the directory listing is successful, but am not sure where to copy the files to, for import as a module. In fact, haven’t found a function on the Drupal site for importing modules. As for Filezilla, in the remote site, under beta.cbusimc.org, tried many times one or more of the following, but it leads to no module being available for import : red backups bin cgi-bin include logs users web Plan to email Indy folk whose sites have good menus. Noticed that some Indy sites don’t have much in terms of menus in the header. Are menus really that hard to install? I know it is for me, but it shouldn’t be for more tech savvy folk. Also noticed the WCRS site menu seems to involve links to pages such as ‘volunteer’, ‘donate’ and so on. Don’t know if I have the Drupal terminology right, but those sections seem to be single pages. My guess is ‘programs’ is a primary link, with Civically Engaged, Conscious Voices, and so on as secondary links, as part of the Drupal menu function. But in Drupal terminology, what are the various editions of the programs, such as for example, this link? http://wcrsfm.org/content/danny-berchenko-keystone-xl Is it called a ‘node’? For both our Indy site and the WCRS site, would like to link specific editions of various shows, such as Fight Back, CV, to themes listed in a front page menu. So as to not clutter the main page (on WCRS and Columbus Indy site), the menu would have a single tab such as ‘reports’ or ‘issues’. A click on that tab would render a drop down menu that expands downward for main themes and laterally for sub-themes. ————– Propose drop down menus as first priority tech project We want people, including ourselves, to work hard on public issues, not shifting thru the content of our sites. Will seek help from other Indy folk and look forward to local Indy help via email, phone, and in person. Robb–and anyone else who wants to be there—let’s meet as soon as feasible to achieve this. Having better content management for both the WCRS and the Columbus Indy Media sites could help us get more grants and would make it easier for other media folk, activists, and people in general to use our sites. As for my own efforts, better content management would lead to me being more willing to resume my WCRS work, combining it with my work for other sites such as FP, Columbus Indy Media , Columbus Underground, and so on. Once we have better content management, I’d feel better about promoting WCRS and Columbus Indy Media with flyers and posters. On the main page of the WCRS site, let’s add a single tab–so as to avoid clutter— such as ‘issues’ or ‘topics.’ If it’d look better, suggest we combine Donate and Volunteer. A click on the ‘issues’ or ‘topics’ tab would render a drop down menu that expands downward with main themes, and branches off to the right with sub-themes. Right now, on the WCRS site, the menu tabs seem to render primary links, with, in the case of Programs, secondary links for Fight Back, Conscious Voices, and so on. Not sure if this is the right Drupal terminology, but how do we use the taxonomy so that a click on a theme or sub-theme in the drop down menu renders multiple editions of various WCRS programs. For example, if someone clicks on ‘fracking’ in the drop-down menu, how to use taxonomy so that it renders a page where multiple programs are listed. To illustrate with the example of fracking (these shows and dates are hypothetical) : Talk of the Town, June 23, 2009 Fight Back! Aug 12, 2009 Conscious Voices, March 2, 2010 Civically Engaged, June 13, 2011 The Other Side of the News, Oct, 2011 In Word Press, this is done with categories, but not sure about Drupal. Used WCRS examples here because there is much more detailed local content there than there is on our Indy site, even though the latter is older. Plus I’m more familiar w/ the WCRS content. But the importance of content management applies to both sites. I would even suggest WCRS is a subset of the broader Indy Media global network, though some might disagree w/ me. ———— Let me know if I need to clarify anything. I only re-read and revised what I wrote 3 or 4 times. Prefer to do it 6-8 times, if not more. Well, anyway, assume we want users of our site(s) to work hard on public issues, not on shifting thru the content, looking for needles in a haystack. Will seek help from other Indy folk and look forward to local Indy help via email, phone, and in person. Robb–and anyone else who wants to be there—let’s meet as soon as feasible to achieve good menus. This applies to both WCRS and Columbus Indy Media. Suggest WCRS is a subset of the broader Indy Media global network, though some might disagree. Having better content management for both sites could help us get more grants and would make it easier for other media folk, activists, and people in general to use our sites. Good menus would help people we want involved, not authorities who, whatever their intentions might be— good or bad— don’t need menus for tracking data. Each of us have unique interests regarding Indy Media, but as for me, better content management would lead to me being more willing to resume my WCRS work, combining it with my work for other sites such as FP, Columbus Indy Media , Columbus Underground, and so on. Once we have better content management, I’d also feel better about promoting WCRS and Columbus Indy Media with flyers and posters and posts to Columbus Underground. Using WCRS examples here because there is much more detailed local content there than there is on our Indy site, even though the latter is older. Plus I’m more familiar w/ the WCRS content. On the main page of the WCRS site, let’s add a single tab–so as to avoid clutter such as ‘issues’ or ‘topics'(as Jason suggested regarding the cluttered menu of my site herenowbeyond.org). If it’d look better, suggest we make room on the main page by combining (on the WCRS site) Donate and Volunteer. A click on the ‘issues’ or ‘topics’ tab would render a drop-down menu that expands downward with main themes, and branches off to the right with sub-themes. Cbusimc.org has no menu for organizing content thematically. And on the WCRS site, the menu tabs seem to render primary links in all cases except for the Programs tab. That renders multiple secondary links such as Fight Back, Conscious Voices, and other programs. Not sure if this is the right Drupal terminology, but how do we use the ‘taxonomy’ so that a click on a theme or sub-theme in the drop down menu renders multiple editions of various WCRS programs (and, in the case of CIM, multiple posts on that topic spanning weeks, months, and years) ? A further advance would be connecting the menu not only with article posts, but also with forum posts, or least forum threads. Using WCRS for our example, if we had a functioning menu, when someone would click on ‘fracking’ in the drop-down menu, it would render a page where multiple programs are listed. There is content on the WCRS site about fracking, but to illustrate hypothetically: Talk of the Town, June 23, 2009 Fight Back! Aug 12, 2009 Conscious Voices, March 2, 2010 Civically Engaged, June 13, 2011 The Other Side of the News, Oct, 2011 (The above list would be rendered when someone clicks ‘fracking’ in our menu on the main page. The above list would involve a photo and partial display of text content. Clicking on any of the show editions would render a full display of text content and a tab for playing the audio.) In Word Press, specific posts are rendered via menus when the admin attaches one or more categories. But how is this done in Drupal ? boston-tech@lists.indymedia.org. www-tech@lists.indymedia.org. imc-tech@lists.indymedia.org. http://colorado.indymedia.org/
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