Category: permissions

The event-driven hook system

This chapter describes how Drupal modules are able respond to specific events through the hook system. A couple of example hooks are implemented in order to see how this process works. This video...

Organic Groups Permissions

In this lesson, Joe Shindelar goes over all the possible permissions with Organic Groups. He explains the differences between the regular core permissions, and how Organic Groups can override...

Groups from a Manager Perspective

In this video Michelle will give us a tour of our example site from the manager perspective, so we can see how you manage a group. We'll look at the extra administrative rights they have for the...

Introduction to Site Building with Drupal

Learn how to install, build and launch a Drupal site by configuring modules, content types, permissions, taxonomy, the theme, blocks, private content and a WYSIWYG editor.

Working with People - Roles and Permissions

In this chapter we talk about the powerful and flexible user system in Drupal. We'll create new users and roles, and walk through how the permissions work with them.

Dealing with Command Line Permissions

In this next video of our command line series, we will look at permissions and ownership of files and folders - how to understand the information you see and change it. It covers the following...

Installing Drupal

Goes through the process of uploading a Drupal installation to a server and filling out all of the default information on the installation screens.

Introduction to Administering Drupal

Learn how to manage the content, community, and functionality of your Drupal site including content types, users, permissions, taxonomy, menus, blocks, themes, input formats and error logs.

Introduction and Overview of CCK

Learn to customize content types with CCK by adding and configuring different field types, node & user references, formatters, multi-value & shared fields, permissions & theming.

CCK Field-Level Permissions

Shows how to apply access control permissions to specific CCK fields in Drupal 6.

Installing and enabling modules

Goes through the process of downloading a module from drupal.org, uploading it to the proper folder on your server, and then how to turn it on and configure it.

CCK vs. Taxonomy

A brief description of the differences between CCK and taxonomy, and when best to use each one.

Building different content types

Looks as the existing content types the come with Drupal core, and then walks through the process of creating your own content type.

Content Types in Drupal

Takes a tour of the default content types in a fresh Drupal installation.

Enabling node access and private files

Shows how to provide specific access control to certain nodes, as well set up the private file system.

Orientation to a new Drupal site

Takes a tour of a Drupal 6 site and introduces some of the fundamental concepts of a node, region and block as well as a quick tour through the different administrative sections.

CCK Options that Change the Database

Goes into some of the shared fields options with CCK in Drupal 6 that changes how information is saved in the database.

Adding taxonomy fields to content

Shows how to add taxonomy free tags to a piece of content by first generating a new vocabulary and then enabling it on the proper content type.

Configuring WYSIWYG and Input Formats

Goes through the process of installing and configuring the proper permissions and input format filter order to set up a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) editor in Drupal.

Configuring cron and search

Shows how to set up your server to automatically run cron in order to flush out the caches and automatically do regular maintenance tasks on your Drupal site.

CCK Formatters

Shows how to display the output of a CCK field in different ways depending on whether it's a node view or a shortened teaser view. Also shows how to change the label is shown, and whether or not...

CCK Multiple Value Widgets

Shows the differences between the different types of multiple-value CCK widgets.

File Field and Node References

Shows how to use node references to associate the job posting content type with the job application content type. Also shows how to set up a file field for uploading a resume document.

CCK Multiple Values and Shared Fields

Shows how to set up a field with multiple values as well as how to share fields between content types.

CCK Default Values

Shows how to configure and set up default values for a CCK field so that the node edit forms are pre-populated with those default values.

Text Fields and User Reference

Explains how to associate a user to a node through the user reference CCK module.

Installing custom themes

Goes through the process of downloading free themes from drupal.org, uploading them to the proper place on your sever, and then how to change the look and feel of your site by enabling different...

Strategies for finding modules

Goes over some best practices for how to search, find, and evaluate modules in the Drupal contrib repository.

Creating listing pages

Jeff Robbins provides a brief overview of creating listing pages with the views module.

Configuring blocks

Shows how to display customized information in the sidebars through added different blocks on the entire site or on specific pages.

The Content Construction Kit (CCK)

Gives an overview of the Content Construction Kit (CCK) module that adds fields to content types that are displayed on the node edit form as widgets and to the end users in a formatted way.

Additional CCK Modules

Goes over some of the additional CCK-related modules in the Drupal contrib repository that are worth knowing about.

Upgrading and updating your Drupal site

Shows the different workflows in order to update your Drupal site with minor security releases, as well as the more involved workflow for updating Drupal to a new major release.

How CCK Stores Data

Takes a look at the database schema for CCK in Drupal 6 to show how the field data are saved in the database.

Site Building with Drupal Review

Reviews all of the information covered in the Site Building with Drupal video series.

Preparing to launch a site

Goes through all of the last-minute performance optimization and security settings that you should set up right before launching a Drupal site.

Adding a New CCK Field

Walks through the process of adding a new CCK field onto a content type.

Creating user roles and permissions

Creates different user roles, and then walks through the process of assigning different access control and permissions to those each of these roles.

Learning CCK Review

Provides an overview of all of the material covered within the Learning CCK video series.

Theming CCK

Goes through the all of the various steps and iterations involved with theming a CCK field.

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