Jean Gazis Copywriting & Content Strategy

Find your variables'

by pwolanin

put this in any *.tpl.php file to find out the names of all populated variables:
All variables in this tpl:

Disable "submitted by" on content types

In D5 its in administer -> site building -> themes or: yoursite.com/admin/build/themes if you so choose.

click the configure tab at the top
next page, look to top right corner box, remove post information for the content types you choose not to have this information displayed on.

There are a few aspects of the site that can't be edited the same way as the site content, such as the login block. To make changes to the site's basic text elements, use the Localization feature.

If you need to change the default text, for example change "Create new account" to "Register a new user" follow this procedure:

First, make sure you have visited the page where you wish to change something.

Drupal Terminology http://drupal.org/node/21951

Drupal explained simply (sort of) http://drupal.org/node/123945

Theme regions http://drupal.org/node/29139

Getting Started with CCK http://drupal.org/node/162242

Snippets for Validating CCK fields and fixing TinyMCE with CC types. http://drupal.org/node/62470

Beginner's Guide (Drupal Cookbook) http://drupal.org/node/120635

(this is for Drupal 4.7, need to update for 5)

To create a static page, go to Create Content, and then choose page as the type of content.

I thought it might be helpful to outline some ways Drupal's categories can be used so you can think about how you want to do it as you develop content.

How to post a new entry on your Drupal blog (for 4.7, need to update for 5)

1. Go to your site
2. Log in
• Method A:
1. On the navigation menu (under your name), click "my blog"
2. click "post new blog entry" at the top of the main content area
• Method B:
1. On the navigation menu or the Contribute menu (depending how your blog is set up) and click "create content"
2. click "blog entry" for the type of content

You are now at the "Submit Blog Entry" page.

This is a collection of tips and how-to guides for my Drupal website clients. It is a work in progress; I am adding to it as I go along while I develop new sites.