Build A Community Site - No Coding Required

In November of last year, my wife and I launched TraumaAdoption.org as a way to support the foster care and adoptive community--particularly those who have adopted or foster kids from tough circumstances. We decided to build the site in Drupal using Core, Contributed Modules, and a Contributed Theme. It took less than two weeks in our spare time.

This session will cover, from soup to nuts, creation of a modest community site using only Drupal Core, Contributed Modules, and a Contributed Theme. We'll look at:

• Gathering Your Resources
• Blocking Your Site Out
• Setting Up Content Types
• A REALLY Basic Introduction to Views
• Dealing With Spam
• Setting Up Basic SEO

At the end of the session we'll have a community site configured which includes a blog, forums, static pages, and a links section.

This session is for beginners to learn the basics of Drupal configuration with thought to basic Information Architecture.