Googling Your Way to Drupal Success (11/05/25 - Inky Serritslev)

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Googling your way to Drupal SuccessUsing the power of the Internet and Drupal Communities

to teach yourself Drupal Skills

May 2011 Presenter: Inky Serritslev 1

A DrupalCape Presentation by:Inky Serritslev


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Drupal.org is “the source”


Most often, I’m searching for:

• A module to do something for me

• Help on a module that’s not working (as I think it should)

• Troubleshooting an error message

Basics of Drupal.org


Basis of Drupal development is through Modules(especially If you don’t know php)

http://drupal.org/project/modules

Currently 7991 full projects and 1629 in development

Note that “Modules” = “Projects”


http://drupal.org/project/modules


Anatomy of a module pageBasics of Drupal.org


Anatomy of a module page

• Overview – why you want to use this module

•Project information – maintenance, categories, installs

• Issues search & recent issues

•Related projects



•Overview – why you want to use this module


•Issues search & recent issues

•Related projects





•Issues search & recent issues – USE THIS!!

•Related projects





•Issues search & recent issues

•Related projects


Using the issues search – building the community


Being part of the Community

Drupal Code of Conduct

• Be considerate• Be respectful• Be Collaborative• When we disagree, we consult others• When we are unsure, we ask for help• Step down considerately

http://drupal.org/dcoc

http://drupal.org/dcoc



Roger Saner’s Code of Conduct

• Read the documentation. Yes, RTFM applies - always.

• How to ask a question: "I'm trying to achieve [A]. I thought the best way to do

this was to [B]. I read the documentation and

it said to do [X]. I did it, I expected to see [Y]

but actually saw [Z]. What am I doing wrong?“

• Ask your question in the right channels.

http://groups.drupal.org/node/77228

http://groups.drupal.org/node/77228



Intelligent questions receive intelligent answers.

And that includes grammar and spelling, too!


The World beyond Drupal.org

• Lullabot (free) & Drupalize.me (paid)

http://www.lullabot.com & http://drupalize.me

• Mustardseed http://mustardseedmedia.com/

The learning curve to the Drupal CMS is less like a curve, more like a cliff.

• YouTube is a winner with practically anything

• Can find others on http://drupal.org/training-services

• IRC

http://www.lullabot.com/

http://drupalize.me/

http://mustardseedmedia.com/

http://drupal.org/

http://drupal.org/training-services


Beyond Drupal – Supporting Skills

http://www.w3schools.com/http://www.css3.info



http://www.colourlovers.comhttp://kuler.adobe.com



http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface



http://www.favicon.cc



Search: “Showcase xxx”

http://www.smashingmagazine.com

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com


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Googling Your Way to Drupal Success (11/05/25 - Inky Serritslev)

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