9. Drupal is...
like a sack of Lego.
"The answer most probably is "Yes, Drupal can
do 'that'". But remember that Drupal is not a
ready made system to do 'that'.You are the one
building 'that', not Drupal."
Found via Google.
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10. How far can this
analogy stretch?
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11. Box of Lego
from http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=5576-1
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30. Drupal API
• http://api.drupal.org/
• Well documented API to develop custom
Drupal modules or extend existing
modules.
• Don’t hack Core! ‘Alter’ it using hooks...
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31. Drupal Stats
• 5875 Drupal 6 Modules (on drupal.org)
• 596 Drupal 6 Themes (on drupal.org)
• 9,697 Developers
• ~3,000 Attendees at Drupalcon 2011
• 7.2 Million web sites powered by Drupal
http://engineindustries.com/blog/jason/how-many-websites-use-drupal-lets-estimate-number-part-one
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36. Test Drive
• Drupal Gardens - drupalgardens.com
• Buzzr - buzzr.com (costs $.99)
• Local - network.acquia.com/downloads
Run Drupal on your Mac/PC
• Beware of free Drupal web hosting!
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