Phase 1 Goals

Hello,

I know html, css, and graphics. I am a begginner with php. I have installed two drupal sites. I am currently customizing a theme for a client. The test site is http://beta.prosopo.com.  I know how to install modules and work with the css file to make custom theme look and feel.

I would like to be proficient with Drupal. I want to understand the taxonomy system and how it relates to navigation. I want to be able to create multiple levels of navigation while maintaing an active class on parent items.

My business website is http://www.connectioncube.com.  It currently has the Minelli theme installed. My goal overs over the next 6 weeks is to redesign this website with a custom theme. I want to add the following functionality to the website:

 

  • Custom Web Contact Form
  • Custom Single User Blog

I will enjoy sharing my creation of this website and the process of breaking up the visual template and converting it to a custom theme. I would love feedback on better ways to do this form the group. I suspect that I'll need alot of help from the group, or being pointed to the right information, to make the Custom Web Form and Single User Blog.

Resources I'm currently using are the IBM tutorials on Dupal, Dudertown and Lullabot Podcast, Drupal Forumns, Drupal Dojo, Google searches, and experimentation. I look forward to participating in this community. I plan on using the resources here by asking questions and sharing my experiences with peers. I already read one entry where someone learned to make custom forms while going through the intern process here. That is encouraging.

Please let me know if there is more information I should add. 

Thanks,

- Sean