Download or read book Beginning Drupal 7 written by Todd Tomlinson and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the nontechnical user who is responsible for building, maintaining, and managing Drupal web sites. The book covers why you should consider using Drupal when building a new web site, what Drupal is, installing and configuring Drupal, creating and managing content, managing users, adding functionality to your web site through Drupal modules, and more advanced topics on using themes, panels, and views. By reading this book, you will: Understand why you should use Drupal and the power of the platform. Quickly build confidence in your ability to use Drupal. Gain the knowledge necessary to build, deploy, and manage web sites of moderate complexity on Drupal 7.

Download or read book Beginning Drupal written by Jacob Redding and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough introduction that lessens the learning curve to building sites with Drupal 7 Drupal 7 is the latest version of the free, open source content management system Drupal. A powerful content management system and framework Drupal has an unfortunate reputation of having a steep learning curve. This guide to Drupal 7 methodically demystifies Drupal and shortening the learning curve. Author Jacob Redding is deeply embedded in the Drupal community, and walks first-time Drupal developers through the installation and configuration of a Drupal system. In-depth information on key areas of Drupal explore the Drupal hook system, Drupal's theming layer, and Drupal's API. You'll also get sample code, and lessons that guide you through various aspects of Drupal. Introduces you to every aspect of Drupal 7 Demystifies key areas of Drupal and shortens the learning curve for even the most novice beginner Features lessons and sample code that offer extra insight into a Drupal web site Exploring simple single website installations and more advanced multiple site installations that share users and/or content. Addresses how to use Drupal's theming layer to your advantage. With this comprehensive and clear book by your side, you will quickly learn to leverage Drupal's impressive power.

Download or read book Drupal 7 Explained written by Stephen Burge and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2013 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drupal made easy, by top Drupal trainer Stephen Burge, who teaches everything a student needs to know--and nothing they don't need to know! They'll master Drupal one easy step at a time, through a complete, real-world sample project. With crystal-clear visuals, simple explanations, perfect analogies, Drupal 7 Explained guides students up the learning curve--from confusion to results!

Download or read book Beginning Drupal 7 written by Todd Tomlinson and published by Apress. This book was released on 2010-12-31 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the nontechnical user who is responsible for building, maintaining, and managing Drupal web sites. The book covers why you should consider using Drupal when building a new web site, what Drupal is, installing and configuring Drupal, creating and managing content, managing users, adding functionality to your web site through Drupal modules, and more advanced topics on using themes, panels, and views. By reading this book, you will: Understand why you should use Drupal and the power of the platform. Quickly build confidence in your ability to use Drupal. Gain the knowledge necessary to build, deploy, and manage web sites of moderate complexity on Drupal 7.

Download or read book The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7 written by Benjamin Melancon and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7 is the most comprehensive book for getting sites done using the powerful and extensible Drupal content management system. Written by a panel of expert authors, the book covers every aspect of Drupal, from planning a successful project all the way up to making a living from designing Drupal sites and to contributing to the Drupal community yourself. With this book you will: Follow practical approaches to solving many online communication needs with Drupal with real examples. Learn how to keep learning about Drupal: administration, development, theming, design, and architecture. Go beyond the code to engage with the Drupal community as a contributing member and to do Drupal sustainably as a business. The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7 was written by the following team of expert Drupal authors: Benjamin Melançon, Jacine Luisi, Károly Négyesi, Greg Anderson, Bojhan Somers, Stéphane Corlosquet, Stefan Freudenberg, Michelle Lauer, Ed Carlevale, Florian Lorétan, Dani Nordin, Ryan Szrama, Susan Stewart, Jake Strawn, Brian Travis, Dan Hakimzadeh, Amye Scavarda, Albert Albala, Allie Micka, Robert Douglass, Robin Monks, Roy Scholten, Peter Wolanin, Kay VanValkenburgh, Greg Stout, Kasey Qynn Dolin, Mike Gifford, Claudina Sarahe, Sam Boyer, and Forest Mars, with contributions from George Cassie, Mike Ryan, Nathaniel Catchpole, and Dmitri Gaskin. For more information, check out the Drupaleasy podcast #63, in which author Benjamin Melançon discusses The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7 in great detail: http://drupaleasy.com/podcast/2011/08/drupaleasy-podcast-63-epic

Download or read book Drupal 7 Multi Sites Configuration written by Matt Butcher and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the creation of a multi-site instance with Drupal. The practical examples and accompanying screenshots will help you to get multiple Drupal sites set up in no time. This book is for Drupal site builders. It is assumed that readers are familiar with Drupal already, with a basic grasp of its concepts and components. System administration concepts, such as configuring Apache, MySQL, and Vagrant are covered but no previous knowledge of these tools is required.

