By default the maximum file upload size is set to 2MB.  It is not a Drupal issue, instead a php issue as upload_max_filesize is set in your php configuration (php.ini file).  Therefore it is a server-side configuration. If you have access to the php configuration file, I would recommend to make the changes directly in it.  Yet, on some occasions you cannot access the server configuration (on a shared hosting, for instance) and if you wish to alter some of your server...

A bug bear that I have had for a while with Drupal content is how come the author of an article is actually their username.  I have an array of reasons to vent my dislike for this strategy... however, instead I will show you how to change it.  Albeit, programmatically!  Don't stress there actually isn't a huge amount of code to add.  In time I'll create a module so no coding is required.   Setting up account fields in the admin area To begin let's add new fields for...