Drupal Tutorials - Drupal 5

Anyone who has ever developed with Drupal will know that jQuery was an amazing addition to the Drupal toolkit as of Drupal 5, but you have to be a developer to make use of Drupal as there's already a great selection of modules using some great jQuery plugins.jCarousel LiteThis great little module is a lightweight version of the jCarousel plugin that allows you to create scrollable lists of content which can be a good way of fitting lots of content in a small area.Carousels can be horizontal or v

Big thanks to Ariene Ellefsen for writing this great little tutorial for DrupalSN, thanks Ariene!Hello Everybody, I’d like to share this tutorial with you about how to set up subdomains on your website using Drupal and a few server tricks.So why use subdomains?

Rather predictably I'm a massive fan of Drupal, but in this article I'm going to explain why Drupal is the only choice for me.Overview of CMS optionsSo what other Opensource CMSs are there besides Drupal:Drupal vs JoomlaI started out with Joomla because at first look Drupal is scary and Joomla has nice shiny buttons and looks easier out the box. But from a developers point of view, you'll soon find (as I did) that Joomla is quite rigid and isn't very easy to build on.

I've noticed a growing number of DrupalSN users signing up because they want to learn "how to Drupal" and as many of you are probably finding it can be a steep learning curve! So in this tutorial I'm going to highlight some important points and resources you should check out if you're just starting out with Drupal.Understanding Drupal versionsDrupal versions can be alittle confusing when you start out. Questions like "which version should I used?

Installing modules and themes is really important in Drupal and you can make life alot easier for yourself when updating if you follow a few simple points which I'll outline in this short tutorials.Organising your module and theme foldersDumping all your modules in the main modules folder in your Drupal site root is often assumed as the correct place to put them. There's nothing wrong with it and your modules will still work fine but it can make updating modules tricky.

I've been playing around with Drupal setups for 3 years now and in that time I've worked on alot of community and social networking sites, so in this tutorials I'm going to highlight my favourite and most useful social networking modules.Things have moved along since DrupalSN went live so don't be surprised to see me recommending modules I'm not using on DrupalSN.Check the modules used on DrupalSN and see which DrupalSN modules are available to download.CCK / Views / imagecache / pathautoIf you

In Drupal we're almost spoilt for choice when it come to buddylist type modules, so in this tutorial I'm going to quickly run you through the options available.Buddylist (Drupal 4.7 & 5)This is great for sites that just need a simple request and accept type buddy system.

This is the final part of the "Events listing system using Date, CCK and Views modules" series, if you missed the previous parts check them out:Part 1 | Part 2By now we have a simple events listing system, so in this part we're going to look at some more advanced stuff and take this system further and improve it.Make it look nicerRight lets make our rather boring table list look abit nicer by adding an event photo and a location then switch it to a list view instead.1 First things first, you sho

With Christmas less than a month away now, I bet you're wondering exactly what Drupalers want for Christmas, so he's my list.A ticket to DrupalCON DCOn March the 4th-7th 2009 Washington DC is hosting DrupalCON.DrupalCON is a bi-annual conference/unconference for Drupal developers and users.It brings together the Drupal developers and Drupal users to share knowledge, make decisions on the future of Drupal, and get to know each other in person.Some sessions/topics that stand out for me are: Making

This is part 2 of "Events listing system using Date, CCK and Views modules", if you missed part one you can find it here.In part one we set up our event CCK node type so now we're going to look at setting up a view to list our events.Views SetupLets not waste time and get stuck in to make our events view.Go to yoursite.com/admin/build/views, click the "Add" tab and input the following details:Basic Information fieldsetName: eventsPage fieldsetProvide Page View: Check the boxURL: eventsView Type: