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Drupal 7 Essential Training

Author:

Tom Geller

Released: 1/14/2011 Updated: 11/10/2011 Duration: 07h 23m

Level: Beginner 

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chapters: expand all | collapse allviewedduration10m 29sIntroduction

Welcome 00m 56s

Getting a Drupal site up fast 04m 37s

Using the exercise files 04m 56s

35m 18s1. Defining Drupal

Managing content with Drupal 06m 00s

Comparing Drupal with other content management systems 06m 24s

Deciding whether to use Drupal 05m 04s

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Looking at Drupal-built sites 03m 20s

Exploring the Drupal universe 07m 07s

Getting help with Drupal issues 07m 23s

22m 18s2. Understanding How Drupal Works

Checking Drupal's requirements 04m 34sInvestigating Drupal's inner workings 02m 54s

Learning Drupal's basic workflow 05m 24s

Understanding key terms in Drupal 04m 39s

Touring Drupal's interface 04m 47s

11m 19s3. Installing Drupal on Mac OS X or Windows

Installing Acquia Dev Desktop 03m 19s

Importing core Drupal into DAMP 03m 03s

Running Drupal's installer on top of DAMP 04m 57s

23m 20s

4. Installing Drupal on a Server Uploading Drupal with SFTP 04m 56s

Uploading Drupal with SSH 07m 42s

Creating Drupal's MySQL database 03m 32s

Running Drupal's installer 03m 45s

Installing Drupal using Acquia's Debian/Ubuntu package 03m 25s

22m 14s5. Controlling Drupal

Using the toolbar 05m 31s

Using the shortcut bar 06m 04s

Touring the administrative controls 04m 48sCustomizing the Dashboard 03m 47s

Differentiating administrator and visitor views 02m 04s

22m 33s6. Building a Drupal Site

Understanding nodes 02m 06s

Creating basic content 07m 48s

Changing site information, graphics, and interface 05m 27s

Giving visitors a way to contact you 07m 12s

51m 24s7. Controlling Content

Creating content summaries 05m 53sRevising content 04m 29s

Categorizing content with tags 04m 28s

Going further with content categories 07m 23s

Publishing content via RSS 06m 52s

Using text formats to prevent content damage 09m 16s

Setting the comment policy 07m 45s

Managing comments 05m 18s

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33m 52s8. Enabling Other Content Types

Adding blogs 05m 13s

Adding discussion groups 09m 52s

Adding polls 06m 29s

Subscribing to RSS feeds 07m 25sCategorizing RSS feeds 04m 53s

37m 33s9. Extending Content

Creating new content types 04m 58s

Adding fields to content types 09m 06s

Exploring field types and options 08m 22s

Adjusting field display 04m 38s

Customizing field display by context 02m 53s

Modifying image styles 07m 36s

34m 59s

10. Managing UsersDefining new user policies 07m 59s

Creating user accounts 06m 45s

Setting up user profiles 05m 19s

Defining user roles 02m 47s

Controlling access permissions 06m 00s

Canceling user accounts 06m 09s

29m 02s11. Changing a Site's Interface

Understanding Drupal page layout 04m 34s

Taking advantage of block regions 04m 43sCreating and modifying blocks 05m 41s

Selecting and installing downloaded themes 07m 35s

Building themes the traditional way 06m 29s

15m 54s12. Helping Users Find Their Way Around

Understanding Drupal default menus 05m 33s

Creating multilevel menus 03m 46s

Creating easy-to-navigate books 06m 35s

23m 54s13. Expanding a Site's Capabilities with Modules

Installing and uninstalling modules 07m 38sConfiguring modules 04m 48s

Surveying popular modules 06m 15s

Enabling styled text with a WYSIWYG editor 05m 13s

17m 23s14. Displaying Information with Views

Understanding views 04m 46s

Creating views 06m 27s

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Modifying views 06m 10s

23m 31s15. Administrating Drupal

Launching a Drupal site 07m 39s

Troubleshooting a Drupal installation 05m 12s

Backing up and restoring a Drupal site 03m 44sUpdating Drupal 04m 25s

Deleting Drupal 02m 31s

15m 47s16. Going Further with Drupal

Monitoring performance 05m 27s

Improving administration skills 03m 18s

Reviewing security and permissions 04m 50s

Adopting best practices 02m 12s

11m 27s17. Developing for Drupal

Programming modules 06m 02sJoining the Drupal community 05m 25s

01m 20sConclusion

Next Steps 01m 20s