Post installation

OK, I've been tinkering with Drupal for a while now and have spent a lot of time digging around in the handbooks, forums and API docs, but still find myself confused as to how to achieve the end result I want. So, I hope if I describe what I want in broad terms someone can tell me how to go about achieving it. FWIW I think some sort of overview of how Drupal works is sorely needed, including info on where/how one can modify things. As it is I still have no idea whether I need to hack existing code, write a module or do theme stuff.

The site structure uses a taxonomy vocabulary with both page and story nodes. All very standard. I would like each category to have a 'category home page', which would all follow the same structure (one headline news story plus n others from the category, together with a separate list of pages from the category).

Is there something faster, and better on install than drupal?

I get the feeling that I'm just trying to use beta software.

I've been working with drupal for 2 months professionally, and after several hundred man-hours I'm pretty well tired of using it.

I'm getting the blank pages error again.

//Do I really need to become an uber php coder to use this? isn't the avoidance of code the VERY REASON that people use drupal? reinventing wheel comment...

4.7? or 1.4.7?

this is too much.

Hi. Has anyone had any problems with their sites pre-loading in Safari? Basically, I'm seeing the standard layout of the page for a split second, sometimes a full second or two, and then the page finally posts. Does anyone have an idea of how to resolve this? Thanks!

It seems that after cron runs that images in the gallery (image.module) blow up to their full sizes instead of being thumbailed. This used to not be a problem until I moved servers, but I am not quite sure what has changed. Any help is appreciated.

Hi

does anyone know of any e-dating package that can be integrated with drupal
i need something with video chat

Regards
Frizilla

Hey there folks,

I've been setting up my drupal site for a couple of weeks now, and I'm down to two last things I can't figure out.

1) How do I regulate who can see what menu items? Currently everyone can see "Create Content", because I changed the capitalization on it. You can see what I mean on the home page: www.xblarcade.info