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Drupal Modules A Drupal module is simply a collection of files containing a set of routines written in PHP. Because the module code executes within the context of the site, it can use all the functions and access all variables and structures of th

So now that I have chosen my theme its REALLY REALLY difficult and I dunno really what I am doing!

I have it sorted into a layout with a sidebar on either side – just followed the instructions on the drupal site, well I say JUST, it was a long and difficult process. And then adding information in to a whole load of different pages took ages and I didn’t really know what to write in them. Some people use lorem ipsum I think but I dunno even what that is, so I decided its better to write sort of what I want in each page. Then at least I have thought about each one. So after all that effort, I think it took me about 3 days to go from downloading the theme to now, I had great expectations for how I would feel about the site and how I would be able to see the potential in it by now. But I can’t really it still looks rubbish. I mean its layed out ok but its not nice and I don’t know how to get it to look good. I actually don’t have the first idea.

I only just worked out how to get an image into the site yesterday! (I had to download a module from the drupal site – I was surprised at that, I thought it would have been one of the core modules)

Here it is anyway -

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A project I'm working on required a user's signature be displayed on the user's blog posts (only on the page—not in blog teaser listings), and after much wrangling, I figured out how to put the 'Biography' (one of the user profile fields) into the nodes when they were viewed individually.

Here's the snippet (to be placed into node.tpl.php or node-blog.tpl.php):

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The must have SEO Modules for your Drupal site. Drupal (for those that don't know) is a very popular open-source content management system (CMS). It is built to be very lightweight at the core level. Features are customizable with friendly Search Engine Optimization modules.

Tracking the #snowpocalypse with Managing News

Snowpocalypse! DC Metro closed! Plainclothes cop pulls a gun out at a snowball fight! There was a lot of news to keep track of over the weekend. During the record breaking snowstorm, some people went out to build snowmen, others took walks around the Mall, and a few may have braved the elements in order to show off their best gear at an ugly sweater party. I sat inside hacking on Managing News, and then built this dashboard feature help me to stay on top of it all.

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