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Learn By The Drop Videos http://learnbythedrop.com/videos/feed Video tutorials that help you learn the Drupal content management platform. en Copyright 2009, Robert J Safuto.drupal,cms,screencast,howtoTechnology/Software How-Torob@learnbythedrop.comRobert SafutoRobert Safutonodrupal,cms,screencast,howtoShort Videos That Help You Learn DrupalLearn By The Drop videos are short screencasts that provide instruction on different elements of the Drupal content management platform.http://learnbythedrop.com/videohttp://media.learnbythedrop.com/images/learnbythedrop_rss.jpgLearn By The Drop Videos Importing Content Using The Feeds Module http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/168 <p>This lesson shows how to automatically import content from RSS or Atom feeds with the help of the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/feeds">Feeds module</a>. The process relies on cron to run periodically so that the feed processor can check for new content. The feed processor creates regular Drupal nodes from the items contained in the feed. You can choose to have the imported items published by default or not. Once the items have been imported as nodes you can then create custom paths to those using <a href="http://drupal.org/project/pathauto">Pathauto</a> and/or customize the display using the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/views">Views module</a>.</p> <p><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the right of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgfXdTQA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/168#comments Watch Drupal 6 content feed import rss Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:24:19 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 425 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This lesson shows how to automatically import content from RSS or Atom feeds with the help of the Feeds module. The process relies on cron to run periodically so that the feed processor can check for new content. The feed processor creates regular DrupalRobert Safuto This lesson shows how to automatically import content from RSS or Atom feeds with the help of the Feeds module. The process relies on cron to run periodically so that the feed processor can check for new content. The feed processor creates regular Drupal nodes from the items contained in the feed. You can choose to have the imported items published by default or not. Once the items have been imported as nodes you can then create custom paths to those using Pathauto and/or customize the display using the Views module. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the right of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution. Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Creating A Custom Page Using Panels http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/164 <p>This video shows you how to create a custom page for your site using the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/panels">Panels</a> module. You can use Panels to help you make pages (including a front page) that include a variety of content from your site including content that exists in views, blocks and nodes. The Panels module is dependent on the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/ctools">Chaos Tool Suite</a> module.</p> <p><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgdTmXwA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/164#comments Watch Drupal 6 panels Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:01:11 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 365 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video shows you how to create a custom page for your site using the Panels module. You can use Panels to help you make pages (including a front page) that include a variety of content from your site including content that exists in views, blocks andRobert Safuto This video shows you how to create a custom page for your site using the Panels module. You can use Panels to help you make pages (including a front page) that include a variety of content from your site including content that exists in views, blocks and nodes. The Panels module is dependent on the Chaos Tool Suite module. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution. Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Running Cron On Dreamhost http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/163 <p>This short video shows you how to create a cron job using the Dreamhost web panel that will allow you to execute cron on a Drupal site. As I <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/40">have noted previously</a> execution of the cron file is an important task for any Drupal site. Many modules rely on cron for periodic processing of data including the core search and aggregator modules. Running cron also prompts the system to check for module updates. </p> <p>Here's what I entered in the video. Be sure to replace the url with url of your site. <strong><em>wget -qO /dev/null http://yoursite.com/cron.php</em></strong></p> <p>This video is one in a series of videos I created called <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/dreamhost">Getting The Most Out Of Dreamhost</a>. If you're a current Dreamhost customer you probably already know how to do things like set up a domain or create a MySQL database so it may not be relevant to you. If you're considering Dreamhost I think the series offers a very good preview of how the web panel functions make it easy to launch new Drupal sites. There's also a discount code (<a href="http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?152385|learndrupal2010">LEARNDRUPAL2010</a>) on that page that will save you $50 on a new Dreamhost web hosting account.</p> <p><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgdD2cAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/163#comments Watch cron dreamhost hosting Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:35:43 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 354 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This short video shows you how to create a cron job using the Dreamhost web panel that will allow you to execute cron on a Drupal site. As I have noted previously execution of the cron file is an important task for any Drupal site. Many modules rely on cRobert Safuto This short video shows you how to create a cron job using the Dreamhost web panel that will allow you to execute cron on a Drupal site. As I have noted previously execution of the cron file is an important task for any Drupal site. Many modules rely on cron for periodic processing of data including the core search and aggregator modules. Running cron also prompts the system to check for module updates.  Here's what I entered in the video. Be sure to replace the url with url of your site. wget -qO /dev/null http://yoursite.com/cron.php This video is one in a series of videos I created called Getting The Most Out Of Dreamhost. If you're a current Dreamhost customer you probably already know how to do things like set up a domain or create a MySQL database so it may not be relevant to you. If you're considering Dreamhost I think the series offers a very good preview of how the web panel functions make it easy to launch new Drupal sites. There's also a discount code (LEARNDRUPAL2010) on that page that will save you $50 on a new Dreamhost web hosting account. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution. Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Creating Custom Lists Using Nodequeue http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/160 <p>The <a href="http://drupal.org/project/nodequeue">Nodequeue module</a> is an incredibly useful module that allows you select individual nodes and place them in a list in whatever order you like. This lesson shows you how to create a new nodequeue, add nodes to the queue, arrange the queue and then add the queue to a view.</p> <p><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgcmwWAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/160#comments Watch Drupal 6 lists nodequeue nodes views Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:07:57 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 342 at http://learnbythedrop.com no The Nodequeue module is an incredibly useful module that allows you select individual nodes and place them in a list in whatever order you like. This lesson shows you how to create a new nodequeue, add nodes to the queue, arrange the queue and then add tRobert Safuto The Nodequeue module is an incredibly useful module that allows you select individual nodes and place them in a list in whatever order you like. This lesson shows you how to create a new nodequeue, add nodes to the queue, arrange the queue and then add the queue to a view. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution. Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Easy Video Embeds With Embedded Media Field http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/157 <p>This tutorial shows you how to use the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/emfield">Embedded Media Field</a> module to embed video into posts.