Case+Study

=DrupalSN =

@http://drupalsn.com/


 * Drupal showcase to display site and work of developers
 * Runs on Drupal 5 because Drupal 6 was still in testing
 * Purpose is to use Drupal to build a Drupal site
 * Copy of Facebook and LinkedIn

__**Features **__

 * Status updates from Facebook
 * Profile visitors – lets you know how many people have visited your profile (LinkedIn feature)
 * Lets you know how far you have completed your profile based on how many profile fields have been filled in (LinkedIn feature)
 * Guides user during initial stages of setting up profile
 * Roll based sign up – 3 different types of user accounts

__**Key Modules Used**__

 * 1) ImageCache - is used to scale and crop images throughout the site.
 * 2) Views - displays content lists and search facility.
 * 3) CCK (content construction kit) - creates node types.
 * 4) Messaging and Notifications - notifies users when a person they subscribed to adds new project. Users are notified via email.
 * 5) Simplefeed - acquires external feeds and turns them into nodes.

__**Run Through of DrupalSN**__
DrupalSN main page. Links to Twitter and Facebook. Uses many advertisements throughout the site.

Live feed of member updates and filtered searches Offers 3 types of user profiles. Offers same personalization with profile pictures as other social networking sites. More personalization relating to demographics and interests during setting up a profile. During the profile setup, DrupalSN identifies the users skill levels. The setup also offers the user the ability to have links to other social network profiles. This is the profile page after signing up for an account. It is meant to have projects by the user and information for the user to share and personalize.