Abstract

In this post, we describe some of the issues facing large or complex software projects using Drupal's CCK content type extension facilities. We then propose a remedy in the form of CoCKTaiL, a high-level language for CCK types and associated UI elements and relations. Tools and potential applications will be described in future work.

Introduction

Drupal's Content Construction Kit (CCK) is a powerful feature, much loved by Drupal developers, who use it to rapidly define data types and relations for applications. Using a UI, developers can easily create new content types by specifying fields, UI widgets, relations, and more.

The ability to interactively create new types and supporting UI's is a great timesaver in the early stages of many Drupal development projects.

For larger projects, however, the nature of the design and implementation process for CCK types leads to difficulties in evolving and maintaining projects which include CCK components, and these difficulties contribute to the lifecycle cost of large Drupal applications.

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Hot off the press, many of our themes are now available as Drupal 6 themes. Just in time for the stable releases that everyone’s been waiting for—CCK 2 and Views 2 for Drupal 6—you can now get an advanced theme for your Drupal 6 site from TopNotchThemes. Ubercart and Panels for D6 are also around the corner!

Not a coder? No problem.

Our Drupal 6 themes have had a complete overhaul. With the new theme settings available in Drupal 6, you’ll have more of Drupal’s power in your hands. On one page you can easily personalize your theme for better SEO, configure the wording of common site text, choose how the author, date, taxonomy terms, and search results are shown, and more!

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I'm about a third of the way through Michael Peacock's Selling Online with Drupal eCommerce. PACKT Publishing sent me a review copy about six weeks ago which I have now gotten down to reading. So far it seems an easy read with simple instructions on setting up an online shop. Too bad it isn't available for D6 yet!

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Today Acquia has announced the beta launch of a commercially supported distribution of Drupal. The first 100 visitors to register here will receive beta accounts, and those after will be atop the list for the next round of invites....