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By derfz on
Hi Everyone
Having a lot of issues with content on my site, but I am sure it is because of my lack of understanding and terminology (have moved from E107 to Drupal).
I would like some guidance on how to do what I want to do properly please.
Goal:
To split my content into categories/groups (types of content), Reviews, Articles, Member Stories and of course forums.
Forums I have figured out.
All categories/groups should appear on the left sidebar as separate entries.
Authenticated users can submit their Reviews, Articles and Stories (including images), but the content requires administrative approval.
I would like a teaser of the reviews, articles and stories to appear on the front page (but not the entire content). I don't want anything to do with forums to appear on the front page. The layout should be 2 column by 5 down. The teaser should be displayed in a descending order from top left with the oldest at bottom right from left to right. The teaser should also be automatic in function in that the content is automatically inserted into the front page and the less recent drops of the end and doesn't appear, so as to show only the 10 most recent entries.
Today is day 8 (about 100 hours) and I am still no further ahead so time to ask.
So far I have managed to sort out the forums.
I cannot work out how to categories/group the content.
I haven't started work on the front page layout.
Any comments would be very much appreciated at this stage.
Regards
Fred
Comments
Download
Download CCK
http://drupal.org/project/cck
Might as well download Views, Panels and the bonus pack while you are at it.
http://drupal.org/project/views_bonus
http://drupal.org/project/panels
http://drupal.org/project/views
Now install both modules.
Now go to admin and then content types click add content type. Now create a content type called Reviews add any extra fields by default I think they will all go to the front page. If you do not want them to be published to the front page uncheck the box in publishing options when you create each content type.
Do the same for Articles and Member Stories. And your done you now have your content types.
As far as the teaser go into admin then post settings and adjust accordingly.
You will also have to add permissions for users to create the new content types.
I don't have any more time right now but...
Start here http://views-help.doc.logrus.com/help/views/new
Go to admin views and get to work. Although this might be a panels thing.
With in the bonus pack you should be all set.
Also you can check out this.
Hope it helps I am new to Drupal and this is my first trying to help so forgive me if it's not too clear. Anyone else feel free to add or criticize.
Good Luck and it does get easier.