A quick introduction to Drupal as a content management system and its leverage as an object-oriented CMS.

1. Drupal
L E T ’ S T A L K
O B J E C T - O R I E N T E D C M S D E S I G N

2. aboutC R E D E N T I A L S , E X P E R I E N C E , P A S S I O N

3. Eric
Sembrat
Web Manager
Georgia Institute of Technology - College of Engineering
Ph.D. Student
Georgia State University - Learning Technologies Division
President
Atlanta Drupal Users Group
Vice President
Georgia Tech Drupal Users Group
nerd extraordinaire

4. gameplanT O P I C S , S E C T I O N S , D I S C U S S I O N

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11. lil’ historyA L O O K B A C K I N T I M E

13. overviewT H E L E G O P I E C E S O F D R U P A L

14. Fields
Views
Entities
Nodes Taxonomies

15. Fields
Entities
Nodes
Views
Taxonomies

16. Fields
Entities
Nodes
Views
Taxonomies
Website Data

17. Fields
Entities
Nodes
Views
Taxonomies

18. Fields
Entities
Nodes
Views
Taxonomies
Data Object

19. Fields
Entities
Nodes
Views
Taxonomies

20. Fields
Entities
Nodes
Views
Taxonomies
Data Display

21. fieldsA L O O K B A C K I N T I M E

22. fieldsFields are building blocks of your website.
Individual pieces of data (text field, image, wysiwyg field, file
upload).
Operate as micro-widgets on data structures.
Fields are reusable and configurable.
Can be reused for multiple data structures.
Let’s consider an example.
A real world example of how fields are used.

23. What fields make up this slideshow entry?
Let’s break up the slideshow into its individual pieces.

24. What fields make up this slideshow entry?
Let’s break up the slideshow into its individual pieces.

25. What fields make up this slideshow entry?
Let’s break up the slideshow into its individual pieces.

26. What fields make up this slideshow entry?
Let’s break up the slideshow into its individual pieces.

27. What fields make up this slideshow entry?
Let’s break up the slideshow into its individual pieces.

28. What fields make up this slideshow entry?
Let’s break down the slideshow into its individual pieces.
Slideshow Graphic (image field)
Title (text field)
Description (text field)
Button Text (text field)
Button URL (link field)

29. What do fields look like?
In Drupal, field configuration is a draggable list.

30. field typesCore (included in Drupal by default)
Text
Long Text
Boolean
File
Image
Decimal
Float
List (float, integer, text)
Term Reference
Contributed (extensions)
Node Reference
Entity Reference
Name Field
Address
Google Map
Paragraphs
Field Collection
Field Group
Email
Date
Link
Phone Number
CSS
Gyfcat
(and so many more)

31. nodesA L O O K B A C K I N T I M E

32. nodesNodes are Drupal’s basic data objects.
Nodes are collections of specific fields used for a single
purpose.
Nodes are individual pieces of content.
Let’s consider an example.
A real world example of how nodes are used.

33. What nodes make up this slideshow entry?
Let’s break down the slideshow into its individual nodes.
Node (slideshow)
That’s easier!
This node has all the fields we outlined in the last example.
Clicking the arrows show you a different
slideshow node.

34. taxonomyA L O O K B A C K I N T I M E

35. taxonomyTaxonomy are Drupal’s reusable lists.
Taxonomy terms are node-like objects that collect themselves
into lists.
Taxonomy lists are called vocabularies.
Vocabularies can then be referenced in Nodes as a Term
Reference field.
Let’s consider an example.
A real world example of taxonomies.

36. What’s a scenario you would use a taxonomy term?
Here’s something that I use often at Georgia Tech.
No more remembering all the schools.
Take that, memorization.

37. entitiesA L O O K B A C K I N T I M E

38. entityEntities are data objects in Drupal.
Taxonomy terms and Nodes are both entities, because they
both contain fields.
Other examples in Drupal include Files, User Accounts, and
contributed modules like Paragraphs.
Entities can be chained and linked together.
Let’s consider an example.
A real world example of entities.

39. Let’s say we want to extend our slideshow.
Back to our old friend, Dr. Slideshow.
We only want to show some slides on the front page, and keep
others for other pages.
With the powers of entities combined…
We can add a new entity (node type) called Slideshow that
contains an entity reference field.
That field would link to pre-existing slideshow node entities.

40. viewsA L O O K B A C K I N T I M E

41. viewsViews is the workhorse of Drupal.
Views provides for custom displays of entity content and fields.
Views can take various forms (slideshows, tables, lists,
numbered lists, and more).
Views is primarily used to list multiple entities that share a
common criteria.
Let’s consider an example.
A real world example of how nodes are used.

42. short demo.

43. questions?