Opis: Drupal 7 Explained - Stephen Burge

At last: Drupal made truly easy! Master Drupal 7 hands-on, step-by-step, through easy examples from a leading Drupal trainer! Drupal 7 is an amazingly powerful web content management system. But many newcomers find it confusing, and most Drupal books are just too complicated to help. If you want to spend less time struggling with complex instructions, and more time building sites that make you proud, this is the book for you! Top Drupal trainer Stephen Burge teaches everything you need to know-and nothing you don't need to know! You'll master Drupal one easy step at a time, through a complete, real-world sample project. You'll find crystal-clear visuals, simple explanations, perfect analogies-all extensively tested with real Drupal beginners. This Guide's quick, easy coverage includes * Planning a site that will be easy to build and manage * Installing Drupal and setting it up to work reliably and securely * Quickly finding the Drupal tools and features you're looking for * Mastering an easy 3-step workflow for creating new content * Delivering more interesting content with fields and new content types * Creating intuitive site structures and user navigation * Adding powerful site features with just a few clicks * Completely redesigning your site in minutes with Themes * Adding site search, registration, and more * Presenting content in tables, lists, grids, or photo galleries * Creating advanced layouts and 2- or 3-column designs * Controlling what users on your site can see and do * Preparing your site for launch * Administering and updating a live site efficiently and safely Drupal 7 Explained requires absolutely no experience with Drupal, content management, website construction, programming, scripting, or even HTML. Stephen Burge has taught thousands of beginners-and thousands more who've experimented with Drupal but haven't mastered it yet. Nobody knows more about guiding Drupal users up the learning curve-from confusion to results!1 Drupal Explained 1 The What, When, Where, Who of Drupal 2 Why Drupal? 2 How Much Is Drupal? 3 What Does Drupal Mean? 3 How Many Versions of Drupal Are There? 4 Who Uses Drupal? 4 This Book Explained 7 What You Need 7 What This Book Covers 7 This Book Is Small 8 This Book Is Active 9 This Book Uses Specific Examples 9 Things in This Book May Have Changed 9 What's Next? 10 2 Drupal Planning Explained 11 Drupal Site Planning Explained 11 Website Plan 12 Project Management Plan 13 Development Plan 14 Maintenance Plan 14 Our Drupalville Website Plan 15 Content Requirements 16 Communications Requirements 16 Navigation Requirements 16 Feature Requirements 17 User Requirements 17 Design Requirements 17 Our Drupalville Project Management Plan 21 Our Drupalville Development Plan 22 Our Drupalville Maintenance Plan 23 What's Next? 23 3 Drupal Installations Explained 25 Hosting Your Drupal Site Explained 25 A Local Server Installed on Your Computer 26 A Web Server That You Own or Rent 26 A Web Server That's Hosted by Drupal Specialists 27 Installation Recommendations Explained 28 Automatic Drupal Installations Explained 28 Manual Drupal Installations Explained 35 Step 1: Create a Database 35 Step 2: Download the Drupal Files and Upload Them to Your Web Server 39 Step 3: Complete the Drupal Installation by Connecting the Database and Files Together 43 Getting Help with Installations 49 What's Next? 49 4 Drupal Administration Explained 51 The Administration Menu Explained 51 Home Icon 52 Dashboard 52 Content 55 Structure 59 Appearance 60 People 61 Modules 63 Configuration 64 Reports 66 Help 67 Hello 69 The Administration and Visitor Areas Explained 71 Log Out 71 What's Next? 73 5 Drupal Content Explained 75 Content Types 75 Default Content Types Explained 76 Creating an Article 76 Creating a Basic Page 84 What Have We Learned? 91 Extra Content Types Explained 92 Creating a Blog Entry 92 Creating a Poll 96 Creating a Forum 99 Creating a Book 104 Custom Content Types Explained 110 Creating the Events Content Type 111 Creating an Events Content Item 116 Creating the Sites Content Type 117 Creating User Groups 119 Creating Companies 120 Editing Content Types 123 What Have You Learned? 