Download or read book Drupal 7 Business Solutions written by Trevor James and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a step-by-step approach to building a complete business website using Drupal and enhancing it to include modern technology used by cutting-edge companies. All instructions are written in such a way that they make sense to readers of any technical level. This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to set up a website quickly for their business using the super powerful Drupal open source content management software.

Download or read book High Performance Drupal written by Jeff Sheltren and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can you help your Drupal website continue to perform at the highest level as it grows to meet demand? This comprehensive guide provides best practices, examples, and in-depth explanations for solving several performance and scalability issues. You’ll learn how to apply coding and infrastructure techniques to Drupal internals, application performance, databases, web servers, and performance analysis. Covering Drupal versions 7 and 8, this book is the ideal reference for everything from site deployment to implementing specific technologies such as Varnish, memcache, or Solr. If you have a basic understanding of Drupal and the Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP (LAMP) stack, you’re ready to get started. Establish a performance baseline and define goals for improvement Optimize your website’s code and front-end performance Get best and worst practices for customizing Drupal core functionality Apply infrastructure design techniques to launch or expand a site Use tools to configure, monitor, and optimize MySQL performance Employ alternative storage and backend search options as your site grows Tune your web servers through httpd and PHP configuration Monitor services and perform load tests to catch problems before they become critical

Download or read book Drupal 7 the Essentials written by Johan Falk and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You know Drupal is the best web publishing platform on Planet. You have started using Drupal 7, built a site or two, and maybe even written a module. But if you don't know Drupal's essential modules inside out, you don't know Drupal. With this book you will learn: * how to rewrite fields and combine contextual filters with Views * how to set up Flag and access its data using views relationships * how to automate and schedule customized reactions on your site using Rules * how to use Page manager to master contextual information on your site * how to use Panels and Views content panes to display the right data in the right places.

Download or read book Drupal 7 Multilingual Sites written by Kristen Pol and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical book with plenty of screenshots to guide you through the many features of multilingual Drupal. A demo ecommerce site is provided if you want to practice on a sample site, although you can apply the techniques learnt in the book directly to your site too. Any Drupal users who know the basics of building a Drupal site and are familiar with the Drupal UI, will benefit from this book. No previous knowledge of localization or internationalization is required.

Download or read book Drupal 9 Module Development written by Daniel Sipos and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build and extend flexible Drupal sites and applications with this up-to-date, expert guide to Drupal 9 module development Key FeaturesExplore the essential Drupal 9 APIs for module developmentLearn how to implement data modeling, caching, architecture, and much more in your Drupal applicationsDiscover what’s new in the latest Drupal core releasesBook Description With its latest release, Drupal 9, the popular open source CMS platform has been updated with new functionalities for building complex Drupal apps with ease. This third edition of the Drupal Module Development guide covers these new Drupal features, helping you to stay on top of code deprecations and the changing architecture with every release. The book starts by introducing you to the Drupal 9 architecture and its subsystems before showing you how to create your first module with basic functionality. You’ll explore the Drupal logging and mailing systems, learn how to output data using the theme layer, and work with menus and links programmatically. Once you’ve understood the different kinds of data storage, this Drupal guide will demonstrate how to create custom entities and field types and leverage the Database API for lower-level database queries. You’ll also learn how to introduce JavaScript into your module, work with various file systems, and ensure that your code works on multilingual sites. Finally, you’ll work with Views, create automated tests for your functionality, and write secure code. By the end of the book, you’ll have learned how to develop custom modules that can provide solutions to complex business problems, and who knows, maybe you’ll even contribute to the Drupal community! What you will learnDevelop custom Drupal 9 modules for your applicationsMaster different Drupal 9 subsystems and APIsModel, store, manipulate, and process data for effective data managementDisplay data and content in a clean and secure way using the theme systemTest your business logic to prevent regressionStay ahead of the curve and write PHP code by implementing best practicesWho this book is for If you are a Drupal developer looking to learn Drupal 9 to write modules for your sites, this book is for you. Drupal site builders and PHP developers with basic object-oriented programming skills will also find this book helpful. Although not necessary, some Symfony experience will help with understanding concepts easily.

Download or read book Front End Drupal written by Emma Jane Hogbin and published by Prentice-Hall PTR. This book was released on 2009 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on creating Web sites and applications using the open source content management system.

