I can't get my site on Drupal
jenn5714 - October 23, 2009 - 15:11
I know this has been asked over hundred times, but I can't seem to get a solution, so I finally decided to ask it myself.
I have coded my site with XHTML, CSS, and with a bit of Javascript. But now that I'm trying to get it onto Drupal, I can't. I believe I have to create my own theme, or something of the sort, and then change my code around using Drupal variables. But, I tried this, and it didn't work out. I have no idea what I did wrong. If you can help me, i'll send you my code via email. Or if the answer is easy, just reply here. =]
P.S. This is my first time using Drupal, and even coding a site, so newbie terms would be well appreciated! haha Thanks!
Try it the other way.
Build a plain-vanilla drupal site first, then try to layer on your site goodness. You'll want to customize a theme. Most folks recommend starting with the Zen theme, but your mileage may vary.
ps. Avoid double-posting and avoid all caps. This is just a matter of the norms of the forums. (Norma of the Fora?)
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Thanks, but..
How do I build a plain-vanilla Drupal site? And isn't there a way to start a theme from scratch, as opposed to modifying an existing one?
P.S. Sorry about the double posting, I realized this category was more suitable for my problem, and I will avoid all caps next time. =]
Jennifer C.
hmmm
To build a plain-vanilla site, just install drupal and build a few pages (create content). Experiment with various of the configurations. Look at the hundreds of themes available.
To build your own theme is, it seems, a task that will make women swoon and strong men weep. It's a bit complex and calls for some degree of knowledge of the overall system, making it something of a big bite for a new player with this tool. Not saying you can't, just saying it's hard.
You have a learning curve, and Drupal's is steep at first, but worth it.
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Drupal has everything you
Drupal has everything you need to set up a website, unless for some reason you want to code it yourself, in which case you dont need D. Regarding the theme, Drupal themes are a bit complicated, at least unless you have taken time to have a look at the code & understand it enough to make one yourself from scratch. If you understand php, html, css, etc well, then that is no big issue.
As the other poster recommended, if I were you, I would set up a Drupal site first, using the onboard resources, like the default theme. To do so, take a look at "Getting started" under http://drupal.org/handbooks
Take a look at installing Drupal 6 => http://drupal.org/videocasts/installing-6
If you get the basics, setting up a basic site will take just a few minutes.
Learn how to add content, etc.
After getting the basics, look at the themes, the structure & code, get & try to customize the recommended or other theme. I personally always find a theme among the available hundreds I can customize to look like I want. If you want to make one yourself, then ... & you are comfortable with it, then go ahead.
If you try to do so before you can even successfully install Drupal ... you might not get desirable results. ;)
I have tried looking for a
I have tried looking for a theme that is similar to my site. Of course, there has to be several out there, but I've had no luck finding one.
Here is a screenshot of my site:
http://i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae174/JenniferVanessa/Picture1.png
If anyone knows of a good theme to go with that website, please let me know.
To LionHeart8: So if i've already fully coded my site, there is no use for Drupal?
Jennifer C.
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Drupal is a content management system.
Your site is a statically coded site in HTML.
Content management systems separate content from presentation (for the most part).
What is being suggested is to 'build' your site in Drupal. Install it, configure it. Get the content loaded up. THEN worry about the theme. You can fairly easily switch themes with Drupal without affecting your content or links. Whenever you want to.
If you already built/coded your site, then you can go with that. However with a content management system (like Drupal) it will be much easier to update content, add content, expand features over time then it would be with a static content site.
Best of luck,
-Steven Peck
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True that-- i've deleted the duplicate post, thanks.
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For importing a static site see the http://drupal.org/project/import_html module. For creating a drupal theme from your static theme see http://mustardseedmedia.com/podcast/episode24.
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If you find my assistance useful, please pay it forward to your fellow drupalers.
Thank you
Thank you very much for all your help everyone! :)
Jennifer C.