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Build successful sites fast with Drupal Distributions

Presented by:

Daniel NoldeFlorian Lorétan

Wunderkraut


About WunderkrautWunderkraut is...l Drupal Service Provider,

Munich, Germanyl Drupal-Expertise,

Consulting, Training, Implementation

l Customers in Europe and USA

l Multiple years of doing Drupal

l → wunderkraut.comPresenting today:

Daniel NoldeFlorian Lorétan

I – Introduction >



Why Distributions?


Why Distributions?

Drupal out of the box is...

... quite naked



Why Distributions?

Drupal out of the box is...

lNo content typeslNo ViewslNo RoleslNo RuleslNo PanelslNo Webformsl...



Bug or Feature?

Drupal is primarily a Framework...

... that you can use to build practically anything



Why Distributions?

So: Let's install some modules...

... but which ones?


Over 100 modules for slideshows alone?


Why Distributions?l Panels ↔

Contextl i18n ↔

Entity translationl CKEditor ↔

Wysiwygl Administration menu ↔

Admin ↔ Dashboard & Overlay

l Lightbox2 ↔ Colorbox ↔ Thickbox

l Menu Trails ↔ Node breadcrumb ↔ Hansel breadcrumbs ↔ Custom breadcrumbs ↔ Taxonomy Breadcrumb ↔ Menu Breadcrumb



Why Distributions?

And don't forget dependencies!



Why Distributions?

What to do?

... hire a genius?



Why Distributions?

... or rather fall back on the community?


Distributions:l solve lots of common

problemsl provide 'best practices'l quickstart 'out of the box'


What is a Distribution?

Components:l Drupal corel Set of modules and

themesl 'prepackaged'

configuration... for a special use-caseIdeally:l Documentationl Support-Site with an

active communityl Regular updates



II – Overview >

Exemplary Drupal-Distributions



l Important and exemplaryDrupal distributions

l Various use-casesl Including:

Business/Purpose,Manufacturer,Drupal-Version

II – Overview >



l Acquia Drupall Open Atriuml Drupal Commonsl Open Publishl NodeStreaml Managing Newsl Open Publicl eRecruiterl Drupal Commerce

II – Overview >


1 – Acquia Drupal

====>


II – Overview >

Proven functionalityAcquiaDrupal 6 & 7acquia.com/products-services/acquia-drupal


2 – Open Atrium

====>


II – Overview >

Knowledge Management & CollaborationPhase 2Drupal 6openatrium.com


3 – Drupal Commons

====>


II – Overview >

Social Business & CollaborationAcquiaDrupal 6commons.acquia.com


4 – Open Publish

====>


II – Overview >

Newspapers & magazinesPhase 2Drupal 6 & 7 (alpha)openpublishapp.com


5 – NodeStream

====>


II – Overview >

Newspapers & magazinesNodeOnev1: Drupal 6 | v2: Drupal 7 (alpha)nodestream.org


6 – Managing News

====>


II – Overview >

News + Data AggregationPhase 2Drupal 6managingnews.com


7 – Open Public

====>


II – Overview >

E- and Open-GovernmentPhase 2Drupal 6 & 7 (beta)openpublicapp.com


8 – eRecruiter

====>


II – Overview >

E-Recruitment; Corporate / PublishersepiqoDrupal 7epiqo.com/recruiter


9 – Drupal Commerce

====>


II – Overview >

E-Commerce / Social CommerceCommerce GuysDrupal 7, „Commerce Kickstart“drupalcommerce.orgdrupal.org/project/commerce_kickstartTuesday, 6 December 11

III – Using Distributions >

Using Distributions


Projects– Fast and Out-of-the-Box

Realize customer projectsl with Out-of-the-Box

functionalitiesl as a starting point for

custom solutions



Evaluation & Drupal Demo

For customer demonstrations...

l Illustrate Drupal concepts

l Adapt customer specifications

l Proof of concept: demonstrate do-ability

l Show alternatives



Rapid Prototyping

For internal purposes to...l test new functionalitiesl try out how modules

work together



Learning Best Practices

For internal purposes to...l see, how others solve

similar problemsl reuse finished solutions

from distributions (e.g. Features or parts of installation profiles)



IV – Distros in Detail >

Distributions in Detail


Distros im Detail

l Open Atriuml NodeStreaml Drupal Commons



1 – Open Atrium

l Knowledge-Management

l Workgroupsl Intranets

openatrium.com



1 – Open AtriumIV – Distros in Detail >

Features:l Wikil Blogl Casetrackerl Shoutboxl Groups

l Dashboardl Calendarl Membersl …


1 – Open Atrium

l Groups orientedl Clear and usable concept

of operationl Nice interfacel Simple but powerful

functionalities


l Producer: Phase2 l At the moment only Drupal

6


1 – Open Atrium

l Uses lots of good Drupal modules (e.g. Organic Groups)

l Created lots of good Drupal modules (Features, Spaces)

l One of the oldest and most widely used distros



1 – Open AtriumIV – Distros in Detail >


2 – Nodestream

l News-Sitesl Magazinesl Newspapers

www.nodestream.org



2 – Nodestream

Features:l Editorial workflowl Author blogsl Media handlingl RSS Promotionsl Ads



2 – Nodestream

Features:Editorial workflowAuthor blogsMedia handlingRSS PromotionsAds



2 – Nodestream

l State-of-the-Art Drupal implementation

l Useful separation of features into base features and extensions

l Very powerful but also complex platform



3 – Commons

l Community-Sitesl Intranetsl Extranets

drupal.org/project/commons

acquia.com/products-services/acquia-commons-social-business-software



3 – Commons

Features:l Groups, profiles, friendsl User-Blogsl Discussionsl Wikisl Eventsl Pollsl ...



3 – CommonsIV – Distros in Detail >

Features:l Groups, profiles, friendsl User-Blogsl Discussionsl Wikisl Eventsl Pollsl ...


3 – Commons

l Extensive set of Featuresl Regular updatesl Good and extensive

documentation



Tips for DistributionsV – Tips

Tips for Distributions


Finding DistrosV – Tips

lThis WebinarlWeb– drupal.org– acquia.com– drupaldistrowatch.com

lCommunity– Drupal events– Drupal community– Drupal service

providers


Selecting and Evaluating DistrosV – Tips

lMaturitylRelevancel Popularityl Primary use caselDoes the distro's concept

fit?lCommunity / company

behind the distro


Selecting and Evaluating DistrosV – Tips

l Current Drupal version? l Which modules, how

combined?l Modules: mature and

current?l Many specific mods

=> quasi-vendor-Lock-In

Independent Contrib-Mod.=> more freedom


Thanks!V – Tips

Questions?


Questions

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