Setting up Drupal Organic Groups
Notice: This post is for Drupal 6 OG There is a presentation online, Intro to Organic Groups, that has some useful information but the nature of the presentation might not be enough to help you install...
View ArticleSetting up Groups Notifications
Organic Groups (OG) includes several modules, one of which is Organic Groups Notifications (OGN). By using the OGN module, you can allow your group members to receive notifications and subscribe to...
View ArticleUsing Drupal's Flickr Module
If you haven't discovered the Flickr module yet, check it out. With a simple filter, you can add images to your site from Flickr. read more
View ArticleUsing Drupal's Video Filter Module
The video below is a YouTube video and is embedded using the Video_filter module. This approach saves you from having to use the PHP provided by YouTube and thus having to enable the PHP input format...
View ArticleD4.6.8 to D6.10: Secondary Menu not Working
When I upgraded from D4.6 to D6.10, I noticed that secondary menus weren't showing up. I assumed I had just forgotten to turn something on so I didn't worry about it. Upon upgrading another...
View ArticlePlanning your OG Site
The first observation you probably made when installing and configuring organic groups is the site level or “master” controls versus the node level or “group” controls. The master controls configure...
View ArticlePlanning your OG Site
There are many configuration and access options available in OG, how do you decide what you need? Check out Planning your OG Site on IDCM Innovations Groups site.
View ArticleUsing OG for Project Management Support
This article looks at Drupal's Organic Groups module configuration and access setting for a project management support scenario. I chose this scenario because it doesn’t naturally fall into the social...
View ArticleUsing OG for Project Management Support
Drupal's Organics Group module(s) enables more than community building. Check out Using OG for Project Management Support on IDCM Innovations' group site.
View ArticleISD Secrets for Great Tutorials
Sometimes instruction is more than how-to steps in a video- or print-based tutorial. There are a lot of Drupal tutorials available and the best ones offer more than the steps you should follow in order...
View ArticleWhat is Information Architecture?
Information architecture (IA) is an emerging practice being integrated into multiple disciplines so it is hard to find one definition that multiple disciplines share. Below are three definitions. What...
View ArticleDrupal Pages and Views
Have you ever wished that the data table you created in a view could be combined with the content of your Drupal page? Below are three ways that you might want to combine your node content and views...
View ArticleDrupal Pages and Views: CCK Computed Field
In this short article, I am going to share with you what Jess Snyder is doing with her sites by using the CCK computed field module. With this method, you can create a content type that is designed to...
View ArticleCustomer Satisfaction: A CIP Tale
In the early 1990's, the VP of TRW's System's Division was strongly encouraging the use of continuous improvement processes (CIP) to improve the way employees performed their work. The goal was to...
View ArticleDrupal Pages and Views: CCK View Reference Field
In this short article, I am going to look at using the view reference module as a means of adding a view to a page. With this method, you can create a content type that has an option to display content...
View ArticleDrupal Pages and Views: Insert View Module
This article considers the insert view module as a means of adding a view to a page. With this method, you don't need a unique content type, you just need to enable the insert_view filter. This is...
View ArticleManaging Group Membership
I have had a couple people ask how to manage group membership so here is a quick how-to on the subject. read more
View ArticleExploring Node Access in Drupal
Node access is not an uncommon topic in the Drupal community so why bother writing about it? Well, if you are new to Drupal or if you have been around it for awhile, unless you have had a need to...
View ArticleDrupal Views: Using Term Arguments
Have you ever wanted to land on a node and have a block appear showing another node(s) that shares the same vocabulary term? This is easy enough if you only have a small predictable number of nodes and...
View ArticlePaper Clip Dilemma
I was a lucky student at Virginia Tech from 1980-1984. I had a father who wrote me letters on a regular basis. They were always entertaining and thoughful. My father has been an inspiration and mentor...
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