</p> <p><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgcXiPQA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/157#comments Watch Drupal 6 media video Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:29:09 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 333 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This tutorial shows you how to use the Embedded Media Field module to embed video into posts. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution. Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto,Robert Safuto This tutorial shows you how to use the Embedded Media Field module to embed video into posts. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution. Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto A Second Look At Drupal 7 Alpha http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/156 <p>In this second look at Drupal 7 Alpha I focus on new features related to the dashboard area, the shortcut menu and blocks.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgcLpewA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/156#comments Watch Drupal 7 blocks dashboard shortcuts Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:35:08 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 328 at http://learnbythedrop.com no In this second look at Drupal 7 Alpha I focus on new features related to the dashboard area, the shortcut menu and blocks. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution. CRobert Safuto In this second look at Drupal 7 Alpha I focus on new features related to the dashboard area, the shortcut menu and blocks. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution. Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Drupal 7 Alpha Preview http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/154 <p>This is a preview of the just released Drupal 7 Alpha version. It shows what the new install screens look like and offers a look at the new user interface for administration. There are a lot of additional features to explore in future videos.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8Rgb6FXQA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/154#comments Watch Drupal 7 alpha preview Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:52:08 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 318 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This is a preview of the just released Drupal 7 Alpha version. It shows what the new install screens look like and offers a look at the new user interface for administration. There are a lot of additional features to explore in future videos. Note: ClickRobert Safuto This is a preview of the just released Drupal 7 Alpha version. It shows what the new install screens look like and offers a look at the new user interface for administration. There are a lot of additional features to explore in future videos. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution. Copyright 2010, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Creating Short URLs For Twitter http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/151 <p>Using three contributed modules (<a href="http://drupal.org/project/shorten">Shorten</a>, <a href="http://drupal.org/project/shorturl">Short URL</a> and <a href="http://drupal.org/project/tweet">Tweet</a>) I show you how to create short urls for your Drupal site that are easily shared on <a href="http://twitter.com">Twitter</a>.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgbPUewA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/151#comments Watch Drupal 6 short url twitter Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:56:54 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 302 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Using three contributed modules (Shorten, Short URL and Tweet) I show you how to create short urls for your Drupal site that are easily shared on Twitter. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at Robert Safuto Using three contributed modules (Shorten, Short URL and Tweet) I show you how to create short urls for your Drupal site that are easily shared on Twitter. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1280x720 resolution. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto MP3 Audio Player http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/150 <p>In this lesson I show you how to present uploaded mp3 audio files in a flash player using the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/mp3player">MP3 Player</a> module.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1024x768 resolution.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgaTifgA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/150#comments Watch Drupal 6 audio flash player media Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:51:14 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 288 at http://learnbythedrop.com no In this lesson I show you how to present uploaded mp3 audio files in a flash player using the MP3 Player module. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1024x768 resolution. Copyright 2Robert Safuto In this lesson I show you how to present uploaded mp3 audio files in a flash player using the MP3 Player module. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1024x768 resolution. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Image Gallery Enhancements http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/149 <p>This lesson shows you how to enhance the image gallery created in the <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/148">previous lesson</a> using <a href="http://drupal.org/project/thickbox">Thickbox</a>, <a href="http://drupal.org/project/mediarss">Media RSS</a> and <a href="http://drupal.org/project/views_slideshow">Views Slideshow</a>.</p> <p>The premium version of this lesson is encoded at the full 1024x768 resolution as originally recorded.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgZvXaQA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/149#comments Watch Drupal 6 images media views Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:05:53 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 282 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This lesson shows you how to enhance the image gallery created in the previous lesson using Thickbox, Media RSS and Views Slideshow. The premium version of this lesson is encoded at the full 1024x768 resolution as originally recorded. Copyright 2009, RobRobert Safuto This lesson shows you how to enhance the image gallery created in the previous lesson using Thickbox, Media RSS and Views Slideshow. The premium version of this lesson is encoded at the full 1024x768 resolution as originally recorded. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Create An Image Gallery With CCK, Views And ImageCache http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/148 <p>This lesson shows how to create an image gallery using <a href="http://drupal.org/project/cck">CCK</a> with <a href="http://drupal.org/project/imagefield">ImageField</a>, <a href="http://drupal.org/project/views">Views</a> and <a href="http://drupal.org/project/imagecache">ImageCache</a>. CCK is used to create a new "image" content type that contains an upload field for images courtesy of ImageField. ImageCache is used to crop and resize the uploaded images. Views is used to display gallery page and an accompanying RSS Feed.</p> <p>The premium version of this lesson is encoded at the full 1024x768 resolution as originally recorded.</p> <p> </p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgZDRQwA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/148#comments Watch Drupal 6 cck gallery imagecache images views Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:19:55 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 271 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This lesson shows how to create an image gallery using CCK with ImageField, Views and ImageCache. CCK is used to create a new "image" content type that contains an upload field for images courtesy of ImageField. ImageCache is used to crop Robert Safuto This lesson shows how to create an image gallery using CCK with ImageField, Views and ImageCache. CCK is used to create a new "image" content type that contains an upload field for images courtesy of ImageField. ImageCache is used to crop and resize the uploaded images. Views is used to display gallery page and an accompanying RSS Feed. The premium version of this lesson is encoded at the full 1024x768 resolution as originally recorded.   Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Adding Community Features To Your Site http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/146 <p><strong>Lesson Fifteen</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted">Getting Started With Drupal</a> series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This lesson provides guidance on how to get a community started by configuring the core forum module , the core tracker module and allowing users to be able to set up their own account. Includes a look at the changes required to the Mollom (spam prevention) and Comment Notify (subscribe to comments) modules that were initially added in <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/135">Lesson Eleven</a>.