Millions of websites are being
powered by Drupal and their content is being managed by Drupal services.
Developers with versatile skills help in building and maintaining Drupal
projects from all around the world.
In a Drupal based website most of
the content is added using the built-in Drupal features. However if the Drupal developer wants added features which are predominantly content-focused can be
added such as contact form, blog etc.
Managing Content
Content for different website
changes according to the needs of the customer for whom the website is built or
the Drupal programmer. The content expected by the client can be added in the
website by using the following Drupal features:
- Creating Content
- Menu Management
- Default Homepage
Forming Content
The process of forming content
for a website is a straightforward one. Content can be created once the programmer
logs in as the administrator by choosing the Create Content option in the main menu. This option also provides the
developer to choose the type of content that needs to be added from numerous
options provided by the platform. By adding the eCommerce module the option for
adding products can be acquired.
Two major types of content that
are added generally are Pages and Stories. Though the information types of both
Pages and Stories are the same, Stories reveal the name of the author and the time
at which the story was published which is not posted when a page is created. If
author and time details are needed to be published then options under theme
configuration can be altered to change the default behavior.
Menu Management
Building a website with efficient
menus enabling users to navigate through the website seamlessly is a very
important development aspect. There are two types of menus which can be used to
make a website function efficaciously:
- Primary Link
- Navigation
The default option that is
provided to the Drupal programmers keep the Primary Links in the top and the
navigation links are provided in the bottom on the left side of the page. When
a new page is added to a website it automatically gets displayed along with other
pages in the navigation menu by default.
In the navigation menu under
‘Administrator’ menu the ‘Site Building’ the Menus link is provided which when
selected allows the Drupal developers to access the Menu Manager. In the Menu
Manager the administrator can view the menus that are already available in the
website and each menu item that is present in every menu link. Using the ‘Add
Menu’ and ‘Add Menu Item’ options the Drupal Developers can add new menu links
and menu items within the menus respectively.
Default Homepage
In Site Information option in the
Site configuration section of the Administration menu can be used by the Drupal
experts to set the Default Homepage within the site itself. The URL for the
website’s homepage can be provided in the Site Information option itself.
These are the ways in which
content can be efficiently managed, added and manipulated in a site Drupal
based website.
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