Here's my suggestions: (a) The install package should include a small number of highly useful, pre-configured content types that *can* be installed/enabled. (b) The user at install time is given, say, three choices: 1. Install the basic CMS version of Drupal. This will install the core Drupal framework, plus 2 or 3 content types as appropriate, e.g. story, blog and event. 2. Install the basic blogging platform version of Drupal. This will install the core Drupal framekwork, plus 2 or 3 content types as appropriate, e.g. blog and user profile node. 3. Customize your Drupal install -- for experts. This will provide a list of all content types included in the basic Drupal download package with checkboxes which can be ticked off. Those types should be something like: story, page, blog, event, profile. This sort of install arrangement should address most of the issues brought up here. Of course, additional contrib modules can be added later -- perhaps even suggested during install, or at least referenced with a "for more functionality, see the large repository of contrib modules." ..chris On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:00 AM, Ronald Ashri <ronald@istos.it> wrote:
Earnie Boyd wrote:
How about making the default content types a configurable item for the install profile?
I think the default install should be zero-configuration to start with (beyond obvious DB name, user, etc). A lot of people are going to give Drupal about 4-5 minutes initally. They will download, unzip, visit install page on browser and fire away. They will assume that any issues will be dealt with and they don't want to learn anything about Drupal before Drupal is actually running on their system because that is the first hurdle. If I can't install it why should I even learn about it.
If you ask them "do you want to create content types Page and Story" - already they have to learn something, as in "what are content types then?".
Other profiles already assume some familiarity with Drupal and some purpose in what you are trying to achieve so they can happily ask all sorts of questiosn.
Best,
Ronald