</p> <p>The premium version of this lesson is encoded at the full 1024x768 resolution as originally recorded.</p> <p> </p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgYKyBgA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/146#comments Watch Drupal 6 community social Mon, 18 May 2009 23:36:23 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 267 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Fifteen of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This lesson provides guidance on how to get a community started by configuring the core forum module , the core tracker module and allowing users to be able to Robert Safuto Lesson Fifteen of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This lesson provides guidance on how to get a community started by configuring the core forum module , the core tracker module and allowing users to be able to set up their own account. Includes a look at the changes required to the Mollom (spam prevention) and Comment Notify (subscribe to comments) modules that were initially added in Lesson Eleven. The premium version of this lesson is encoded at the full 1024x768 resolution as originally recorded.   Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Install FCKeditor Using WYSIWYG API http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/144 <p>This video tutorial shows how to install <a href="http://www.fckeditor.net/download">FCKeditor</a> using the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/wysiwyg">WYSIWYG API module</a>. WYSIWYG makes it easy to install the most popular content editors on a Drupal site.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1024x768 resolution.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> Please take note that newer versions of the WYSIWYG API module require that the editor files get placed in the <em>sites/all/libraries</em> folder. This folder probably doesn't exist on your web server so you should create it if it does not exist.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgYDsSAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/144#comments Watch Drupal 6 fckeditor wysiwyg Tue, 12 May 2009 00:26:08 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 264 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video tutorial shows how to install FCKeditor using the WYSIWYG API module. WYSIWYG makes it easy to install the most popular content editors on a Drupal site. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in orderRobert Safuto This video tutorial shows how to install FCKeditor using the WYSIWYG API module. WYSIWYG makes it easy to install the most popular content editors on a Drupal site. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1024x768 resolution. UPDATE: Please take note that newer versions of the WYSIWYG API module require that the editor files get placed in the sites/all/libraries folder. This folder probably doesn't exist on your web server so you should create it if it does not exist. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Install Locally With Acquia Drupal Stack Installer http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/143 <p>This video shows how to install Drupal locally by using the <a href="http://acquia.com/downloads">Acquia Drupal stack installer</a>. This is different from my previous <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/95">localhost install video</a> which required separate installations of Drupal and <a href="http://www.wampserver.com/en/">Wampserver</a>. Acquia's installer is an all-in-one package that installs Acquia Drupal, MySQL, PHP and PhpMyAdmin. Acquia Drupal is a Drupal distribution that comes packaged with many useful contributed modules including <a href="http://drupal.org/project/cck">CCK</a>, <a href="http://drupal.org/project/views">Views</a> and <a href="http://drupal.org/project/pathauto">PathAuto</a>.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1024x768 resolution.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8RgYChCgA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/143#comments Watch Drupal 6 install localhost Sat, 09 May 2009 03:14:42 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 263 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video shows how to install Drupal locally by using the Acquia Drupal stack installer. This is different from my previous localhost install video which required separate installations of Drupal and Wampserver. Acquia's installer is an all-in-oneRobert Safuto This video shows how to install Drupal locally by using the Acquia Drupal stack installer. This is different from my previous localhost install video which required separate installations of Drupal and Wampserver. Acquia's installer is an all-in-one package that installs Acquia Drupal, MySQL, PHP and PhpMyAdmin. Acquia Drupal is a Drupal distribution that comes packaged with many useful contributed modules including CCK, Views and PathAuto. Note: Click the 'full screen' icon (to the left of the volume control) in order to watch online at full 1024x768 resolution. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Multi User Blogging Setup http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/142 <p><strong>Lesson Fourteen</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted">Getting Started With Drupal</a> series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This lesson provides instruction on setting up Drupal to support blogging by multiple users. The lesson covers the addition of new users to the site, configuring permissions to allow new users to blog, creating an author list block and a biography block for each author. The lesson also covers the creation of a special "editor" role that will allow designated users limited administration rights for the management of comments and blog posts.</p> <p>The premium version is encoded at the full 1024x768 resolution as originally recorded.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R_PFkAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/142#comments Watch Drupal 6 blogging permissions users Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:48:36 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 262 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Fourteen of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This lesson provides instruction on setting up Drupal to support blogging by multiple users. The lesson covers the addition of new users to the site, configuriRobert Safuto Lesson Fourteen of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This lesson provides instruction on setting up Drupal to support blogging by multiple users. The lesson covers the addition of new users to the site, configuring permissions to allow new users to blog, creating an author list block and a biography block for each author. The lesson also covers the creation of a special "editor" role that will allow designated users limited administration rights for the management of comments and blog posts. The premium version is encoded at the full 1024x768 resolution as originally recorded. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Configuring User Profiles http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/140 <p><strong>Lesson Thirteen</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted">Getting Started With Drupal</a> series of instructional videos. </p> <p>This lesson provides instruction on the configuration of user profiles, including enabling profiles for public viewing and adding custom fields by using the core profile module.</p> <p>The premium version is a full resolution (1024x768) version that contains additional content as indicated below.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R94gkAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-extra"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Premium Content: </div> <ul> <li> Configure the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/realname">Real Name</a> module to replace usernames with a proper name.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/140#comments Watch Drupal 6 profiles Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:58:00 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 253 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Thirteen of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos.  This lesson provides instruction on the configuration of user profiles, including enabling profiles for public viewing and adding custom fields by using Robert Safuto Lesson Thirteen of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos.  This lesson provides instruction on the configuration of user profiles, including enabling profiles for public viewing and adding custom fields by using the core profile module. The premium version is a full resolution (1024x768) version that contains additional content as indicated below. Premium Content:   Configure the Real Name module to replace usernames with a proper name. