An introduction to Drupal presented at BarCamp Miami.

1. What is Drupal?
Author: Hector Iribarne @hectoriribarne

3. Let's get started . . .

4. Wikipedia definition:
Drupal (pronounced drew-pull) is a free and open-
source content management system (CMS) written
in PHP.
It is used for approximately 2.0% of all websites
worldwide . . .
. . . that is over one million websites!
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5. Clarification from Acquia:
Drupal is open . . .
. . . it is free to download, use and modify.
. . . there are no purchase, license or maintenance
fees.
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6. Drupal hosts and promotes your content . . .
. . . it can reach out beyond your site and give
you a presence on Twitter, Facebook . . .
. . . It gives search engines what they want, so
your content is easier to find on the web.
All this without writing a single line of PHP.
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7. Drupal sites range from one . . .
. . . to over one millon pages
. . . all that at over 20,000 requests / sec
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8. Drupal can be extended with . . .
. . . over 11,000 modules
. . . distributions like Commons, Open Publish,
Managing News, Open Atrium and
Open Public that give you out-of-the-box
functionality
Google Drupal and “X”
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9. Drupal skillz can get you a job!
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11. http://Visual.ly
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12. http://Visual.ly
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13. http://Visual.ly
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14. http://Visual.ly
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15. We know what Drupal is . . .

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33. MiamiDolphins.com
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34. Miami.com
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35. You're convinced Drupal is for
you

36. Drupal is great for blogging . . .
. . . and much more . . .
. . . because it is scalable.
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38. Many Drupal sites are E-commerce . . .
. . . ask our sponsors: Commerce Guys
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41. Drupal is just getting started. . .
. . . ask our sponsors: Acquia
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43. Tell me . . .

44. Local Meetup Groups
http://PalmBeachDrupal.org (third
Tuesday of the month)
http://BrowardDrupal.org (second
Wednesday of the month)
http://MiamiDrupal.org (fourth
Wednesday of the month)

45. Questions?
@hectoriribarne

46. http://BrowardDrupal.org/
Twitter: @BrowardDrupal
http://www.meetup.com/broward-drupal/
Hector Iribarne
Twitter: @hectoriribarne
http://browarddrupal.org/content/contact-broward-drupal