Год выпуска: 2011
Производитель: Lynda.com
Сайт производителя: http://www.lynda.com
Автор: Tom Geller
Продолжительность: 07:25:47
Тип раздаваемого материала: Видеоклипы
Язык: Английский
Описание: Drupal 7 Essential Training shows how to get the most out of Drupal, the content management system (CMS) that powers over a quarter million web sites. The course demonstrates how to download and install Drupal, add content and graphics to a site, change layout and design elements, control visitor interactions, and expand the site's capabilities beyond what’s available in Drupal core. Discussion of established best practices in each step to ensure that a site remains streamlined, secure, and up-to-date. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:

Comparing Drupal with other content management systems
Understanding nodes
Creating basic content
Adding blogs, discussions groups, and polls
Subscribing to RSS feeds
Creating new content types
Managing users, roles, and permissions
Creating and modifying block regions
Adding menus
Extending site capabilities with modules

Содержание

Welcome
Getting a Drupal site up fast
Using the exercise files

1. Defining Drupal

Managing content with Drupal
Comparing Drupal with other content management systems
Deciding whether to use Drupal
Looking at Drupal-built sites
Exploring the Drupal universe
Getting help with Drupal issues

2. Understanding How Drupal Works

Checking Drupal's requirements
Investigating Drupal's inner workings
Learning Drupal's basic workflow
Understanding key terms in Drupal
Touring Drupal's interface

3. Installing Drupal on Mac OS X or Windows

Installing the Acquia Drupal stack installer (DAMP)
Importing core Drupal into DAMP
Running Drupal's installer on top of DAMP

4. Installing Drupal on a Server

Uploading Drupal with SFTP
Uploading Drupal with SSH
Creating Drupal's MySQL database
Running Drupal's installer
Installing Drupal using Acquia's Debian/Ubuntu package

5. Controlling Drupal

Using the toolbar
Using the shortcut bar
Touring the administrative controls
Customizing the Dashboard
Differentiating administrator and visitor views

6. Building a Drupal Site

Understanding nodes
Creating basic content
Changing site information, graphics, and interface
Giving visitors a way to contact you

7. Controlling Content

Creating content summaries
Revising content
Categorizing content with tags
Going further with content categories
Publishing content via RSS
Using text formats to prevent content damage
Setting the comment policy
Managing comments

8. Enabling Other Content Types

Adding blogs
Adding discussion groups
Adding polls
Subscribing to RSS feeds
Categorizing RSS feeds

9. Extending Content

Creating new content types
Adding fields to content types
Exploring field types and options
Adjusting field display
Customizing field display by context
Modifying image styles

10. Managing Users

Defining new user policies
Creating user accounts
Setting up user profiles
Defining user roles
Controlling access permissions
Canceling user accounts

11. Changing a Site's Interface

Understanding Drupal page layout
Taking advantage of block regions
Creating and modifying blocks
Selecting and installing downloaded themes
Building themes the traditional way

12. Helping Users Find Their Way Around

Understanding Drupal default menus
Creating multilevel menus
Creating easy-to-navigate books

13. Expanding a Site's Capabilities with Modules

Installing and uninstalling modules
Configuring modules
Surveying popular modules
Enabling styled text with a WYSIWYG editor

14. Displaying Information with Views

Understanding views
Creating views
Modifying views

15. Administrating Drupal

Launching a Drupal site
Troubleshooting a Drupal installation
Backing up and restoring a Drupal site
Updating Drupal
Deleting Drupal

16. Going Further with Drupal

Monitoring performance
Improving administration skills
Reviewing security and permissions
Adopting best practices

17. Developing for Drupal

Programming modules
Joining the Drupal community

18. Conclusion

Next Steps