Download or read book Drupal 7 Webform Cookbook written by Vernon Denny and published by Packt Publishing, Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With detailed step-by-step instructions and the required screenshots, this Cookbook guides you in learning all that you wanted to know about Drupal Webform. Written as a guide for internet users and developers alike, the Drupal 7 Webform Cookbook gives you the tools needed to turn your Drupal website into an information-gathering superhighway. Basic knowledge of Drupal is required.

Download or read book Beginning Backdrop CMS written by Todd Tomlinson and published by Apress. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn what Backdrop CMS is and how it fulfills the role of a content management system, along with how to install and configure it. This book teaches how to create and manage content, taxonomy, users, page layouts, and menus to get the best site possible. You'll also see how to install on shared hosting – which is a focus of the Backdrop CMS team – to make hosting your website affordable. Backdrop CMS has a very strong community, and Beginning Backdrop CMS shows you how to leverage Backdrop CMS’s repository of contributed modules and themes to expand the functionality and look of your site, along with how to contribute your own material to the community. Beginning Backdrop CMS focuses on the user who is responsible for building, maintaining, and managing an organization's website and who is interested in Backdrop CMS’s ability to meet their site’s requirements. It covers why you should consider using a content management system when building a new web site. By reading this book, you will: Understand why you should use Backdrop CMS and the power of the platform. Build confidence in your ability to use Backdrop CMS. Gain the knowledge necessary to build, deploy, and manage web sites of moderate complexity on Backdrop CMS. Understand the process for migrating a Drupal 6 or 7 site to Backdrop CMS. What You Will Learn Install a basic Backdrop CMS web site from scratch Create content in your new Backdrop CMS web site Work with and manage menus and users Build and use layouts when creating pages on your site Create a Backdrop CMS theme Understand the basics of a Backdrop CMS module Who This Book is For Technical users who need to use Backdrop CMS to create websites using the platform and to manage content. Developers who are new to the Backdrop CMS platform. The book is also targeted at organizations that currently use Drupal 6 or 7 and who wish to remain on the base architecture of those platforms as they move forward on Backdrop CMS.

Download or read book Drupal in Libraries written by Kenneth J. Varnum and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2012 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drupal is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) that many libraries use to create well-designed, easy-to-use and manage websites. Ken Varnum guides you step by step through the decisions and tasks needed to develop and launch a Drupal-powered site and learn the advantages of the open source approach. The book offers hints and suggestions to work with your IT department, colleagues, and management as you develop your technical specifications. The implementation chapter guides you through installing Drupal, adding modules, developing your own themes (page layouts), and describes librarian created modules that have been shared with the community and can be downloaded and installed on anyone's site. You also get advice on marketing your site, best practices for project management and development, and measuring the success and impact of the site once it launches.

Download or read book Drupal 7 written by Tom Geller and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2010-12-08 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visual QuickStart Guides, designed in an attractive tutorial and reference format, are the quickest, easiest, and most thorough way to learn applications, tasks, and technologies. The Visual QuickStart Guides are a smart choice and guide the learner in a friendly and respectful tone. Visually presented with copious screenshots, the focused discussions by topic and tasks make learning a breeze and quickly take you to exactly what you want to learn. The free and open-source package Drupal is one of the most user-friendly and popular web content management systems (CMSes) available. Sites built on it are highly visible and include The White House and Amnesty International. Its web-based interface allows those with little or no experience to create professional-looking sites quickly while its flexibility gives them access to such features as blogs, polls, and forums. Drupal 7: Visual QuickStart Guide uses plenty of screenshots and step-by-step instructions to walk a reader through the process of building a site using Drupal. To begin, the book details the process of downloading and unpacking Drupal, creating the MySQL database, and installing Drupal. It then moves on to explain the administrative interfaces, how to select a visual theme and create and customize content, and how to improve access to that content. Next the book walks readers through managing user accounts, customizing Drupal’s look and feel, and extending Drupal with modules. Although Drupal 7: Visual QuickStart Guide is written for beginners, it goes beyond the basic package to ease readers into advanced topics. A glossary and cross-references throughout the book give readers complete possession of the concepts, vocabulary, and steps necessary to reach Drupal mastery. From start to finish, it’s a complete guide for getting up and running with Drupal 7.

Download or read book Drupal 7 First Look written by Mark Noble and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4. Drupal 7 Administration; New administration interface; Administration toolbar; Dashboard; Overlay window; Appearance section; Installing and updating themes and modules; Installing new themes and modules; Updating themes and modules; People section; Modules section; Configuration section; Configuring settings; Regional and language; Regional settings; Date and time; Language; Translate interface; Search and metadata; Clean URLs; Search settings; URL aliases; Development; Logging and errors; Maintenance mode; Performance; Testing; Media section; File system; Image styles.