By jibstix on
I admit I am newbie to HTML and web sites. But all I want to do on my Drupal based web site is put up words (got that part) and put up pictures (not a friggin clue). I read through all of the Drupal site and felt as if I was trying to launch a rocket to the moon. All I want to do is put some pictures up on my site. Why is this such a task and so non-intuitive?
Please help someone.
jon
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depends
at it's very basic, inline module. turn on upload, upload the image to the node and then use inline to display it.
Next is, img_assist.
Finally image module in combination with img_assist.
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to the node??
I don't get this..what do you mean "upload the image to the node"? A story is a node, an image is a node. If you want to include an inline image in a story node, you are just making reference (which is what inline does).
I can't get inline to work or img_assist to work at all and I've followed all directions and documentation explicitly.....still no response to my forum posting.
any help would be great.
Its very easy, i had it on
Its very easy, i had it on my first try without having to refer to any manual or forum. Back then i was no drupal whiz either.
Just turn on the upload module. While you're writing your node, simply attach the necessary images. (This method is especially more beatiful with the CVS version because it uses AJAX, you get a nice uploading bar and the page doesnt have to refresh)
Now that the image is already on the server, you can reference to it several ways, either by img_assist filter, inline filter, or as I used to do, a straight up img html tag.
ahh you've missed a section
You'll want to read this about terminology and node types.
Drupal is simple and Drupal is powerful and capable. The simplicity fools you as some things are very easy and others still need more work.
Two years ago I looked for something that would challange me and get me away from statc html sites. I found what I was looking for in Drupal.
I learned a lot. However, it may be that Drupal is not what you are looking for. I think it is. If you stick with it and get through the intial learning curve, then you will have an incredibly flexible site tool.
My start.
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This works great for many people. I myself do not use the img_assist module, I find that my workflow is smoother if I upload images manually using
image.moduleand then when I need to reference them, I do so withimage_filter.module. Still others will use the above method in conjunction with TinyMCE. Experiment with them all and find out which one works best for you.Drupal: not for everyone
I've been using Drupal for a few months now, and I feel your pain. I write code for a living and Drupal has been a real pain to setup the way that I want, or should I say "to do what I want". But I've never felt what I wanted was much different that what most other newbies to Drupal (or any CMS) wanted.
Drupal is an application that comes with some things installed out of the box. And then, there are tons of 'optional features' you can enable by downloading modules, installing them in your site, and enabling and configuring them.
If you get posting words, and now want to add pictures, you are going to have to enable and install the upload, image, and img_assist modules. Follow all directions and readme files, you are going to have to know how to download, how to unzip, and how to FTP these to your site to get this done. Also, if you installed Drupal from your web site control panel using Fantastico, the minute you install these modules you will never be able to upgrade using Fantastico again....you will have to do it from hand manually next time.
Once you get the modules installed, you will have to enable them in your drupal administer -> modules section, and then configure them, and set appropriate access permissions. Read the forums, the handbook, and ask questions.
Read the last few months of my journey through Drupal, I've been posting to my web site the issues I've had and fixes I've found (and what's still not working).
If this all sounds way too complicated, over your head, or more than you expected to do....then Drupal is probably not for you. I would encourage checking into another CMS that is more basic.
image press
For TinyMCE module users I've got a very simplified module I've written called "imagepress".
It adds a new button to the toolbar, when clicked you'll get a simple pop-up window to browse your local PC for an image to upload.
This then creates an image node, and allows you to instantly insert the thumbnail or full preview of the image in to the current node you are editing.
There's a couple of rough bits to smooth over before I release it for open season testing. I'll post on the forum when it's ready.
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This tread says it all
This thread says it all. If Drupal was well thought CMS, there would be two posts in a thread like this: question and a simple answer.