Presentation about Drupal Distributions from the Amplexor Mini Seminar on the 18th of october 2011 (Leuven, Belgium)

1. Drupal distributions

2. Agenda
! Introduction to Drupal
! Concept of distributions
! Development Kickstarts
! Products
! Platforms
! App Stores
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3. Introduction
Introduction to Drupal
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4. Introduction
Open Source CMS
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5. Introduction
10 years old
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6. Introduction
originated in Belgium
by Dries Buytaert
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7. Introduction
powers 1.7% of all
websites
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8. Introduction
12000+ modules
available
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9. Introduction
modular architecture
Drupal
core
core
modules
community
modules custom
modules
a typical Drupal website
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10. Introduction
one-to-many
“classic” websites
website
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11. Introduction
many-to-many
social from the start
delegation of content creation and classification
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12. Introduction
platform architecture
Drupal database
website visitor Drupal webserver content editor
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13. Introduction
technology stack
recommended
Drupal
PHP
Apache MySQL
Linux
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14. Introduction
DrupalCon London 2011
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15. Introduction
DrupalCon London 2011
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16. Introduction
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17. The Drupal community
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18. The Drupal community
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19. Concept of distributions
Distributions are the
Future of drupal
Jeff Robbins - Lullabot
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20. This is Drupal
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21. This is a distribution
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22. Concept of distributions
Who benefits from distributions?
• New drupal Users
Get started quickly
• All drupal users
Distributions contain drupal best practices
Create function oriented websites
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23. Concept of distributions
Why use these things?
They are proven solutions that have been
developed and improved in real world
websites.
Distributions contain specific functions that
are needed for specific websites.
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24. 24.
Distribution
Start here
with a
Am I saving time ?
Development time
Concept of distributions
Let end users test all the previous
Create custom functionalities
Create views
Create content types
Configure/install libraries
Configure modules
Install modules
Install drupal core