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Using Views To Create A Block http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/139 <p>This lesson shows how to use the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/views">Views module</a> to create a block that contains a list of node titles that link to their respective nodes.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R9PlkAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/139#comments Watch Drupal 6 blocks views Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:39:26 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 252 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This lesson shows how to use the Views module to create a block that contains a list of node titles that link to their respective nodes. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore Robert Safuto This lesson shows how to use the Views module to create a block that contains a list of node titles that link to their respective nodes. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Socializing Content With Ratings And Sharing Links http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/137 <p><strong>Lesson Twelve</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted">Getting Started With Drupal</a> series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This lesson focuses on socializing your content by allowing your site visitors to easily share and rate site content. Automatic sharing links for sites like Facebook, Delicious, Digg and others are generated by the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/service_links">Service Links</a> module. A star based rating system for nodes is powered by the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/fivestar">Fivestar module</a> which also requires the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/votingapi">Voting API</a> module.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R86QnAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/137#comments Watch Drupal 6 ratings sharing social Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:18:15 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 250 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Twelve of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This lesson focuses on socializing your content by allowing your site visitors to easily share and rate site content. Automatic sharing links for sites like Facebook,Robert Safuto Lesson Twelve of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This lesson focuses on socializing your content by allowing your site visitors to easily share and rate site content. Automatic sharing links for sites like Facebook, Delicious, Digg and others are generated by the Service Links module. A star based rating system for nodes is powered by the Fivestar module which also requires the Voting API module. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Configuring Comments And A Contact Form http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/135 <p><strong>Lesson Eleven</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted">Getting Started With Drupal</a> series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This lesson focuses on the configuration of blog comments and setting up a site wide contact form. The preview includes instruction on how to protect both comments and the contact form using the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/mollom">Mollom</a> module.</p> <p>In addition to basic configuration of comments and the contact form the preview also shows how to add a menu item for the site wide contact form and a sidebar block that displays recent comments.</p> <p>The premium version is a full resolution (1024x768) version that contains additional content as indicated below.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R8IQpAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-extra"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Premium Content: </div> <ul> <li>Configuration of the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/gravatar">Gravatar</a> module which adds user pictures to comments via the <a href="http://gravatar.com">Gravatar</a> service</li> <li>Configuration of the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/comment_notify">Comment Notify</a> module which allows site administrators and non-registered commenters to be notified of follow up comments to a post</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/135#comments Watch Drupal 6 comments contact feeback Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:26:04 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 242 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Eleven of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This lesson focuses on the configuration of blog comments and setting up a site wide contact form. The preview includes instruction on how to protect both comments anRobert Safuto Lesson Eleven of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This lesson focuses on the configuration of blog comments and setting up a site wide contact form. The preview includes instruction on how to protect both comments and the contact form using the Mollom module. In addition to basic configuration of comments and the contact form the preview also shows how to add a menu item for the site wide contact form and a sidebar block that displays recent comments. The premium version is a full resolution (1024x768) version that contains additional content as indicated below. Premium Content:  Configuration of the Gravatar module which adds user pictures to comments via the Gravatar service Configuration of the Comment Notify module which allows site administrators and non-registered commenters to be notified of follow up comments to a post Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Site Administration Basics http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/134 <p><strong>Lesson Ten</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted">Getting Started With Drupal </a>series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This lesson focuses on the basics of administering your Drupal site. Topics covered include the site Status Report, module and core update status settings. Includes step-by-step instruction on how to update contributed modules and the core Drupal release.</p> <p>The premium version is a full resolution (1024x768) version that contains additional content as indicated below.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R7YB_AA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-extra"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Premium Content: </div> <ul> <li>Review of database logs</li> <li>Setting different administration theme</li> <li>Error reporting options</li> <li>Cache settings to improve performance</li> <li>Adding a special administration menu bar</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/134#comments Watch administration upgrade Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:06:54 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 237 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Ten of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This lesson focuses on the basics of administering your Drupal site. Topics covered include the site Status Report, module and core update status settings. Includes stepRobert Safuto Lesson Ten of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This lesson focuses on the basics of administering your Drupal site. Topics covered include the site Status Report, module and core update status settings. Includes step-by-step instruction on how to update contributed modules and the core Drupal release. The premium version is a full resolution (1024x768) version that contains additional content as indicated below. Premium Content:  Review of database logs Setting different administration theme Error reporting options Cache settings to improve performance Adding a special administration menu bar Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Moving A Localhost Site To The Web http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/132 <p><strong>Lesson Nine</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted">Getting Started With Drupal</a> series of videos.</p> <p>This lesson provides instruction on how to move a localhost Drupal site to a web server. Steps shown in the video include creating a domain, creating a web database, exporting the local drupal database and importing the exported database to the web database.</p> <p>The premium version is a full resolution (1024x768) version that contains additional content as indicated below.