Unit 5

I had originally tried to download Google Analytics, which I have heard much about but never worked with. I was unsuccessful, using the same code for the other modules on the assignment sheet: wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/google_analytics-6.x-3.3.tar.gz. I kept getting an error message—page not found, and gave up—probably too easily. So I chose Gallery Assist, a module which promised to be simple, fast, uncomplicated and successful, which it was. When I previewed it before downloading, I liked the way it displayed photos—with and without text, and various screen sizes and display options. Since my collection is photographs, the display of them is very important, and I like having several thumbnails in a gallery to tease the viewer with. In ContentDM, there is an option to display items on the landing page in a revolving carousel. This is not appropriate for all items such as PDFs and some thumbnails which just say “item” or the file type. But it can be very attractive with images. I’m not sure if Gallery Assist can do anything that advanced, because I only tired some simple configurations. Although the video demonstrating installation and configuration was definitely not high quality, it was adequate to allow me to follow along and successfully create a gallery of photographs on my Drupal home page.