Penn State Drupal Camp 2011 presentation

1. Drupal: Internet Lego
What is Drupal?
Penn State Drupal Camp 2011
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2. My Info
Eric Aitala
e: ema13@psu.edu
t: @aitala
w: www.ericaitala.com
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3. Drupal is...
an open source content management
platform.
Found via Google.
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4. Drupal is...
a free and open source modular framework
and content management system (CMS).
Found via Google.
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5. Drupal is...
written in PHP and MySQL.
Found via Google.
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6. Drupal is...
Everywhere!
Found via Google.
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7. Drupal is...
a symbiotic relationship between Code &
Community.
Found via Google.
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8. Drupal is...
from Mars,Wordpress is fromVenus.
Found via Google.
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9. Drupal is...
like a sack of Lego.
"The answer most probably is "Yes, Drupal can
do 'that'". But remember that Drupal is not a
ready made system to do 'that'.You are the one
building 'that', not Drupal."
Found via Google.
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10. How far can this
analogy stretch?
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11. Box of Lego
from http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=5576-1
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12. Drupal Core
from http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=5576-1
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13. Brick
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14. Module
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15. Lego Box Set
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16. Contrib Module
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17. Custom Module
from http://www.etsy.com/listing/75388511/clear-round-brick-lego-ring
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18. Special Box Set
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19. Distribution
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20. Stickers
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21. Theme
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22. from http://drupal.osu.edu/files/drupal@osu/2-10-11_drupalosu_presentation.ppt
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23. What have I missed?
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24. People
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25. Users
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26. Content
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27. Content
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabbah/with/79846848/
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28. Content
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/5370451062/
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29. Content
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30. Drupal API
• http://api.drupal.org/
• Well documented API to develop custom
Drupal modules or extend existing
modules.
• Don’t hack Core! ‘Alter’ it using hooks...
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31. Drupal Stats
• 5875 Drupal 6 Modules (on drupal.org)
• 596 Drupal 6 Themes (on drupal.org)
• 9,697 Developers
• ~3,000 Attendees at Drupalcon 2011
• 7.2 Million web sites powered by Drupal
http://engineindustries.com/blog/jason/how-many-websites-use-drupal-lets-estimate-number-part-one
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32. http://w3techs.com/technologies/segmentation/tld-edu-/content_management
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33. Who Uses Drupal?
• Gov’t:The Whitehouse, Dept. of Commerce,
FCC, SBA, data.gov.uk
• Business: Sony Music, Ikea, ING,Intel, GM
• Higher Ed: PSU, MIT, Harvard,Yale,Arizona
• Publishing: Popular Science, NY Observer,
Economist, Monty Python, Linux Journal
• Technology: Twitter, Symbian, NVidia,AT&T
http://showcase.acquia.com/
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34. What CanYou Do?
• Intranet
• E-commerce
• Publications
• E-Learning
• Social Media / Commons
• Anything! (web related, that is..)
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35. Resources
• drupal.psu.edu
• lynda.com - free for PSU!
• acquia.com
• lullabot.com
• mustardseedmedia.com
• groups.drupal.org
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36. Test Drive
• Drupal Gardens - drupalgardens.com
• Buzzr - buzzr.com (costs $.99)
• Local - network.acquia.com/downloads
Run Drupal on your Mac/PC
• Beware of free Drupal web hosting!
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