Drupal Articles
Drupal gallery using CCK and Views
This lesson explains how to set up a full photo and video gallery solution in Drupal using CCK and Views. Step by step instructions as well as Views/CCK imports, template files, and CSS are provided.
Custom theming forms
This section outlines how to theme forms (CCK, user, etc) throughout Drupal 6.
Since http://drupal.org/node/101092 is quite out of date, and to my knowledge there are no comparable guides, I'm working on creating up to date guides on theming various forms in Drupal. Since it's the one I'm working on for myself right now, the first I will do is the My Account form (user/#/edit).
Generate unique CSS classes for the body tag of every page
This info is from my post at http://drupal.org/node/360484#comment-1206770
I've moved it here to work on cleaning it up and preparing it to be added to the Drupal handbook.
Guide to Drupal Actions, Triggers, Rules, and Workflow
This section details how to work with the built-in Trigger/Actions module in Drupal 6, as well as a variety of contributed modules such as Rules, in order to setup and use enhanced automated workflows in Drupal.
Public Info for Neverside Development
The following sub-pages are public info/discussion regarding the migration of neverside.com from its custom CMS/forum to Drupal.
Drupal case study on how this site was created
This site is not very complex, but I thought some people might find it helpful if I shared a few tips and tricks about how a few key features of it were created. Please also see the sub-pages listed at the bottom of this page, for exported copies of my Media CCK type, and the View for my Music page.
CentOS.org Drupal proposal
Various info to help CentOS.org decide if Drupal is right for them. See sub-pages.
SQL queries to import from a custom CMS into Drupal
The attached text file contains the custom SQL queries I wrote in order to convert and import the database of a custom-written CMS into Drupal. The original site is quite large, with approximately 20,000 users, 100,000 nodes, and 800,000 comments. All nodes are Forum nodes.
Review of "Drupal Essential Training" video course
This page will soon contain a review of the "Drupal Essential Training" video course from Lynda.com. The initial page will include the review portion, synopsis, recommendations, etc.
Creating hierarchical menus
The following is a set of guides and references to the methods you can use to make a typical hierarchical menu/structure for your content.
Documentation case studies
The following pages are my attempt at "pretending" to be a Drupal newbie, and seeking out answers to common questions on Drupal.org. The tests will obviously be a bit biased, since I am "not" a Drupal newbie. But I'm pretty good at putting myself into the shoes of a beginner and envisioning what they will encounter and how they might react.
Roundup of image modules for Drupal
The following is extracted from my post on Drupal.org. I've brought it here to begin working on in to make it a more up-to-date Docs page for the current ways to use images in Drupal.
Convert any website layout or template into a Drupal theme - easily!
This lesson has now been posted in the Drupal handbook: http://drupal.org/node/313510
As the content has been edited significantly since being posted to drupal.org, please view the version at the above link instead of the content on this page.
Basics: Guidance for newbies
This is a collection of tips focused on bringing newbies up to speed on understanding important concepts, settings, and techniques that will form the basis for more advanced use of Drupal.
Upgrading Drupal rapidly using SSH commands
This guide is meant to augment the official Upgrade guide.
How to use Contemplate module
Set up Contemplate module
Note: page under heavy construction, do NOT use right now
Before proceeding, ensure that you have successfully installed the Contemplate module.
Creating a CCK and Views powered Drupal site
The goal of this guide is to take you step by step through the full process of using Drupal's CCK and Views modules (as well as a number of other supporting modules) to create customized content types (e.g. news posts, articles, etc), as well as "listing" pages and blocks to display teasers of your content, and then theming everything to look exactly as you intend.
Drupal home page creation techniques
This is a guide based on a post in the Drupal support forum. The current version of this guide is a work-in-progress, and will be tweaked and improved with any advice and tips provided in the comments, and will also have some screenshots added to help guide you through the process.
