"Wow, I've done all this and I still don't have any content on my siteA logically grouped set of content - also web site.!" Well, let's fix that.

First, let me explain that the page your visitor sees first upon entering your siteA logically grouped set of content - also web site. is usually called the "home" page. Drupal

Drupal

An open-source content management system that is used on this site and is taking over the world. calls this the "front" page, much like a newspaper. This page is special to Drupal

Drupal

An open-source content management system that is used on this site and is taking over the world.. I know you're in a hurry, but read about both "pages" and "stories" before you decide which to use to create your front (home) page.

Content Types

Page

Drupal

Drupal

An open-source content management system that is used on this site and is taking over the world. says, "If you want to add a static page, like a contact page or an about page, use a page." If you're used to building web sites with HTMLHyperText Markup Language - the coding standard for a web page., this is what you've done in the past. In general a "page" is going to stand on its own and will probably have a menu entry. You may also later add it into a book. When I created my first two sites (based on former static HTMLHyperText Markup Language - the coding standard for a web page. sites, I made the front page a "page;" I have since changed to a "story."

Story

Drupal

Drupal

An open-source content management system that is used on this site and is taking over the world. says, "Stories are articles in their simplest form: they have a title, a teaser and a body, but can be extended by other modules. The teaser is part of the body too. Stories may be used as a personal blog or for news articles." Why they say to use it for a blog, I have no idea; they supply a blogging moduleAn add-on, or extension, to Drupal to provide additional functionality; written in PHP. as part of the core support.

Okay, you've seen the Drupal

Drupal

An open-source content management system that is used on this site and is taking over the world. siteA logically grouped set of content - also web site. and noticed that there are "pieces" all over the place. Look at the front page; you'll see several announcements with space between them - those are "stories."

I have now switched my sites to use stories on the front page. The "welcome" message is one story. I have an announcement story node that any of my admins can edit. If you want to have weather or cartoons, a story is a good idea. Another use is if you are on a net ring - put the ring links into a story.

Book Page

Drupal

Drupal

An open-source content management system that is used on this site and is taking over the world. says, "A book is a collaborative writing effort: users can collaborate writing the pages of the book, positioning the pages in the right order, and reviewing or modifying pages previously written. So when you have some information to share or when you read a page of the book and you didn't like it, or if you think a certain page could have been written better, you can do something about it."

Another way to use a book is to collect related information together. A book has its own navigation, so it can also be used to de-clutter your menu.

Blog Entry

You probably already know what a blog is, but just in case: A blog is a diary, collection of thoughts, or other time-ordered content.

 

So have you decided what kind of content you want? No, okay, just start with a page; it's easy. As you go create your content, be thinking about the menu as well.