123 What's Next? 126 6 Drupal Fields Explained 129 Planning Your Fields 129 Sites Fields Explained 131 Editing a Field: Title 131 Editing a Field: Body 132 Reusing a Field: Image 133 Reusing a Field: Term Reference 136 Adding a Field: Boolean 137 Adding a List (Text) Field 139 Creating New Sites Content 140 Companies Fields Explained 143 Editing a Field: Title 144 Editing a Field: Body 144 Reusing a Field: Image 144 Reusing a Field: Term Reference 145 Adding a List (Text) Field 146 Adding a Link Field 147 Creating New Companies Content 151 Editing Fields 153 Events Fields Explained 155 Editing a Field: Title 156 Editing a Field: Body 156 Reusing a Field: Image 156 Reusing a Field: Term Reference 156 Reusing a Field: Link 157 Adding a Field: Decimal 157 Adding a Field: Date 158 Adding a Field: Entity Reference 161 Creating Content: Events 164 Editing the Default Field Display 165 Editing the Teaser Display 168 User Groups Fields Explained 172 Editing a Field: Title 172 Editing a Field: Body 172 Reusing a Field: Term Reference 172 Reusing a Field: Link 172 Adding a Field: Entity Reference 172 Adding a Field: Address 173 Creating Content: User Groups 174 Taxonomy Explained 176 Understanding the Term Reference Field: Terms 177 Arranging Terms in a Simple Hierarchy 180 Arranging Terms in a Complex Hierarchy 184 What's Next? 186 7 Drupal Modules Explained 189 Adding Modules Explained 190 Sharing Drupal Content 190 Printing Drupal Content 196 Bookmarking Drupal Content 200 Voting on Drupal Content 203 Changing Drupals URLs 205 Creating a Form 210 Showing Weather 213 Showing Maps 217 Text Editors for Drupal Explained 219 Image Management 228 Finding Modules Explained 233 How to Search for Modules Explained 234 How to Evaluate Modules Explained 238 What to Do if You're Really Stuck 244 How to Test Modules 244 How to Evaluate Modules 245 What's Next? 245 8 Drupal Menus Explained 247 The Four Default Drupal Menus 247 Adding a New Menu Link: Site Map 251 Adding a New Menu Link: Blogs 253 Adding a New Menu Link: Forums 254 Finding the URL for a New Menu Link 255 Using the Module Name 255 Using the Pathauto Module 255 Using the Search Module 256 Reorganizing Menu Links 257 Reorganizing Menu Links Using Weight 259 Creating Parent and Child Menu Links 260 What's Next? 265 9 Drupal Themes Explained 267 Bartik Explained 267 Theme Settings 268 Enabling Themes Explained 274 Set Garland to Default 274 Set Stark to Default 275 Installing Themes Explained 277 Installing the Danland Theme 277 Installing the Zero Point Theme 278 Installing the Company Theme 279 Setting Up the Drop-Down Menu 282 Subthemes Explained 285 Finding Themes Explained 288 Avoiding Starter Themes, Theme Frameworks, Base Themes 288 Evaluating Themes 290 Commercial Themes 295 Artisteer 299 A Final Note on How Themes Get Built 300 Installing the Final Theme for Your Site 301 What's Next? 303 10 Drupal Blocks Explained 305 Theme Regions Explained 305 Placing Blocks in Regions Explained 313 Showing Blocks Under Certain Conditions Explained 315 Editing Blocks Explained 319 Block Settings 319 Creating Blocks Explained 323 What's Next? 326 11 Drupal Views Explained 329 Plan 330 Installing the Views Modules 331 Generating Sample Content Explained 331 Creating Blocks with Views Explained 333 New User Groups Block 333 New Sites Block 336 New Articles Block 339 New Companies View Block 345 Creating Pages with Views Explained 352 Articles Landing Page 353 User Groups Landing Page 354 Sites Landing Page 359 Companies Landing Page 362 Resources Landing Page 366 Reorganizing the Main Menu 369 Creating a Calendar of Events Explained 370 Install Calendar 370 Configure the Calendar of Events Views 370 Add Event Blocks to Events Page 374 Cloning Views Explained 375 Enable and Clone the View 375 Configure the Blog Archive Block 376 Creating a Slideshow Explained 377 Create an Image Style 377 Create an Image Style 378 Create Views Slideshow Block 378 Configure the Slideshow Block 379 What's Next? 381 12 Drupal Layout Modules Explained 383 Display Suite Explained 383 Installing Display Suite 384 Using Display Suite 385 Using Display Suite for Other Layouts 392 Advanced Display Suite 395 Panels Explained 402 Install Panels 402 Panels User Interface 403 The Drupal Workflow Explained 409 What's Next? 411 13 Drupal Users Explained 413 Drupal Permissions Explained 413 First Example 414 Second Example 423 Third Example 424 Drupal User Profiles Explained 427 Create the Profile Fields 428 What's Next? 431 14 Drupal Site Management Explained 433 Updating Your Site Explained 433 An Overview of Drupal Version Numbers 434 What Version Do I Have? 435 How Do I Get Notified About Updates? 436 How Do I Update? 436 Updating Your Modules and Themes Explained 439 Uninstalling Modules or Themes Explained 442 Backing Up Your Site Explained 443 Backups Made by Your Hosting Company 443 Backups Made by You 444 Additional Measures to Protect Your Site 445 What's Next? 446 Index 447

Szczegóły: Drupal 7 Explained - Stephen Burge

Tytuł: Drupal 7 Explained
Autor: Stephen Burge
Producent: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780133124231
Rok produkcji: 2012
Ilość stron: 480
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.75 kg

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