Drupal 7 Explained: Your Step-by-step Guide

✍ Scribed by Stephen Burge Burge

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 699
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Please note: this version of the book is out-of-date. There is a new version of the book available at on Amazon, released in June 2017.Please search for and buy the new version. We don't recommend buying this version._______ Drupal 7 Explained is for people who want a fun and clear introduction to Drupal.

Drupal 7 Explained requires absolutely no experience with Drupal, content management, site construction, programming, scripting, or even HTML. 

Discover what Drupal does and how it works; then install Drupal 7, master site administration, simplify site creation via workflows, create highly-usable navigation, and much more. 

Quickly change site designs with themes; find, choose, install, and use modules, including Views; create advanced layouts with Display Suite Panels; customize user access; update and back up your sites; and build multiple site types, step by step!

Please note: This is book is 100% aimed at Drupal beginners. Drupal 7 Explained contains no code and that is absolutely deliberate. If you want to learn how to create themes or code modules, there are other books for you.

✦ Table of Contents

About This eBook
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Drupal Explained
The What, When, Where, Who of Drupal
Why Drupal?
How Much Is Drupal?
What Does Drupal Mean?
How Many Versions of Drupal Are There?
Who Uses Drupal?
This Book Explained
What’s Next?
2. Drupal Planning Explained
Drupal Site Planning Explained
Our Drupalville Website Plan
Our Drupalville Project Management Plan
Our Drupalville Development Plan
Our Drupalville Maintenance Plan
What’s Next?
3. Drupal Installations Explained
Hosting Your Drupal Site Explained
Installation Recommendations Explained
Automatic Drupal Installations Explained
Manual Drupal Installations Explained
Getting Help with Installations
What’s Next?
4. Drupal Administration Explained
The Administration Menu Explained
The Administration and Visitor Areas Explained
What’s Next?
5. Drupal Content Explained
Content Types
Default Content Types Explained
Extra Content Types Explained
Custom Content Types Explained
What’s Next?
6. Drupal Fields Explained
Planning Your Fields
Sites Fields Explained
Companies Fields Explained
Events Fields Explained
User Groups Fields Explained
Taxonomy Explained
What’s Next?
7. Drupal Modules Explained
Adding Modules Explained
Finding Modules Explained
What’s Next?
8. Drupal Menus Explained
The Four Default Drupal Menus
Adding a New Menu Link: Site Map
Adding a New Menu Link: Blogs
Adding a New Menu Link: Forums
Finding the URL for a New Menu Link
Reorganizing Menu Links
Reorganizing Menu Links Using Weight
What’s Next?
9. Drupal Themes Explained
Bartik Explained
Enabling Themes Explained
Installing Themes Explained
Subthemes Explained
Finding Themes Explained
Installing the Final Theme for Your Site
What’s Next?
10. Drupal Blocks Explained
Theme Regions Explained
Placing Blocks in Regions Explained
Showing Blocks Under Certain Conditions Explained
Editing Blocks Explained
Creating Blocks Explained
What’s Next?
11. Drupal Views Explained
Plan
Installing the Views Modules
Generating Sample Content Explained
Creating Blocks with Views Explained
Creating Pages with Views Explained
Creating a Calendar of Events Explained
Cloning Views Explained
Creating a Slideshow Explained
What’s Next?
12. Drupal Layout Modules Explained
Display Suite Explained
Panels Explained
The Drupal Workflow Explained
What’s Next?
13. Drupal Users Explained
Drupal Permissions Explained
Drupal User Profiles Explained
What’s Next?
14. Drupal Site Management Explained
Updating Your Site Explained
Updating Your Modules and Themes Explained
Uninstalling Modules or Themes Explained
Backing Up Your Site Explained
Additional Measures to Protect Your Site
What’s Next?
Index