By Millcreek Spirits on

I am trying to make a website for my allstar cheerleading team, I am a communication major and a graduating senior, so this should not be this hard, but I do now know where to even start!!

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gforce301 commented

Start by downloading Drupal, reading the installation instructions and then installing it. That should get you going.

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sovarn commented

"I am a communication major" - there's your problem right there. lol.

But just download and follow the guide to install drupal before asking for general help like this.

Download WAMP on your computer so you can run a php server on your own computer which will make it easier to develop before you put it online.

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gforce301 commented

"I am a communication major" - there's your problem right there.

HAHA but she's also a cheerleader so that fixes it. ;-).

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kay_v commented

My apologies, @millcreekspirits - in truth the Drupal community is full of friendly people who don't stoop to stereotyping. Expect to get a lot of useful responses as you continue to work on your site, and to meet a lot of respectful people on the forums who will also appreciate your respectful approach.

Your question is a really good one, and a lot of people ask it. It's also a bigger one than most people realize.

I might give slightly different advice than what you have gotten so far: there are a number of ways to start, and choosing the 'best' one depends on what you need to do. Are you creating a site mainly to publish articles about the team, or is it more for helping organize the group? There are a million things (no exaggerating) you can build, so planning a little before you begin can make a huge difference.

You most likely already have a pretty clear sense of what you want to do. Feel free to post it here so others needing help can benefit - and please send me a note via the contact form so I check back (I'm not always good at checking back for follow-on comments).

Once you know what you want to do, the quickest path is to find a distribution or an installation profile that matches your plan as closely as possible. Most distributions give you a lot of functionality out of the box, and are relatively easy to modify. I recently posted a short list on my blog. You can also search the web for Drupal distributions.

I hope this helps you get started.

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gforce301 commented

First. What was said was said in jest.
Second. There are still a few actual humans on this forum that have a sense of humor.

Last but certainly not least. The very first link in the primary links at the top of every page is titled Get Started. All new users need a certain amount of hand holding, on that I can agree, but seriously give me a break. The first link on EVERY page and the page it links to, for the most part, says what you just said with links to all the goodies you need to "Get Started". Even a blind person using a screen reader gets to "hear" that link first on every page. Would you agree at this point that the question "Where to even start" answers itself?