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R67JNAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-extra"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Premium Content: </div> <ul> <li>Uploading new settings.php file</li> <li>Turning off comments and user registrations</li> <li>Reviewing content for errors</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/132#comments Watch administration backup database Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:11:38 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 233 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Nine of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of videos. This lesson provides instruction on how to move a localhost Drupal site to a web server. Steps shown in the video include creating a domain, creating a web database, exporting the loRobert Safuto Lesson Nine of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of videos. This lesson provides instruction on how to move a localhost Drupal site to a web server. Steps shown in the video include creating a domain, creating a web database, exporting the local drupal database and importing the exported database to the web database. The premium version is a full resolution (1024x768) version that contains additional content as indicated below. Premium Content:  Uploading new settings.php file Turning off comments and user registrations Reviewing content for errors Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Customizing The Front Page Of Your Site http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/131 <p><strong>Lesson Eight</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted">Getting Started With Drupal</a> series of videos.</p> <p>In this tutorial I show you some simple ways of creating a more custom look on the front page of your site. All blog posts are demoted from the front page. Blocks are moved into different regions allowed by the theme. A node is created specifically for the front page. Finally, I show you how to make some basic changes to the tpl.php template file so that you can have a front page that doesn't require any nodes to be published on it.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R6rlPAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/131#comments Watch front page layout nodes themes Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:32:43 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 231 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Eight of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of videos. In this tutorial I show you some simple ways of creating a more custom look on the front page of your site. All blog posts are demoted from the front page. Blocks are moved intRobert Safuto Lesson Eight of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of videos. In this tutorial I show you some simple ways of creating a more custom look on the front page of your site. All blog posts are demoted from the front page. Blocks are moved into different regions allowed by the theme. A node is created specifically for the front page. Finally, I show you how to make some basic changes to the tpl.php template file so that you can have a front page that doesn't require any nodes to be published on it. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Creating An RSS Feed Using Views http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/130 <p>This tutorial shows how to create an RSS feed from an existing view. See <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/85">Creating A Page View From A Taxonomy</a> to see how I created the initial page view.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R6ZV7AA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/130#comments Watch Drupal 6 rss views Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:47:10 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 230 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This tutorial shows how to create an RSS feed from an existing view. See Creating A Page View From A Taxonomy to see how I created the initial page view. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop tRobert Safuto This tutorial shows how to create an RSS feed from an existing view. See Creating A Page View From A Taxonomy to see how I created the initial page view. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Embedding Rich Media In Your Posts http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/129 <p><strong>Lesson Seven</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted">Getting Started With Drupal</a> series of videos.</p> <p>This video tutorial shows you very basic methods for adding embedded video, photos and audio to posts on your Drupal site. <a href="http://drupal.org/project/fckeditor">FCKeditor</a> and <a href="http://drupal.org/project/imce">IMCE</a> (which we installed in a previous lessons) are two contributed modules involved in the process.</p> <p>The <a href="http://next.yahoo.net/archives/32/easylistener">Yahoo! Easy Listener</a> music player is used to embed the audio that we upload to the site. You'll also see how the file upload and local php.ini settings are adjusted to support uploading mp3 files up to 10MB in size.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Since the production of this video the Yahoo! Easy Listener music player has been discontinued so you will need to utilize another flash player to successfully embed audio using this method.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R6NxNAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/129#comments Watch audio media photos video Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:52:06 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 228 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Seven of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of videos. This video tutorial shows you very basic methods for adding embedded video, photos and audio to posts on your Drupal site. FCKeditor and IMCE (which we installed in a previous Robert Safuto Lesson Seven of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of videos. This video tutorial shows you very basic methods for adding embedded video, photos and audio to posts on your Drupal site. FCKeditor and IMCE (which we installed in a previous lessons) are two contributed modules involved in the process. The Yahoo! Easy Listener music player is used to embed the audio that we upload to the site. You'll also see how the file upload and local php.ini settings are adjusted to support uploading mp3 files up to 10MB in size. Note: Since the production of this video the Yahoo! Easy Listener music player has been discontinued so you will need to utilize another flash player to successfully embed audio using this method. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Categorizing Content On Your Site http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/125 <p><strong>Lesson Six </strong>of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted"><strong>Getting Started With Drupal</strong></a> series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This video tutorial provides instruction on categorizing blog content using the core <a href="http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/taxonomy">taxonomy module</a>. This preview version focuses on adding categories that you select from a drop down list. The premium version contains additional content as indicated below.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R5vR7AA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-extra"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Premium Content: </div> <ul> <li>Free tagging your content</li> <li>Adding <a href="http://drupal.org/project/tagadelic">tagadelic module</a></li> <li>Displaying tags in a sidebar block</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/125#comments Watch Drupal 6 categories taxonomy Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:41:06 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 214 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Six of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video tutorial provides instruction on categorizing blog content using the core taxonomy module. This preview version focuses on adding categories that you select fRobert Safuto Lesson Six of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video tutorial provides instruction on categorizing blog content using the core taxonomy module. This preview version focuses on adding categories that you select from a drop down list. The premium version contains additional content as indicated below. Premium Content:  Free tagging your content Adding tagadelic module Displaying tags in a sidebar block Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Creating Content On Your Site http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/124 <p><strong>Lesson Five </strong>of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted"><strong>Getting Started With Drupal</strong></a> series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This video provides detailed instruction on adding blog posts and pages to your Drupal site. This version is a preview that focuses on the settings that need to be reviewed and possibly adjusted prior to publishing content. The premium version contains additional content as indicated below.