help_main

Versions
4.6 – 7
help_main()

Menu callback; prints a page listing a glossary of Drupal terminology.

Code

modules/help.module, line 37

<?php
function help_main() {
  $output = t("
  <p>This guide explains what the various modules in <a href=\"%Drupal\">Drupal</a> do and how to configure them.</p>
  <p>It is not a substitute for the <a href=\"%handbook\">Drupal handbook</a> available online and should be used in conjunction with it. The online reference handbook might be more up-to-date and has helpful user-contributed comments. It is your definitive reference point for all Drupal documentation.</p>
  <h2>Help topics</h2>
  <p>Help is available on the following items:</p>
  %help_pages
  <h2>Glossary of Drupal terminology</h2>
  <dl>
   <dt>Block</dt><dd>A small box containing information or content placed in the left-hand or right-hand sidebar of a web page.</dd>
   <dt>Comment</dt><dd>A note attached to a node. Usually intended to clarify, explain, criticize, or express an opinion on the original material.</dd>
   <dt>Moderation</dt>
   <dd>The activity of making sure a post to a Drupal site fits in with what is expected for that Drupal site.
    <dl>
     <dt>Approved</dt><dd>A moderated post which has been accepted by the moderators for publication. (See published).</dd>
     <dt>Waiting</dt><dd>A moderated post which is still being voted on to be accepted for publication. (See published.)</dd>
    </dl>
   </dd>
   <dt>Node</dt><dd>The basic data unit in Drupal. Everything is a node or an extension of a node.</dd>
   <dt>Public</dt><dd>See published.</dd>
   <dt>Published</dt><dd>A node that is viewable by everyone. (See unpublished.)</dd>
   <dt>Role</dt><dd>A classification users are placed into for the purpose of setting users' permissions.</dd>
   <dt>Taxonomy</dt><dd>A division of a collection of things into ordered, classified groups. (See <a href=\"%taxonomy\">taxonomy help</a>.)</dd>
   <dt>Unpublished</dt><dd>A node that is only viewable by administrators and moderators.</dd>
   <dt>User</dt><dd>A person who has an account at your Drupal site, and is logged in with that account.</dd>
   <dt>Visitor</dt><dd>A person who does not have an account at your Drupal site or a person who has an account at your Drupal site but is <strong>not</strong> logged in with that account. Also termed \"anonymous user\".</dd>
  </dl>", array('%Drupal' => 'http://drupal.org', '%handbook' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook', '%help_pages' => help_links_as_list(), '%taxonomy' => url('admin/help/taxonomy')));

  print theme('page', $output);
}
?>
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