Introduction to CCK

Description

This presentation aims to give a basic understanding of the powerful Drupal Module, CCK (Content Construction Kit). This module is so powerful in fact it is supposed to be in Drupal 7 core (meaning it will come with Drupal itself). Basically CCK allows site administrators to add fields to a content type other than the usual Title and Body. This presentation will begin with a brief overview of Drupal basics like nodes and content types. We will then cover the core CCK module, then dive into modules that extend CCK. Please feel free to ask questions.

Prerequisites

This presentation will use Drupal 5 modules. The same basic principles apply for Drupal 6 but the details can vary. And, as of this presentation CCK for Drupal 6 is not stable (but close).

Drupal Basics

Node

The term node in Drupal is a very abstract concept. The Node Module which handles nodes is a core module in Drupal, meaning that it works just like any other module but is required for Drupal to function. A node is any piece of content. (The other main pieces in Drupal are Blocks, Comments, and Users.) By default, a node simply holds a title and a body. In Drupal core, we can define different types of nodes.

 

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