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R5rFUAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-extra"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Premium Content: </div> <ul> <li>Adding Blog Posts</li> <li>Adding A Page</li> <li>Adjusting Theme Settings</li> <li>Reviewing URL Alias Settings</li> <li>Creating Menu Items</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/124#comments Watch Drupal 6 blog content nodes page Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:11:34 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 208 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Five of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video provides detailed instruction on adding blog posts and pages to your Drupal site. This version is a preview that focuses on the settings that need to be reviRobert Safuto Lesson Five of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video provides detailed instruction on adding blog posts and pages to your Drupal site. This version is a preview that focuses on the settings that need to be reviewed and possibly adjusted prior to publishing content. The premium version contains additional content as indicated below. Premium Content:  Adding Blog Posts Adding A Page Adjusting Theme Settings Reviewing URL Alias Settings Creating Menu Items Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Adding Important Contributed Modules http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/122 <p><strong>Lesson Four </strong>of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted"><strong>Getting Started With Drupal</strong></a> series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This video provides guidance on downloading, installing and configuring several contributed modules from Drupal.org. These key modules are some of the most important ones to add no matter what type of site you want to build with Drupal.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://drupal.org/project/mollom">Mollom</a> for spam protection</li> <li><a href="http://drupal.org/project/pathauto">PathAuto</a> for configurable automated URLs</li> <li><a href="http://drupal.org/project/fckeditor">FCKEditor</a> for WYSIWYG post editing</li> <li><a href="http://drupal.org/project/imce">IMCE</a> for uploading images to insert into posts</li> <li><a href="http://drupal.org/project/poormanscron">Poor Mans Cron</a> for easy execution of the Drupal cron file</li> </ul> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R5K8gAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/122#comments Watch Drupal 6 modules Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:11:16 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 204 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Four of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video provides guidance on downloading, installing and configuring several contributed modules from Drupal.org. These key modules are some of the most important onRobert Safuto Lesson Four of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video provides guidance on downloading, installing and configuring several contributed modules from Drupal.org. These key modules are some of the most important ones to add no matter what type of site you want to build with Drupal. Mollom for spam protection PathAuto for configurable automated URLs FCKEditor for WYSIWYG post editing IMCE for uploading images to insert into posts Poor Mans Cron for easy execution of the Drupal cron file Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Installing A Contributed Theme http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/121 <p><strong>Lesson Three</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted"><strong>Getting Started With Drupal</strong></a> series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This video shows the user how to replace the core Drupal theme (known as Garland) with a contributed theme (in this case <a href="http://drupal.org/project/acquia_marina">Acquia Marina</a>) downloaded from Drupal.org.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R5K5xAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/121#comments Watch Drupal 6 themes Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:46:21 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 202 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Three of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video shows the user how to replace the core Drupal theme (known as Garland) with a contributed theme (in this case Acquia Marina) downloaded from Drupal.org. CopRobert Safuto Lesson Three of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video shows the user how to replace the core Drupal theme (known as Garland) with a contributed theme (in this case Acquia Marina) downloaded from Drupal.org. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Basic Site Configuration http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/120 <p><strong>Lesson Two</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted"><strong>Getting Started With Drupal</strong></a> series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This video explores the basic configuration options to consider once you have successfully installed Drupal.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R5K5wAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/120#comments Watch administration configuration Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:26:02 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 199 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson Two of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video explores the basic configuration options to consider once you have successfully installed Drupal. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please Robert Safuto Lesson Two of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video explores the basic configuration options to consider once you have successfully installed Drupal. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Installing Drupal On A Localhost http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/95 <p><strong>Lesson One</strong> of my special <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted"><strong>Getting Started With Drupal</strong></a> series of instructional videos.</p> <p>This video shows how to install Drupal to a localhost on a Windows based computer. <a href="http://wampserver.com">Wampserver</a> is used to create the proper environment.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> Be aware that if you install the latest version of Wampserver and combine it with Drupal 6.13 or above you will likely get the following error. <em>Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in C:\wamp\www\drupal\includes\file.inc on line 902</em></p> <p>The error is caused by the fact that the newer version of Wampserver utilizes version 5.3 of PHP and the latest version of Drupal does not support PHP 5.3. You can remedy the issue by installing an earlier version of Wampserver that has the 5.2 branch of PHP. Wampserver 2.0h (found at <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/wampserver/files/WampServer%202/WampServer%202.0/WampServer2.0h.exe/download">this link</a>) includes PHP 5.2.9-2. Another option is to use another stack installer such as the <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/143">Acquia Drupal Stack Installer</a>.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R5K5ZAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/95#comments Watch Drupal 6 basics install localhost Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:11:29 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 95 at http://learnbythedrop.com no Lesson One of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video shows how to install Drupal to a localhost on a Windows based computer. Wampserver is used to create the proper environment. UPDATE: Be aware that if you instRobert Safuto Lesson One of my special Getting Started With Drupal series of instructional videos. This video shows how to install Drupal to a localhost on a Windows based computer. Wampserver is used to create the proper environment. UPDATE: Be aware that if you install the latest version of Wampserver and combine it with Drupal 6.13 or above you will likely get the following error. Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in C:\wamp\www\drupal\includes\file.inc on line 902 The error is caused by the fact that the newer version of Wampserver utilizes version 5.3 of PHP and the latest version of Drupal does not support PHP 5.3. You can remedy the issue by installing an earlier version of Wampserver that has the 5.2 branch of PHP. Wampserver 2.0h (found at this link) includes PHP 5.2.9-2. Another option is to use another stack installer such as the Acquia Drupal Stack Installer. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Creating A Basic Image Gallery http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/2 <p>This video shows you how to create a very basic image gallery with Drupal by utilizing the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/image">Image</a> and <a href="http://drupal.org/project/thickbox">Thickbox</a> contributed modules.