Video Documentation¶

Overview¶

Islandora Quick Lessons are a series of short videos demonstrating how to do common tasks in Islandora.

New videos are added to the playlist regularly.

What is Islandora?: A quick overview of what Islandora is and why people use it.
Create a GitHub Issue: How to submit an issue to the Islandora issue queue on GitHub, where you can report a bug, share your use case, request an improvement, or request a new feature.

Building a Virtual Machine: How to build a new VM using the Islandora ansible playbook.
Importing a Virtual Machine: How to import a VM from a downloaded .ova.
Using an FTP Client on a VM: How to configure an Islandora VM to work with an FTP client like Cyberduck or WinSCP.
Composer Module Install: How to use Composer to install new Drupal modules in your VM.

Add a User: How to make a new user who can add Islandora content.
Creating a Basic Page: How to create a regular Drupal page.
Creating a Custom Block: How to create a custom content Block and place it on your site.
Adding a Menu Item: How to add a new entry in your site's navigation.
Setting a Home Page: How to assign a particular Drupal node as the Home Page for your site.

Add Content: How to add items to your Islandora repository.
Making a Collection: How to create a new Islandora collection.
Adding a Taxonomy Term: How to add a new term to an existing Taxonomy in Islandora.
Regenerating a Derivative: How to force Islandora to re-create a derivative for a node.
Customizing a Form: How to modify fields, modify the ingest form, and modify the metadata display for Islandora content.
Adding a New Context: How to add a new Context, causing a site Action to be performed based on conditions.
Changing an Action: How to change how an existing Action behaves, to be performed based on a Context.
Batch Ingest with Migrate: How to use Drupal Migrate to bulk-load Islandora content with metadata, without using the command line.

Basic Views: How to make a very basic View filtered by a taxonomy term.
Advanced Views: How to bring together several settings and tools to make a more advanced image view.
Batch Editing: How to use Views Bulk Edit to create a batch editing view for Islandora.
Export and Import a View: How to copy a custom View from one Islandora site to another.
Islandora Webinar: Islandora and Drupal Views: a 1-hour session on working with Views.
Summer of Islandora: Drupal Views for Islandora Users: a 30-minute session on manipulating Views.

How to Build Documentation: How to make a local copy of documentation to test and make changes.
Changing Themes: How to change the theme for your Islandora site, including replacing Blocks and updating Contexts.

Last update: October 11, 2023