Georgia Tech Drupal News

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Topics covered: Updates on the new GT Theme, plans for additional meetings to build stuff together, reminder about cheap DrupalCamp Atlanta mini-conference next month.

Topics Covered

  1. Updates on the new GT Theme (Eric Huffman)
  2. Reminders about next month's DrupalCamp Atlanta (only $35! See: http://www.drupalcampatlanta.com)
  3. Other discussion ideas/questions we have...

ACTION ITEMS:

  • Eric Huffman (Communications) will be arranging a block of time at the Wardlaw building in the next month or so (maybe during next month's meeting) for us to meet and play with the next version of the theme, and share other stuff we're working on.
  • Mike Alberghini (Architecture) will arrange a block of time in the next 1-2 months in the Architecture building for us to meet and test migrate sites and content from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7.
  • Eric Huffman will work on setting up a public github repo for us to share our GT theme, install script/profile, and other

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Topics covered: Using Views and Rules modules, general Drupal security ideas, upcoming Drupal-related events on and near campus.

Topics Covered

  1. Insider tips on using the Views & Rules modules (Adelle Frank)
  2. Security ideas for how we use/protect our Drupal sites
  3. Other Topics

Notes

Views is commonly used for:

  • Photo Galleries
  • Slide Shows
  • Directory
  • Digital Signage/RSS
  • Projects
  • Calendars
  • Block Content Generation
  • FAQ's
  • News & Events

Rules are commonly used for:

  • Email Notifications
  • Content Creation
  • Workflow Customizations
  • BPM Manipulations
  • Content Redirection
  • Login Redirection
  • Email Scheduling

Other points:

  • Date Field - Bad for Views
  • Aggregation/Group by
  • Database Optimization
  • Views Caching/Exposed Filters
  • Group Fields in Exposed Filters
  • Global - Combine Exposed Filters

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