By chidoH on

I'm a newby to Drupal (have managed other sites and CMSs and have some coding experience) and I'm planning to make a site for managing a collection of movies, pictures, books, paintings and also magazine and newspaper items, all around a specific theme.

Users can search for (and contribute) material, to be used in presentations, articles etc.

I can use Drupal 8 (via Strato, a hosting company with a ready-to-go installation package), running 1 database.

These are a few of the specifications:

  1. It must be possible to create a user friendly input screen
  2. It must be possible to add categories, tags etc., both controlled and uncontrolled.
  3. The search-options must not be limited only Boolean search on the whole site, but also to filter on categories, tags and other metadata fields at the same time
  4. It must be possible to let users make user accounts
  5. It must be possible for users to contribute to the collection, using the input screen

Would this be possible with Drupal, without tending to it full time?

Thanks, in advance!

⋅ Categories: Drupal 8.x

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chidoH commented

And I forgot: it must be multi-lingual. I don't mean the CMS itself (I know that's possible), but the describing metadata. So the fields must (partly) be doubled. Or something like that

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pixelsweatshop commented

Yes, Drupal can easily do everything on your list. However, drupal has a steep learning curve. Your experience in other platforms may help you but Drupal does things its own way. Start by learning the basics by watching https://www.ostraining.com/classes/drupal-8/ or https://drupalize.me/guide/learn-drupal-8 and reading https://www.drupal.org/docs/user_guide/en/index.html

Good luck.

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chidoH commented

Thanks for the links.

I was warned about the learning curve but I see that as a challenge ;-)

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passionatestars commented
  1. It must be possible to create a user friendly input screen //all form elements like textbox/selectbox/wysywig editor are available in drupal
  2. It must be possible to add categories, tags etc., both controlled and uncontrolled. //taxnomy module of drupal core best suits it.
  3. The search-options must not be limited only Boolean search on the whole site, but also to filter on categories, tags and other metadata fields at the same time //you can create views and exposed filter, no doubt you will achieve this without writing a single line of code.
  4. It must be possible to let users make user accounts //user management feature ship with drupal core, that is user module.
  5. It must be possible for users to contribute to the collection, using the input screen //Node forms are there, also drupal forms are secure from xss.
  6. multilingual - drupal best supports the multilingual functionality. I have built several multilingual sites in drupal. If you need, you can contact me. I will be happy to assist you.