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R4fo8AA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/2#comments Watch Drupal 6 images media Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:16:33 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 93 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video shows you how to create a very basic image gallery with Drupal by utilizing the Image and Thickbox contributed modules. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additiRobert Safuto This video shows you how to create a very basic image gallery with Drupal by utilizing the Image and Thickbox contributed modules. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Creating A Page View From A Taxonomy http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/85 <p>This <a href="http://www.archive.org/download/CreatingADrupalViewFromTaxonomy/learnbythedrop-taxonomy-view-preview.m4v">video</a> shows the user how to use the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/views">views</a> module in Drupal 6 to create a page that list nodes with a certain taxonomy term. For the screencast I created a view that lists all of the nodes tagged with <em>cck</em> or <em>views</em> at <a href="http://www.learnbythedrop.com/cckandviews" title="http://www.learnbythedrop.com/cckandviews">http://www.learnbythedrop.com/cckandviews</a>.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R5LQgAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/85#comments Watch Drupal 6 taxonomy views Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:44:51 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 85 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video shows the user how to use the views module in Drupal 6 to create a page that list nodes with a certain taxonomy term. For the screencast I created a view that lists all of the nodes tagged with cck or views at http://www.learnbythedrop.com/cckRobert Safuto This video shows the user how to use the views module in Drupal 6 to create a page that list nodes with a certain taxonomy term. For the screencast I created a view that lists all of the nodes tagged with cck or views at http://www.learnbythedrop.com/cckandviews. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Adding Fields With CCK http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/83 <p>This <a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Awakenedvoice-AddingFieldsToDrupalWithCCK886.m4v">video</a> shows how to add extra fields to existing content types (such as blog posts) using the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/cck">Content Construction Kit </a>(CCK) module in Drupal 6.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R5O1AAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/83#comments Watch Drupal 6 cck nodes Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:51:05 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 83 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video shows how to add extra fields to existing content types (such as blog posts) using the Content Construction Kit (CCK) module in Drupal 6. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribeRobert Safuto This video shows how to add extra fields to existing content types (such as blog posts) using the Content Construction Kit (CCK) module in Drupal 6. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Taxonomy Overview http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/6 <p>This <a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Awakenedvoice-BasicDrupalTaxonomy520.m4v">video</a> provides an overview of the taxonomy features in Drupal. Taxonomy allows you to categorize, tag and organize the content on your site.<em><br /> </em></p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R5YdCAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/6#comments Watch Drupal 6 categories taxonomy Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:28:35 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 79 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video provides an overview of the taxonomy features in Drupal. Taxonomy allows you to categorize, tag and organize the content on your site. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe orRobert Safuto This video provides an overview of the taxonomy features in Drupal. Taxonomy allows you to categorize, tag and organize the content on your site. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Understanding Input Formats http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/78 <p>From time to time people will ask me questions about problems they are having with content not displaying properly in nodes. Site developers may have problems displaying images, javascript, flash and php code. The problem is usually related to the input format chosen when publishing the node. The following video provides a very detailed look at how input formats work within Drupal.</p> <p><embed height="510" width="640" src="http://blip.tv/play/AZaoPIPDUg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Awakenedvoice-DrupalInputFormats497.mov">Quicktime Video</a></p> <p><strong>Input Format Basics</strong></p> <p>There are three "out of the box" input formats for Drupal. These formats can be found on your site at <em>admin/settings/filters</em>.</p> <ol> <li><em>Filtered HTML</em> - This format allows very basic text input and some HTML. This is a good format for comments and user generated content since it limits the ability of the user to add malicious code to the node.</li> <li><em>Full HTML</em> - This format allows the full range of HTML tags including <embed> codes that are typically used for inserting widgets or embedded videos. This is my preferred format as a site administrator for creating all nodes and blocks on my sites. You can open this up to site users but it's recommended only for logged in users that have accounts at your site.</li> <li><em>PHP Code</em> -  This format allows the posting of PHP code. This is used to customize the nodes on your site. There is a gallery of <a href="http://drupal.org/handbook/customization/php-snippets">PHP snippets</a> on Drupal.org where you can find examples thay may help extend the features of your site. This is a format that should only be available to admin users of the site. Opening up the PHP format to users jeopardizes the security of the site. So take great care when using this format.</li> </ol> <p>The input formats in Drupal are highly customizable so you're not stuck with the exact formats that come standard with Drupal. Since these input formats greatly effect how and what content is posted to your site it is definitely a worthwhile investment of time to get to know them better.</p> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/78#comments Watch administration input format nodes Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:28:14 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 78 at http://learnbythedrop.com no From time to time people will ask me questions about problems they are having with content not displaying properly in nodes. Site developers may have problems displaying images, javascript, flash and php code. The problem is usually related to the input Robert Safuto From time to time people will ask me questions about problems they are having with content not displaying properly in nodes. Site developers may have problems displaying images, javascript, flash and php code. The problem is usually related to the input format chosen when publishing the node. The following video provides a very detailed look at how input formats work within Drupal.   Quicktime Video Input Format Basics There are three "out of the box" input formats for Drupal. These formats can be found on your site at admin/settings/filters. Filtered HTML - This format allows very basic text input and some HTML. This is a good format for comments and user generated content since it limits the ability of the user to add malicious code to the node. Full HTML - This format allows the full range of HTML tags including <embed> codes that are typically used for inserting widgets or embedded videos. This is my preferred format as a site administrator for creating all nodes and blocks on my sites. You can open this up to site users but it's recommended only for logged in users that have accounts at your site. PHP Code -  This format allows the posting of PHP code. This is used to customize the nodes on your site. There is a gallery of PHP snippets on Drupal.org where you can find examples thay may help extend the features of your site. This is a format that should only be available to admin users of the site. Opening up the PHP format to users jeopardizes the security of the site. So take great care when using this format. The input formats in Drupal are highly customizable so you're not stuck with the exact formats that come standard with Drupal. Since these input formats greatly effect how and what content is posted to your site it is definitely a worthwhile investment of time to get to know them better. