We've had many requests for sample videos from the Lullabot Learning Series. We decided to post an entire chapter from each video. We tried to pick a chapter that was full of useful information on its own and we placed them on both YouTube and Blip, so feel free to spread them around and embed them on your favorite web page.

Hope you enjoy these videos!

Learning CCK for Drupal

In Learning CCK, Jeff Eaton, Nate Haug, and James Walker show everything from CCK basics such as adding and displaying fields to more advanced topics such as CCK’s database storage mechanisms, field-level permissions, and how to theme CCK’s output. Each chapter of this video builds upon the last as the team builds and configures the content types for a university job board. This video pairs well with Learning Views, which continues this job board project through to completion.

Chapter 3: Adding a CCK field

In this sample chapter, Nate Haug explains the modules which make up the Content Construction Kit. He enables these modules and walks through the process of adding a field to a content type (a.k.a. node). He shows how to prefix and suffix a number field in order to imply a currency value and then shows how these fields will appear in the final content submission form.

High Definition version

Learning CCK is available as both a high-definition download and a conventional video DVD. It contains 17 chapters, and is 1 hour and 50 minutes long. For more information or to purchase this Drupal training video, please visit the Lullabot store.

Learning Views for Drupal

In Learning Views, Jeff Eaton, Nate Haug, and James Walker begin with a general overview of Views’ interface and capabilities. The team then builds a complex example showing more advanced Views features such as arguments, relationships, displays, access control, exporting, and theming a view. This video pairs well with Learning CCK, which begins the job board project used throughout each chapter.

Chapter 4: The Views User Interface

In this chapter, Nate Haug gives an overview of the Views user interface. He shows how to create a table style view and add fields. He shows how to preview the view, and rearrange or delete fields. He shows how displays and display overrides work as well as Advanced Help functionality. Nate also demonstrates how to retrieve your view settings if you accidentally navigate away from the page.

High Definition Version

Learning Views is available as both a high-definition download and a conventional video DVD. It contains 18 chapters and is 1 hour and 53 minutes long. For more information or to purchase this Drupal training video, please visit the Lullabot store.

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