Tim MillwoodTwitter: timmillwoodBlog: millwoodonline.co.uk

What is Drupal?๏ Free open source modular framework and

content management system.

๏ Written in PHP.

๏ First release in 2001.

๏ Started by Dries Buytaert.

๏ Currently on Version 6.

๏ Very community driven.

Who uses Drupal?๏ Michael Jackson

๏ Obama (recovery.gov)

๏ Virgin radio

๏ Nokia

๏ Symantec

๏ Oxfam

๏ Sony BMG

Acquia๏ Started in 2007

๏ Acquia Drupal released September 2008

๏ Commercial version of Drupal

๏ Subscription based services

๏ Stack installer

CCK๏ Content Construction Kit

๏ Add custom fields to nodes

๏ Add on modules – Date, Link, ImageField

๏ API

๏ 2nd most downloaded module

Views๏ Create lists

๏ Build queries

๏ List nodes, comments, users and more

๏ Output as list, table, teasers

๏ Add on modules – Jquery effects

๏ API

๏ Most downloaded module

The future๏ Drupal 7 due 2009

๏ Most of CCK moving into core

๏ Some of views moving into core

๏ Database abstraction layer has been rewritten

๏ Usability and user experience improvements

More information?๏ Drupal.org

๏ Groups.drupal.org

๏ #drupal and #drupal-support on IRC

๏ Drupal.org.uk

๏ D7ux.org

๏ @drupal, @drupal_modules & @drupal_themes