[drupal-docs] PHP Template Best Practices should follow WordPressDocs example WAS:Re: New php snippets page

[Liza Sabater]

On Jun 04 2005, at 12:10 PM, Steven Peck wrote:

> Oh good, someone else is doing that one.  <whew>.
>
> As one of the other Drupal Docs Best Practices guys, I hope to add 
> some 'planning and site design' type stuff more towards site structure 
> and setup.  Before you begin things to consider, etc.  A lot of it is 
> basic, but trying to help the new foks to Drupal consider more of the 
> posibilities of the CMS structure.  Even then, sometimes people forget 
> to 'plan' their site and if they are new to Drupal, they may not know 
> how.

Yup. Have learned the hard way.

Actually, today I just created a directory with all the modules I think 
are needed beyond what is bundled in CivSp. Like PathAuto, 
Poormanscron, Workspace, Mail, EmailThisPage, etc.

Another issue to add to the Best Ps list : Different suggestions on how 
to reorganize the menu. I find the current default offering lacking in 
usability. So far, the way I've organized it at The Daily Gotham has 
not issued any complaints ... yet.  But it took hours to work on it 
because it's impossible to do changes things in multiples.

This, to me, is one of Drupal's major weaknesses. Not being able to add 
more than one category / term at a time (I'm on 4.5x) and not being 
able to change more than one menu entry at a time. It's a waste in 
valuable time (my pages load slowly --am on a Dreamhost account).  So 
working out the kinks on my other sites will take a chunk out of my 
time. Any suggestions?


> Also, while I like Bryghts 'Coporate brochere in an hour' and got some 
> ideas from it that I had not considered before, I have another 
> approach that I use for mine that I will be writing up as well.  I 
> think that having mutliple approaches to similier goals will showcase 
> Drupal's flexibility and show how planning is important.

Can you give a link to that Bryght brochure?

Best,
Liza Sabater
www.dailygotham.com

AIM - cultkitdiva
SKYPE - lizasabater
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