Hi there everyone, Im really quite new to drupal, I have built myself a site but am having a little bit of trouble working some things out, Ive only ever used dreamweaver till now. I have no problem installing new modules but am having trouble finding the right ones for what i'm trying to do. ill list the things im trying to work out and if you can find it in your hearts to help out a UK newbie it would be extremely helpful, if i seem a bit dumb, thats fine, i'm willing to learn.
1. Im getting errors when i activate CCK and had to disable it, and my site disapears when i activate views so i had to remove it from the server in order to rescue my site, so my content on the front page cannot be re-arranged, Can i do this using any of the core modules, i've tried weight but this is not working with the promoted to front page.
2. Does anyone know of a module for my user admin that lets you change the way menu items are described ie < i would like my registered users to be able to add there web link in a specified area of the link section a bit like a directory entry. that is as easy as - name, company name, contact details and url and then category on a drop down menu, ie select country. I know taxonomy allows this but i do not want to give the option of anywhere else on the site, only by country and then area and taxonomy would need to be changed to 'add a link' It's just i don't think all my registered users will understand what taxonomy is or does, i don't really either to be honest or am i just stupid, Let me know.
3. Back to the admin interface, i want it to be real simple, possibly something that simplifies the drupal instructions.
4. want an easy to use way of uploading a photo to a gallery, I have a gallery but again its in drupal language and i'm sure will confuse some visitors.
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#1 - you don't say what the errors are, but the most common issue is usually not enough memory. See http://drupal.org/node/76156.
#2 - if i understand you correctly, you can easily make a directory of links using the http://drupal.org/project/link or http://drupal.org/project/weblinks modules, then use views to list them with a menu entry. Users only need to have create rights to the content type for the links.
#3 - i usually make other accounts for potential administrators, limit their permission, and set up custom admin pages (checkout the http://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operations module).
#4 - I use the method described by http://www.lullabot.com/articles/photo-galleries-views-attach
Thanks for that, massive
Thanks for that, massive help.
Views?
Why would you need Views for a Web Links installation? The module builds menu items right out-of-the-box. If I wanted it then displayed as a directory, I would look at Taxonomy List. But the Web Links module can have all groups shown as collapsed field sets to start with, so it can be much like a directory on its own.
I agree, the only problems I have ever seen with CCK and Views is memory. Forget trying to run them in less than 64Mb, and more with image handling modules.
#4 is a good solution, but may be a bit daunting for Drubies (Drupal newbies), so you might want to look at the simpler Image Gallery add-on that comes with the Image module.
NancyDru