Drupal/C3/Adding-Functionalities-using-Modules/English
Title of Script: Adding Functionalities using Modules
Keywords: video tutorial, drupal, Core module, Contribute module, Custom module
book module, forum module, Book outline, Navigation, Blocks, Forum Topic, Comments
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Slide 1:
Adding Functionalities using Modules |
Welcome to the Spoken tutorial on Adding Functionalities using Modules. |
Slide 2:
Learning Objectives
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In this tutorial, we will familiarize ourselves with Modules.
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Slide 3:
System requirement
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To record this tutorial, I am using
You can use any web browser as per your choice. |
Time | Narration |
00:18 | Modules and themes are the primary way to extend or add features to a Drupal website. |
00:30 | Drupal offers a complete content management system. |
00:40 | But sometimes we need more, and that is where modules come in. |
00:45 | Modules add features to our Drupal website.
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00:50 | There are Core Modules.
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00:55 | They can be turned off.
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01:08 | These Core Modules are designed for the basic functionality of Drupal. |
01:14 | Then, there are Contributed Modules.
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01:20 | A Contributed Module is a module that someone in the community contributes.
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01:35 | The final kind of module is a Custom Module. |
01:40 | This is where we just have some specific functionality that we need for our project.
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01:50 | There are many different modules available for Drupal. |
01:58 | Over here at drupal.org, we can see that there are 32,458 modules already. |
02:03 | Modules do a variety of things. |
02:08 | One module may add a field to the Content type.
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02:16 | But we can only use a module that is compatible with the version of Drupal we’re on.
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02:30 | When we filter them, they are always listed in the order of popularity. |
02:48 | On the first three or four pages, are the most popular modules.
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03:05 | To summarise, Modules add features and there are many modules available for free, at drupal.org |
Time | Narration |
00:05 | Let us open our website which we created earlier.
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00:20 | Let’s enable the Book module. |
00:25 | Scroll down a little bit further and we’ll find the Forum module.
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00:50 | We can turn two completely separate modules on, at the same time. |
00:55 | Scroll down to the bottom and click on Install. |
01:00 | The Book module and Forum module are two very, very different types of modules.
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01:15 | Drupal modules do very different things, even though they are all modules. |
01:25 | * When you want to add new features to your site
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01:40 | Now, let’s click on Structure and Content types.
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01:50 | Check the Book page Content type by clicking Content and then Add content. |
02:00 | The Book page creates a book on our site, complete with
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02:10 | Click on Book page.
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02:25 | On our Publication settings we have a new setting. |
02:30 | Click on BOOK OUTLINE and change None to Create a new book.
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02:48 | Notice a new link over here, named Add child page. |
02:56 | At drupal.org, click on Documentation.
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03:05 | Over here on the right hand side, is the navigation.
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03:15 | Click on Drupal concept.
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03:25 | We can build complete and complex user guides or any kind of books we want using the Book module. |
03:35 | Let’s go back to our website and click on Add child page. |
03:40 | Type the Title as Installing Drupal and Body as This is where we explain how to install Drupal. |
03:52 | Notice that it is automatically put in the Drupal manual that we are creating.
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03:59 | Click Save and publish. |
04:03 | We can see that the navigation is automatically generated for us. |
04:08 | Click Up.
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04:15 | Click on Structure and Block layout and in the Sidebar first, let’s place the block.
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04:30 | Click Place block.
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04:40 | Click Save blocks and go back to our site.
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05:00 | Again I am reminding you.
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05:10 | It’s really powerful if this is the kind of content you need on your site.
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Time | Narration |
00:05 | If a website really benefits from having a forum, then the Forum module is really helpful. |
00:25 | Click on Content and then on Add content. |
00:30 | The Forum module actually creates a new Content type called Forum topic. |
00:37 | These are field able, which means we are not restricted to just the title and the body. |
0:42 | Click on Forum topic. Enter a new forum topic, say, Learning Drupal.
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01:05 | Click Save and publish. |
01:10 | Now because it is in the Forum Content type, one responds through adding comments. |
01:18 | Let’s add a comment -
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01:35 | Since we are logged in as the super user, these are automatically approved. |
01:40 | If we click on General discussion, we have one general discussion. |
01:47 | Forum topic called Learning Drupal, with 1 comment. |
01:52 | Now, if we click on the comment, we can continue to add comments.
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02:00 | Let’s click on the word Forums. |
02:08 | You can click here to add a new forum topic that will be in the general discussion.
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02:15 | So, let’s do that.
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02:28 | If I want to add a forum, I can do that and I can reorder them anyway I want. |
02:50 | Let’s come back to Content and then on Add content and a Forum topic.
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03:02 | This is how we can maintain a nice forum like this, on our Drupal website.
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Slide 5:
Summary
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Let us summarize.
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Slide 6:
Acknowledgement
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This video is
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Slide 7:
Acknowledgement
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The video at this link summarises the Spoken Tutorial project.
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Slide 8:
Spoken Tutorial Workshops
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The Spoken Tutorial Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates.
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Slide 9:
Acknowledgement
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Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by
Government of India. |
This is Calvin Nikil Tomy signing off.
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