Introduction to Drupal: a CMS

Ron Collins

Information Technology Specialist

Options for Sexual Health

Vancouver, Canada

CMS Basics

• Users

• Content

• Navigation

• Administrative back end

• Look and feel

Users

• Each user: login, settings, profile

• Users assigned roles

• Roles given permission to view, create delete, administer

Content

• Customizable content types– events/calendars, news, even users

• Customizable display of content– Theming– Views

Navigation

• Pathauto

• Taxonomy/tagging

• Menus/blocks

• Breadcrumbs

Administrative Back End

• No coding required (but you can go nuts!)

Other Standard Features

• Built-in security

• Infinite options (modules)

• Statistics

• Search

• Actions

• Drush

OptionsForSexualHealth.org (Opt's Main Website)

• Revision moderation

• Audio/Video

• Rotating banner images

• Searching– Google CSE

• Store

• Webforms

staff.OptionsForSexualHealth.org (Opt's Intranet)

• Webforms

• Notifications

• Groups

• Masquerade

WontGetWeird.net(Service Provider Network)

• Domains

• Mapping

• Location search

Questions!