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June 24, 2011 6:23am
Subscribe [5]#1 / Jun 24, 2011 6:23am
Im trying to learn EE. The only previous CMS experience I have is with Drupal which ive been using extensively for a few years.
Does anyone know of any EE documentation aimed at people with Drupal experience? Eg from watching some screencasts and Ive realised some of the EE names have a similar equivalent in Drupal.
Thanks
#2 / Jun 24, 2011 6:54am
Hi James
Welcome to the forums. Obviously I tried searching the interweb to answer your question and didn’t really find anything useful.
Do you have any specific questions for us to have a crack at?
#3 / Jun 24, 2011 6:55am
No not really. I just figured I can’t be the first to come this route so thought Id check if there was something.
Thanks anyway.
#4 / Jun 24, 2011 8:18am
Yeah, not sure of any “EE for Drupal users” sorts of docs. Perhaps you could be the first. 😉
A great place to ask for help is Twitter using the hashtag #eecms. I have added a number of people to Skype to walk them through things that way. Of course, the forums and docs are good also. 😉
#5 / Jun 30, 2011 1:55pm
I’m also a Drupal developer who’s looking into ExpressionEngine for a project I’m getting ready to start. I’m just now investigating EE, so I’m really trying to just get over the sticker shock on some of the add-ons/extensions. James, what screencasts and documentation/tutorials have you found most helpful?
#6 / Jul 01, 2011 12:14am
I’ve always found Train-EE to be a great learning resource. There are a bunch of free tutorials that cover EE1 (http://www.train-ee.com/courseware/free-tutorials/), which are still great for learning EE2 as the concepts are the same, along with a paid book that has updated and expanded information: http://www.train-ee.com/courseware/books/detail/building-an-expressionengine-2-site-small-business/
#7 / Jul 01, 2011 5:37am
These screen casts aren’t bad. Personally I prefer learning (at least initially) from a screencast rather than an ebook.
http://mijingo.com/screencasts/learning-expressionengine-2-complete-series
#8 / Jul 01, 2011 5:46am
+1 for all of these!
Michael Boyink’s train-ee material is brilliant! As are Ryan Irelan’s.
#9 / Jul 01, 2011 10:17am
Thanks, guys! I was digging through the EE site yesterday, and I came across both the Train-EE site and Mijingo. I figured the $50 for the Mijingo screencasts was a pretty good deal. Like you James, I tend to learn better via screencasts than text based tutorials.