Social Networking: An introduction
Why not join or use an existing social network?
Drupal as a social networking platform
Preparing Drupal for a Social Networking Site
Administering Drupal An overview
Content types and taxonomy: A detailed look
User Content: Contributions, Forums, and Blogs
Contributions in the form of pages
What are we going to do and why?
Creating customizable user profiles
Globally recognized avatars: Enabling Gravatars
Preparation: Installing the modules
Encouraging discussion with Disqus
Module Development: Rapidly Improve your Social Network
The basics of creating a theme
Using content blocks to get our message across
Using theme customisations to indirectly communicate with our users
Inactive users: Please come back
Deploying and Maintaining Your Social Network
Using content delivery networks
Code improvements and custom modules
Server performance and configuration
Adding redundancy to our setup
Promotion, SEO, User Retention, and Monetization Strategies
Setting up a Local Development Environment
Setting up a Local Development Environment
Setting up a Local Development Environment
Setting up a Local Development Environment