Georgia Tech Drupal News

On November 5th, 2013 we held our first Drupal "Build Day" where we covered the basics of the new GT theme and Drupal site building using the GT Install Profile and other tools. 

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Note: The mic died after the first half of the workshop so unfortunately there is no sound for the second half (starting around 1:50:00.)

Topics by time marker in video

• 0:03 to 0:46 = GT Theme & GT Tools (Eric Huffman)
• 0:46 to 1:07 = Shared calendars & news wth Mercury at hg.gatech.edu (Fletcher Moore)
• 1:08 to 1:21 = GT Download Script for getting files (Adelle Frank)
• 1:21 to 1:39 = GT Install Profile for setting up your site (Adelle Frank)
• 1:39 to 1:45 = GT Editor safe & easy to edit pages (Adelle Frank)
• 1:45 to 1:50 = We discuss what topics to cover during rest of build day
• 1:50 to 2:03 = lWe take a caffeine & cookies break
• SOUND STOPS WORKING FOR REST OF VIDEO :(
• 2:03 to 2:30 = Flexslider and slideshows (Eric Huffman) 
• 2:30 to 2:41 = Setting up subthemes (Eric Sembrat)

Topics covered: Updates on the GT Theme and Build Day, presentation on Menu Mini-Panels and styling, announcements on DrupalCamp Atlanta and DrupalCamp Chattanooga.

Theme Updates

• Now on Version 2.1.
• Next version will include:
  • markup changes for IE conditionals in html.tpl (was using less than) 
  • default address line break characters removed
  • default super footer menus like top level

Build Day

Scheduled for Nov. 5 from 1pm - 4pm at Gordy Room in Wardlaw (will be putting up an RSVP on d.g.e)

• Prerequisites:
  • An understanding basic Drupal site building and terms (Blocks, Menus, Nodes/Entities, Users, Themes) -- will direct folks to lynda.gatech.edu if they need an orientation 
• Proposed Agenda
  • 15 - 30 min. on an introduction to new theme and its settings options (setting up menus, site logo/title, etc.)
  • Show off out of the box options of a Drupal site
  • Show off building various GT Tools content types (horizontal/vertical and multipurpose pages) along with block referencing options, and block theme options, plus directory page option
  • Will cover menu building (basic drop-downs) 30 min on using Adelle's install profile to jump start a site 
  • Will briefly cover running install script -
  • Will show off CKEditor enhancements, and other elements that it provides beyond out of the box Drupal install 30 min on installing Mercury Reader module and pulling Mercury content onto a site

2nd half will cover advanced options:

• Using flexslider, adaptive image modules -
• Subtheming

TODOs:

• look into getting install script CKEditor to use new link and image float options
• get d.g.e and sandbox site up to date with documentation and style guide-like pages

Menu Mini-Panels

Find the presentation here.

Upcoming Conferences

• DrupalCamp Atlanta is this weekend (October 19)! Registration is $35, but likely to sell out early!
• DrupalCamp Chattanooga is November 9th! Registration is $25. This conference is in its first year, so come out and support local Drupalers!

Action Items

Action items go here.

Notes

Notes go here.