few basic stuff about Drupal

[Ric Moore]

On Mon, 2011-01-10 at 11:51 +0100, Amedee Van Gasse wrote:
> 
> On Mon, January 10, 2011 04:03, LAMP wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have to fix friends drupal website, somebody else started (and messed
> > up). I'm drupal newbie too but this will be great way to learn
> > something. it's really basic website. the prev guy used blog as content
> > type to put news. he didn't figure out how to have last e.g. 5 artikles
> > (news) on font page and on the News page have titles and teasers.
> > now,
> > 1. is it easy to switch nodes made with blog content type to simple
> > story cont. type? (no View module involved)
> > 2. I was google-ing for this but all I found was to complicated, complex
> > to me and/or something I have to modify (?!?): how simply have 5 latest
> > stories (or other content type if I have to create) on front page, in
> > content area with title, date posted, posted by and short "introduction"
> > + "more..." :-)
> >
> > p.s. if somebody knows a "explain to me like I'm 4" tutorial about Views
> > please provide me the link :-)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm an avid Drupal user and I could exlain this all to you, but why don't
> you just ask your question on the Drupal mailing list? Maybe I am the only
> Drupal user on ubtuntu-users, but on http://drupal.org/mailing-lists you
> can find a mailing list with *thousands* of people who are able to help
> you.

I use/admin a drupal site for our non-profit. I just don't use that
feature. But, it is all in the docs. Maybe they are painful, but you
have to read and re-read them for it to finally become plain. Way too
much ground to cover here. Ric

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..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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