By krl-1 on

Hi,

I'm looking for a new CMS for my site about boardsports. I have a basic Drupal install up & running without any problems on my local computer. I'm very impressed so far, but I still have some questions:

* Is it possible to have different layout templates for different categories? I want the 'snowboard' pages to look different from the 'skateboard' pages for example, and also to have different content (blocks). The best situation would be to be able to assign each content item a specific template.

* I want to create lists with new topics for each category, like '5 newest snowboard items', '5 newest surf items' and so on. Possible?

* How flexible is the layout system? I noticed all the Drupal sites I've seen look almost identical, I want my site table-less xhtml with css, and I don't want to be limited to a specific 2 of 3 column layout.

* I want to assign each content item an image - thumbnails generated automatically if possible.

I know some PHP, so a little hacking shouldn't be a problem.

Thanks very much in advance, if these issues are actually non-issues then it's definitely going to be Drupal for my site.

Regards,
-Karel

Comments

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ca_grover commented

For the multiple templates, take a look at the Sections module - it looks like it might do what you're after.

I've only been working with Drupal for a couple of days, so am not an expert (yet - :D). That said, I've seen most of the issues you're asking about addressed either in the forums (a search should help), or via a module. I know there was one module that would handle the images for you, with thumbnails created automagically.

I agree with you regarding the layout of existing sites. I spent roughly 8 hours last night trying to figure out how to customize my site to look more like what I was after. If you'd like, you can see my original site at http://www.open2space.com, and the drupal version (thus far) at http://guse.open2space.com. I think the drupal version looks different enough from the usual drupal site - but it IS a work in progress. Comments are appreciated. The site uses the Chameleon template, with a modified CSS file.

Best of luck to you with your site...