInternationalizationFlagsRulesService LinksRateTaxonomyToken www.opin.cachris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

  5. Week 2 • documentation • Drupal Modules • http://drupal.org/project/modulesWhere you read about and download Drupal modules. • There are thousands of websites devoted to Drupal. Most problems you may encounter have been solved and documented online. www.opin.cachris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa

  6. Week 3 • onlinelab • Enabling Modules • Content Construction Kit • Views • Internationalization • Flags • Rules • Service Links • Rate • Taxonomy • Token

  7. intermission

  8. Week 2 • groupwork • Taxonomy • Taxonomy • Create a new taxonomy for categorizing your information. • Add a list of terms. • Add the taxonomy field to your content type. • Configurations • Modules • Configure your new modules to work as you need. • Setup permissions, display, etc. • Views • Views • Create a couple new views as a creative way of displaying your content. • Create a “Page” view and a “Block’ view. Teams of 3. Assignment should take 1 hour followed by presentations. Extend Drupal Modules Review the list of modules available on your Drupal instance. Enable the modules which you believe are required to further develop your site.

  9. intermission

  10. Week 2 • presentations • Group B • Group H • Group C • Group 1 • Group E • Group F • Group D • Group G

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