Comments on: On to Drupal Part 3 – Configuring the portal http://www.syamsul.net/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/ Blog > My rambling musings Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: syamsul’s domain » Blog Archive » Drupal school site finally up! http://www.syamsul.net/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/comment-page-1/#comment-80 syamsul’s domain » Blog Archive » Drupal school site finally up! Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:31:18 +0000 http://www.syamsul.net/index.php/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/#comment-80 [...] After all that planning, my school department’s Drupal-based web portal is finally up! Its present design is based on the SpreadFirefox theme and the only “community” part of it is the forums section. Judging from the content of some of the posts though, it looks like many are quickly reverting to SMS-style “language”. Urgh! Now, the question is: to moderate or not to moderate?? [...] [...] After all that planning, my school department’s Drupal-based web portal is finally up! Its present design is based on the SpreadFirefox theme and the only “community” part of it is the forums section. Judging from the content of some of the posts though, it looks like many are quickly reverting to SMS-style “language”. Urgh! Now, the question is: to moderate or not to moderate?? [...]

]]> By: charlie http://www.syamsul.net/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/comment-page-1/#comment-55 charlie Mon, 02 May 2005 01:51:12 +0000 http://www.syamsul.net/index.php/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/#comment-55 "Drupal has a least install philosophy. You install the least amount of things you need for your site. Your site will be faster and cleaner for all that." Ditto. Also realize that more is not necessarily better. Fewer features may be more usable to newbies. I've also seen people create sites with too many discussion features--story front page, blogs, and forums--such that there is no locus for community formation. Realize that if you start off simpler rather than trying to offer everything, you can always add more as the community's needs become apparent. So far it sounds good, just don't get caught up in "module fever" and install everything Drupal has to offer :) “Drupal has a least install philosophy. You install the least amount of things you need for your site. Your site will be faster and cleaner for all that.” Ditto. Also realize that more is not necessarily better. Fewer features may be more usable to newbies. I’ve also seen people create sites with too many discussion features–story front page, blogs, and forums–such that there is no locus for community formation. Realize that if you start off simpler rather than trying to offer everything, you can always add more as the community’s needs become apparent. So far it sounds good, just don’t get caught up in “module fever” and install everything Drupal has to offer :)

]]> By: sepeck http://www.syamsul.net/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/comment-page-1/#comment-51 sepeck Sun, 01 May 2005 14:45:35 +0000 http://www.syamsul.net/index.php/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/#comment-51 Quote 'Installed tinyMCE module (and the actual tinyMCE too!) I’m still not sure why a WYSIWYG editor isn’t installed by default? Students most definitely expect to see one in this day and age!' Well students might, but not me. Not many people who use it as a corporate brochere type site need it either. The people who don't like TinyMCE and are passionate followers of HTMLArea ant that one..... Drupal has WYSIWIG editors, you need to pick the one for your audience. Drupal has a least install philosophy. You install the least amount of things you need for your site. Your site will be faster and cleaner for all that. Glad to see your having fun with it. Quote
‘Installed tinyMCE module (and the actual tinyMCE too!) I’m still not sure why a WYSIWYG editor isn’t installed by default? Students most definitely expect to see one in this day and age!’

Well students might, but not me. Not many people who use it as a corporate brochere type site need it either. The people who don’t like TinyMCE and are passionate followers of HTMLArea ant that one….. Drupal has WYSIWIG editors, you need to pick the one for your audience.

Drupal has a least install philosophy. You install the least amount of things you need for your site. Your site will be faster and cleaner for all that.

Glad to see your having fun with it.

]]> By: Diepoog http://www.syamsul.net/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Diepoog Sun, 01 May 2005 10:53:42 +0000 http://www.syamsul.net/index.php/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/#comment-50 The menu on the fly module (menu_otf) is also really cool. This module makes building menus really easy The menu on the fly module (menu_otf) is also really cool. This module makes building menus really easy

]]> By: Syamsul http://www.syamsul.net/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Syamsul Sun, 01 May 2005 05:58:00 +0000 http://www.syamsul.net/index.php/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/#comment-49 Thanks, setting up the portal site using Drupal was a real adventure for me - tiring, yet exciting! Ulp, ok amended the typo! :) Thanks, setting up the portal site using Drupal was a real adventure for me – tiring, yet exciting!

Ulp, ok amended the typo! :)

]]> By: SimonP http://www.syamsul.net/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/comment-page-1/#comment-48 SimonP Sun, 01 May 2005 04:35:52 +0000 http://www.syamsul.net/index.php/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/#comment-48 Great to read the steps that somebodiy else went through in setting up their site. I think that should be 'nodes' rather than 'modes' though... Great to read the steps that somebodiy else went through in setting up their site. I think that should be ‘nodes’ rather than ‘modes’ though…

]]> By: Syamsul http://www.syamsul.net/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Syamsul Sun, 01 May 2005 04:33:42 +0000 http://www.syamsul.net/index.php/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/#comment-47 Thanks for the recommendation - the pathauto module is amazingly convenient! :) Thanks for the recommendation – the pathauto module is amazingly convenient! :)

]]> By: Michael Geary http://www.syamsul.net/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Michael Geary Sun, 01 May 2005 00:35:09 +0000 http://www.syamsul.net/index.php/2005/04/30/on-to-drupal-part-3-installation-and-configuration/#comment-46 Get the pathauto module. It will automatically generate a clean URL for each post based on its title, much like WordPress. You can still enter your own path if you want a specific URL; pathauto just generates a default for you. You'll like it! Get the pathauto module. It will automatically generate a clean URL for each post based on its title, much like WordPress.

You can still enter your own path if you want a specific URL; pathauto just generates a default for you.

You’ll like it!

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