25. Concept of distributions
How does it work?
Drupal Kickstart Product Platform
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26. Concept of distributions
Example
Core
+ content types
+ views
+ modules Kickstart
+ configuration
+ menus
+ presets
+ content
+ libraries Product
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27. Concept of distributions
Where to get them?
! Most distributions have a site.
! Soon all distributions will be downloadable on drupal.org.
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28. Concept of distributions
Development kickstarts
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29. Concept of distributions
Products
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30. Concept of distributions
Platform
Distributions
Sites
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31. Kickstarts
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32. Development kickstarts
Acquia Drupal
Essential
Modules
Development set-up
Acquia extra’s
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33. Concept of distributions
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34. Development kickstarts
Conference organizing distribution
Conference organizing
Ticket selling
Talks arrangements
Scheduling
Sponsor pages
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35. Development kickstarts
Conference organizing distribution
Conference organizing
Ticket selling
Talks arrangements
Scheduling
Sponsor pages
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36. Development kickstarts
Pressflow
Focus
Scalability
Performance
Availability
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37. Development kickstarts
Pressflow
Focus
Scalability
Performance
Availability
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38. Concept of distributions
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39. Development kickstarts
Drupal Commerce kickstart
E-commerce Framework
Usability
Customizability
E-commerce 2.0
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40. Development kickstarts
Drupal Commerce kickstart
E-commerce Framework
Usability
Customizability
E-commerce 2.0
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41. Kickstarts
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42. Kickstarts
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43. Kickstarts
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44. Development kickstarts
Drupal Commons
Commons
Social trends
Flexibility
Community
Collaboration
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45. Development kickstarts
Drupal Commons
Commons
Social trends
Flexibility
Community
Collaboration
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46. Concept of distributions
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47. Concept of distributions
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48. Concept of distributions
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49. Concept of distributions
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50. Concept of distributions
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51. Concept of distributions
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52. Development kickstarts
Open Scholar
Ease of use
Project sites
Personal sites
Easy site creation
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53. Development kickstarts
Open Scholar
Ease of use
Project sites
Personal sites
Easy site creation
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54. Development kickstarts
Open Publish
Content
Content Creation
Content delivery
Monetization
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55. Development kickstarts
Open Publish
Content
Content Creation
Content delivery
Monetization
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56. Products
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57. What is a product?
Product
Out-of-the-box
Full-featured
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58. What is a product?
Ready-to-use
Download, unpack,
install and start using
limited configuration
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59. What is a product?
Documented
End user manual
Development
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60. What is a product?
Supported
By company
By community
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61. Products: Examples
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62. Product: Managing news
Robust news and data
aggregation
engine with pluggable
visualization and
workflow tools.
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63. Product: Managing news
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64. Product: Managing news
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65. Product: Managing news
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66. Product: Drupal Rooms
Booking and
room management
Modular, flexible, and
open source.
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67. Product: OpenPublic
Content Management
System
Tailored to the needs of
government.
US government
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68. Product: OpenPublic
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69. Product: OpenPublic
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70. Product: Open Atrium
Intranet
in-a-box
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71. Product: Open Atrium
User Interface
Clean and intuitive
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72. Product: Open Atrium
Documentation
Created and maintained
by creator
and community
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73. Product: Open Atrium
Translated
Can be installed in over
30 languages
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74. Product: Open Atrium
Six features
Come bundled in.
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75. Product: Open Atrium
Dashboard
See a snapshot of all
the activity across your
groups.
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76. Product: Open Atrium
Blog
Share ideas and
receive email
notifications when
others post.
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77. Product: Open Atrium
Notebook
Collaborate on
documents, compare
revisions, and print
when you're done.
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78. Product: Open Atrium
Case Tracker
Create and manage
projects within each of
your groups.
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79. Product: Open Atrium
Calendar
Add events and pull in
feeds from other
calendars.
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80. Product: Open Atrium
Shoutbox
Share messages and
links with just the
people in your group.
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81. Product: Open Atrium
Extend(ed)
Can be extended to
include additional
features.
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82. Platforms
Platforms
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83. Platforms
Let us
Build your own
distribution(s)
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84. Platforms
Don’t repeat
Build once, use many.
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85. Platforms
Time to delivery
Setup new sites faster.
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86. Platforms
Identify common
Usage
Functionality
Layout
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87. Platforms
Build multiple profiles
Microsite, Portfolio,
Product, Company
Don’t build the golden
hammer!
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88. Platforms
Add generic features
Blog, Photo gallery, …
As building blocks
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89. Platforms
Custom development
Develop specific
business logic.
Connect with your back
office.
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90. Platforms
Define workflows
Generic content
management.
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91. Platforms
Master theme
Create a common
starting point.
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92. Platforms
Documentation
Describe how to install,
extend, theme.
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93. Platforms
Start deploying sites
Install, choose profile
Extend theme (layout)
Add content
Go live
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94. Platforms
Easier support
All the “same”
Fix once, fixed all
Same workflow
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95. Platforms
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96. Platforms : COD
Conference
Organizing
event signup, session
proposal, session
scheduling
and social networking
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97. Platforms : COD
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98. Platforms : COD
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99. Platforms : COD
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100. Platforms : COD
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101. Platforms : COD
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102. App Stores
App Stores
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103. App Stores
consumerization of IT
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104. App Stores
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105. App Stores
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106. App Stores
“I want my Drupal website to be integrated with
MailChimp.”
-- the average customer
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107. App Stores
custom development
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108. App Stores
Custom solution for a general problem
Takes a lot of time an money
Repeatedly create redundant solutions
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109. App Stores
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110. App Stores
app ≠ module
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111. App Stores
Modules
Not convenient to install
Hard to configure
Poor usability
Not well supported
No training
Not ready for Enterprise
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112. App Stores
what’s an app?
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113. App Stores
what’s an app?
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114. App Stores
An app is a high-quality solution
which completely solves one
exact problem.
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115. App Stores
usability
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116. App Stores
usability
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117. App Stores
“I am looking for a simple and easy way to place
blocks in specific regions around my website.”
-- the average customer
Block Manager
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118. App Stores
Block Manager
Apps
Good documentation
Excellent usability
Fast and easy installation
Extensive commercial support
Good fit for distributions
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119. App Stores
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120. App Stores
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121. App Stores
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123. Contact us
Amplexor NV
Gaston Geenslaan 10 B3 tel. +32 16 44 25 10
3001 Heverlee (Leuven) fax +32 16 44 25 15
Belgium email info@amplexor.com
www http://www.amplexor.com
Brouwerijstraat 1
9031 Drongen (Gent)
Belgium
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