Welcome

Tutorials:

Editing Page Content

  • Log in as Officer
  • Click the menu from the masthead you wish to edit (excluding Image Galleries)
  • The page will be displayed, and click the "edit" tab
  • Revise as you would any word processing document OR
  • Delete everything and "Paste from Word" (small Icon immediately above "bold" icon)
  • Click "Save" and preview your revision by clicking the appropriate menu in the masthead
  • Log Out

Loading Images to the site

  • Log in as Officer
  • Click "Administrator" > "Create a Gallery" (where images will be stored & accessed by users) > save
  • Click "Create Content" > "Image"
  • You're prompted for an Image Gallery > Select the gallery created above
  • "Select Images" > Navigate to location of images on YOUR computer (e.g. My Photos, a flash card, a CD, etc.) Use Command key to select individual images > when desired images are highlighted, click "Select"
  • Image Content says "...Pending" so click "Upload Images"
  • After a moment, you're prompted to the "Next Step" to write a caption for each photo
  • Click "Done" and view Image Galleries link from the Masthead
  • Log out

Upgrading Drupal (e.g. to a new version)

Local Host
•    Remove "Sites" folder and reserve
•    Download Upgrade from Drupal.com and extract
•    Replace entire contents of local host with new version
•    Delete new "sites" folder
•    Upload entire contents to server

Back up Database (Go Daddy Site)
•    Log in with account number and password
•    Manage Domains (all are listed)
•    Click Hosting Management > My Hosting Accounts (from "Hosting" pull-down menu)
•    Select "Manage Account" (next to domanins being hosted e.b. nickviani.com or centennialmensclub.com
•    Click Databases (pull down Menu)
•    Click Mysql
•    Click the pencil to access tools for managing database

Server Level
•    Place site on Maintenance Mode
•    Run www.yoursite.com/update.php (& follow screen instructions)
•    There may be a message to change permissions "True" (via GoDaddy FTP)
•    Log in and remove site from Maintenance Mode
•    Enable modules disabled in upgrade instructions

MySQL Database Info

VillaViani DB Info:
Host Name: p41mysql161.secureserver.net
Database Name: villaviani
Database Version: 4.1
Description: villaviani
User Name: villaviani

Centennial DB Info:
Host Name: p41mysql127.secureserver.net
Database Name: drupal_6
Database Version: 4.1
Description: Drupal_6
User Name: drupal_6

Centennial DB Info:?
Host Name: p41mysql7.secureserver.net
Database Name: nickviani
Database Version: 4.1
Description: centennialmensclub
User Name: nickviani

How2....

Content Module Settings

  • Posting Settings > "unlimited" & only 1 posting on main page

Contact Module Settings

  • recepients may be listed but disable FCKeditor WYSIWYG and delete <p> .... </p>
Lightbox2 Module Settings

Advanced Tab

  • Image Handlers
  • Image Node Settings
  • Lightbox Grouped (the rest default)
  • Do the same for Gallery Images, Inline Images, Image Assist Images
  • I have no flickr images, so disabled that
General Settings
  • Use Alternate Layout
  • Continuous Galeries
  • Image Resize Settings (disabled)

Themes > Configure

  • Global Settings > "Display Post Information On..." (disable all)

Image Module Settings

  • Image Module > Settings > Image Gallery > # images permitted (e.g. 20)
FileField & JQuery Media Module Settings (for displaying videos)
  •  Enable the "parent" Content Module that makes CCK work
  • Enable Filefield, Number, Options Widgets, and Text fields modules
  • Enable the JQ and JQuery Media modules
  • Save configurations
Make a custom content type:
  • Content Type (Administer) - add "Video" content type
  • Customize (edit) Contact Type "video" (save)
  • Manage Fields (next to newly-created content type "video") > Create New Field
  • Field (name) "filefield" (no quotations)
  • Label: "filefield"
  • Field type is "file" field (from pull down menu)
  • Save
Manage Fields:
  • Configure filefield
  • Permitted Upload file extensions (mov avi mp4 m4v wmv)
  • File path: filefield
  • Number of values (currently set at 1, but more allows increased number of videos to be uploaded)
  • (If not selected by default) check: "Listed"
  • Save field settings
Make a test "node"
  • Create Content > video > title & body
  • Scroll to Filefield > Attach new file > choose file > upload > save
  • At this point the file is listed but there is NO Media File
Set up the JQuery Media module settings (via JQ Plugin Administration)
  • Enable plugin (so it's switched on)
  • Node Type: "video"
  • Default Settings: size of window (320 x 240)
  • disable autoplay
  • Save

 

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