Setting Up a Publishing Workflow
Resources: 
instructions, code
Abstract: 

This talk will show how to save unpublished drafts using the Revisioning module (staging while keeping the current content live), solicit approval from editors using the Flag module, and use CCK and Views to put everything together.

Introduction

The IT Services documentation team is responsible for thousands of pages of content, many of which contain technical information. In order to publish accurate information, the team solicits the approval of content by subject matter experts before publishing. This talk will show how the team's upcoming Drupal site was set up to make such approvals easier to request and obtain.

Agenda

  • How to use the Revisioning module to save unpublished drafts while keeping the current content live (staging)
  • How to solicit one-click approval from several editors and keep track of approvals using the Flag module
  • How to set up a console for editors to view requested approvals and recently approved content

Goals

Attendees will come away with ideas and instructions on how to use a set of modules to set up a publishing workflow they can implement on their own Drupal site.

Modules Used

Flag, Flag Revision [unpublished], Revisioning, Diff [optional], Token [optional] CCK, Views

Resources

Instructions and code will be posted on drupal.org soon after the talk.

Date: 
2:45pm - 3:30pm Jan 24