By ihasaflavor on

Hello,

I am a brand new Drupal user, and am new to CMS and web development in general.

I have a class project where I have to create a prototype for a redesign of the website of a small business or non-profit. We are supposed to actually create a web-based prototype of the website, with the goal of actually implementing the website. We are fortunate in that our professor is able to set up a Drupal site for us on his server so we can create the prototype. The saves the hassles of installation (I am not the most technically competent person).

I have figured out some of the basics, but I can't figure out how to get images into the blocks and on the pages, etc. I also thought that the page editors came with WYSIWYG editors, but the only options I get for input are Filtered or Plain HTML. I know a bit of HTML, but not enough to build a site from scratch.

Also, where does Drupal manage the image files? Are those loaded onto a folder on the server?

Sorry for all these questions. I know they are lame, but I am just starting out.

Thanks for your help!

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dailypress’s picture

dailypress commented

hello and welcome to the Drupal world.

I would recommend searching Modules for images.

You should also search for the File Upload Module in order to upload images.

Most things done on Drupal are done through Modules. Click on Downloads on the top, then click on Modules, and search accordingly through the right column search box.

Good luck.

cbrunet’s picture

cbrunet commented

Take a look at the FCKEditor, that's what I used and turned to for all my creation process. It also has the ability to upload images (and then use them) directly in the editor, but if I remember correctly, it was a pain to get going. Good luck!

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lionheart8 commented

I think the image module from drupal.org/projects/image is needed by most image related modules & I think its the most important of them all. Unless set otherwise, I think images are saved in /sites/default/files/images.

On the documentation pages http://drupal.org/handbooks, esp. under Getting Started & Tutorials, one gets lots of useful tips to start you off.

ihasaflavor’s picture

ihasaflavor commented

I tried to download the FCK module...that was NOT working for me, so I downloaded WYSIWYG instead. It still had me download the FCK editor from Source Forge...I call it a miracle from God I got that thing up and running!

I have been uploading most of my images via FTP, and the editor can upload them.

cbrunet’s picture

cbrunet commented

That sounds familiar. For some odd reason I also remember doing the WYSIWYG editor route with FCKEditor embedded in it.

I also ran into an issue with using it though, where I had to create a whole new php file because the background of the editor wasn't white. Just an FYI more than anything. Glad to hear its working!