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Upgrading Drupal http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/7 <p>This <a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Awakenedvoice-UpgradingDrupal361.m4v">video</a> provides step-by-step instructions on upgrading Drupal core within a major release. For example, this would be helpful if you wanted to upgrade from Drupal 6.1 to 6.2.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R5OlMAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/7#comments Watch administration upgrade Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:25:20 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 70 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video provides step-by-step instructions on upgrading Drupal core within a major release. For example, this would be helpful if you wanted to upgrade from Drupal 6.1 to 6.2. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By Robert Safuto This video provides step-by-step instructions on upgrading Drupal core within a major release. For example, this would be helpful if you wanted to upgrade from Drupal 6.1 to 6.2. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Drupal Media Management http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/65 <p>I conducted this interview a few months ago at DrupalCampNYC. Arthur Foelsche from <a href="http://civicactions.com">Civic Actions</a> talks about the future of Drupal modules that assist with the publishing of rich media. Arthur is the lead developer of the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/media_mover">Media Mover</a> module, <a href="http://drupal.org/project/xspf_playlist">XSPF Playlist</a>, <a href="http://drupal.org/project/flvmediaplayer">FLV Media Player</a> and others that greatly assist with the publishing of video on Drupal sites.</p> <p><object height="344" width="425"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6tEN38GbO8c&hl=en" name="movie" /><embed height="344" width="425" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6tEN38GbO8c&hl=en"></embed></object></p> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/65#comments Watch drupalcampnyc interview media video Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:51:11 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 65 at http://learnbythedrop.com Feed Aggregator Setup http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/46 <p>This video shows you how to display content from RSS and Atom feeds on your site by using the core <a href="http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/aggregator">aggregator module</a>. Includes instructions on how to display imported feed items in a block.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R55t8AA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/46#comments Watch Drupal 6 aggregator atom feed rss Sat, 24 May 2008 17:46:58 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 46 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video shows you how to display content from RSS and Atom feeds on your site by using the core aggregator module. Includes instructions on how to display imported feed items in a block. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visiRobert Safuto This video shows you how to display content from RSS and Atom feeds on your site by using the core aggregator module. Includes instructions on how to display imported feed items in a block. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Triggers And Actions http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/39 <p>This video explains triggers and actions which are new features in Drupal 6. Triggers and actions allow site administrators to automate tasks based on actions that occur on your Drupal site. For example, when a user adds a new comment to a node (the trigger) you can send an email (the action) to a specified address.</p> <p><a rel="enclosure" href="http://www.archive.org/download/DrupalActionsAndTriggers/actions-triggers.m4v "><br /> </a></p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R56MwAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/39#comments Watch Drupal 6 actions triggers Sat, 10 May 2008 18:24:40 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 39 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video explains triggers and actions which are new features in Drupal 6. Triggers and actions allow site administrators to automate tasks based on actions that occur on your Drupal site. For example, when a user adds a new comment to a node (the trigRobert Safuto This video explains triggers and actions which are new features in Drupal 6. Triggers and actions allow site administrators to automate tasks based on actions that occur on your Drupal site. For example, when a user adds a new comment to a node (the trigger) you can send an email (the action) to a specified address. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Getting Started With FCKeditor http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/11 <p>This video shows you how to install the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/fckeditor">FCKeditor</a> on Drupal 6.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R584AAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/11#comments Watch Drupal 6 editor fckeditor wysiwyg Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:45:08 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 27 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video shows you how to install the FCKeditor on Drupal 6. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. Robert Safuto This video shows you how to install the FCKeditor on Drupal 6. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Introduction To Views http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/12 <p>This video gives you a very basic introduction to the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/views">views module</a> in Drupal 6.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8R56JXAA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">Some Rights Reserved</a>. Please visit <a href="http://learnbythedrop.com">Learn By The Drop</a> to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/12#comments Watch Drupal 6 views Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:21:57 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 22 at http://learnbythedrop.com Drupal 6 Overview http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/13 <p>This video provides an overview of some of the new features included in Drupal 6. Includes a walk through of the installation process.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-embed-code"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gq8Rqc1_AA%2Em4v" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="350" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-rss-msg"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/13#comments Watch Drupal 6 overview setup Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:40:18 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 4 at http://learnbythedrop.com no This video provides an overview of some of the new features included in Drupal 6. Includes a walk through of the installation process. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore adRobert Safuto This video provides an overview of some of the new features included in Drupal 6. Includes a walk through of the installation process. Copyright 2009, Robert Safuto, Some Rights Reserved. Please visit Learn By The Drop to comment, subscribe or explore additional content not available via the RSS Feed. drupal,cms,screencast,howto Installing A Drupal Module http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/3 <p>This short video shows you how to install a contributed module. </p> <object width="425" height="355"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e9rJHtR2GEs&hl=en&rel=0" name="movie" /><param value="transparent" name="wmode" /><embed width="425" height="355" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e9rJHtR2GEs&hl=en&rel=0"></embed></object> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/3#comments Watch Drupal 5 Drupal 6 modules Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:28:26 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 3 at http://learnbythedrop.com Drupal 5 Tour http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/15 <p>This is a tour of Drupal 5.</p> <p><embed src="http://media.learnbythedrop.com/scripts/mediaplayer.swf" width="640" height="480" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"flashvars="height=480&width=640&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Awakenedvoice-Drupal5Tour860.flv&image=http://media.learnbythedrop.com/images/Learn_By_The_Drop.png&searchbar=false"/></embed></p> http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/15#comments Watch Drupal 5 overview Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:07:00 +0000 rob@learnbythedrop.com (Robert Safuto) 15 at http://learnbythedrop.com Copyright 2009, Robert J Safuto.Robert SafutononadultShort Videos That Help You Learn Drupal