Distribution Deli

Distribution DeliWilbur InceJay BatsonBryan HirschFerdinand AlimadhiDick Olsson

AgendaIntro to Distributions (Wilbur)Drupal Commons (Jay)Node Stream (Dick)OpenScholar (Ferdi)Civic (Bryan)

What is a Drupal Distribution?

From Drupal documentation:

“quick pre-configured Drupal installations, usually including a selection of modules.”

http://drupal.org/node/326175(google – drupal distributions)

From Installation Profiles:“Installation profiles provide site features and functions for a specific type of site as a single download containing Drupal core, contributed modules, themes, and pre-defined configuration. They make it possible to quickly set up a complex, use-specific site in fewer steps than if installing and configuring elements individually.”

http://drupal.org/project/Installation+profiles

A Distribution is:

A downloadable package of:Drupal core, Drupal modules, custom modules, libraries, content types, views, configuration and content

Who needs Distributions?New Drupal users•Get started quickly with DrupalAll Drupal Users•See Drupal best practices•Create function oriented websites

Finding a Distribution

Drupal Distributionshttp://drupal.org/node/326175

(google – drupal distributions)

Installation Profileshttp://drupal.org/project/Installation+profiles

Currently

Most distributions are available as downloads outside of Drupal.org Available via GIT or SVN

Soon Distributions will be available with 3rd party libraries from Drupal.org

Types of Distributions

General Purpose Distributions Acquia Drupal

Specific Distributions Drupal Commons (Social Business) COD (Conference Organizers Distribution) Open Scholar (Academics) Open Public (Online Media) Civic (Candidate and Campaign websites)

Distributions are the Future of DrupalJeff Robbins – Lullabot

Real Solutions

Distributions provide proven solutions that have been developed and used in real-world websites.

Benefits

Distributions contain features and functions that meet the needs of specific types of websites

Time SavingsInstall Drupal core

Install modules

Configure m

odules

Inst/Config Libraries

Content types

View

s

Custom

modules?

Development Timeline

Start here with a Distribution!

Distributions Make it easy to create a fully

functioning project specific Drupal website.

Use Drupal best practices. Includes the modules you need! Creates a fully functioning Drupal

website that you can add and extend with more Drupally Goodness

Distribution Advantage

Spend time working with content rather than configuration.

Presenters

Jay Batson(See http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6597732/2011-Dcon-Chicago-DistDeli.pdf )

What did you think?

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Thanks!