Drupal For Dummies
Drupal For Dummies

Author: Lynn Beighley

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-12-09

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0470606371

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Learn to set up, manage, and administer a Drupal Web site Drupal offers unparalleled flexibility for content-managed Web sites, but most Drupal books are written for expert developers. Drupal For Dummies shows you the fast, fun and easy way to get going with Drupal, set up a site, apply templates, use modules, and more, even if you have no programming experience. Drupal For Dummies shows you how to take advantage of everything in Drupal that is ready to use, demystifying what may appear to be a complex set of tools. Drupal is a free, open source modular framework and content management system designed for content-managed Web sites Learn how to download Drupal, install the LAMP stack, and set up a site; no programming experience required Organize and create your site's content; apply templates, and get your first site up and running Use modules and third-party templates Follow plain-English instructions for site management, including making changes across the site and managing user access and privileges Drupal For Dummies is designed to help the non-programmer who simply wants to turbocharge a blog or is responsible for administering a content-managed site.

Using Drupal
Using Drupal

Author: Angela Byron

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2012-04-10

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 1449336159

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Take advantage of Drupal’s vast collection of community-contributed modules and discover how they make this web framework unique and valuable. With this guide, you’ll learn how to combine modules in interesting ways (with minimal code-wrangling) to develop several community-driven websites— including a job posting board, photo gallery, online store, product review database, and event calendar. The second edition focuses on Drupal 7, the latest version of this open source system. Each project spans an entire chapter, with step-by-step "recipes" to help you build out the precise functionality the site requires. With this book, developers new to Drupal will gain experience through a hands-on introduction, and experienced Drupal developers will learn real-world best practices. Learn Drupal’s concepts and building blocks, and how everything works together Hit the ground running—build your first Drupal site hands-on Explore solutions that meet each project’s requirements, and discover why specific modules were selected Understand the projects through case studies, including the client’s needs and desires Learn how to configure modules with a bird’s-eye view of how they work Discover new modules, including Drupal Commerce, Media, and Workbench

Drupal For Dummies
Drupal For Dummies

Author: Lynn Beighley

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-10-11

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1118083482

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Learn to set up, manage, and administer a Drupal web site Drupal offers unparalleled flexibility for content-managed web sites, and Drupal 7 is the easiest version to use yet. This new edition teaches you the fast, fun, and easy way to get started with Drupal. Even if you have no Drupal experience, you'll quickly learn how to download and install Drupal, set up your first content-managed site, apply templates, use modules, and more. Drupal gurus Lynn Beighley and Seamus Bellamy show you how to take advantage of what Drupal has to offer, make the most of the new features in Drupal 7, and demystify perplexing Drupal issues. Drupal is a free, open source modular framework and content management system designed for content-managed web sites Shows you how to download Drupal; no programming experience required Looks at Drupal 7 and explains new features that make it is easier to use than previous iterations of Drupal for a creating a blog, content site, or eBusiness site Explains how to organize and create your site's content, apply templates, and get your first site up and running Details the ways to use modules and third-party templates Whether you're looking to implement a flexible content management system, turbocharge a blog with photo galleries, or administer a third-party Drupal site, this book gets you off to a running start!

Drupal 8 Development Cookbook
Drupal 8 Development Cookbook

Author: Matt Glaman

Publisher:

Published: 2016-03-08

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9781785881473

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Over 60 hands-on recipes that get you acquainted with Drupal 8's features and help you harness its powerAbout This Book- Discover the enhanced content authoring experience that comes with Drupal 8 and how to customize it- Take advantage of the broadened multilingual and tools of the new version to provide an internationalized website- This step-by-step guide will show you how to deploy from development, staging, and production of a website with Drupal 8's brand new configuration management systemWho This Book Is ForThis book is for those have been working with Drupal, such as site builders, back-end developers, and front-end developers, and who are eager to see what awaits when they start using Drupal 8What You Will Learn- Extend Drupal through contributed or custom modules and themes- Develop an internationalized website with Drupal's multilingual tools- Integrate third-party front-end and back-end libraries with Drupal- Turn Drupal into a web services provider using REST- Create a mobile-first responsive Drupal application- Run SimpleTest and PHPUnit to test Drupal- Understand the plugin system that powers many of Drupal 8's new APIs to extend its functionality- Get to grips with the mechanics of the configuration management system and the ability to import and export site configurationIn DetailBegan as a message board, Drupal today is open source software maintained and developed by a community of over 1,000,000 users and developers. Drupal is used by numerous local businesses to global corporations and diverse organizations all across the globe. With Drupal 8?s recent release and the exciting features it brings, this book will be your go-to guide to experimenting with all of these features through helpful recipes.We'll start by showing you how to customize and configure the Drupal environment as per your requirements, as well as how to install third-party libraries and then use them in the Drupal environment. Then we will move on to creating blocks and custom modules with the help of libraries. We will show you to use the latest mobile-first feature of Drupal 8, which will help you make your apps responsive across all the major platforms. This book will also show you how to incorporate multilingual facilities in your sites, use web services and third-party plugins with your applications from inside Drupal 8, and test and deploy your appsStyle and approachThis practical, recipe-based book will provide you with actionable techniques and methods to improve your existing Drupal development skills. It will get you started with Drupal 8 and will be your reference guide to building new applications with Drupal.

Drupal 8 Module Development
Drupal 8 Module Development

Author: Daniel Sipos

Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd

Published: 2019-03-28

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13: 1789807867

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Learn to create and customize impressive Drupal 8 modules to extend your website's functionalities Key FeaturesExplore a plethora of Drupal 8 APIs and get the best out of them using the power of PHP codingLearn to implement efficient data management and data security by creating dedicated modules for it.Stay up to date with the changes introduced in the new Drupal 8 releasesBook Description Drupal 8 comes with a release cycle that allows for new functionality to be added at a much faster pace. However, this also means code deprecations and changing architecture that you need to stay on top of. This book updates the first edition and includes the new functionality introduced in versions up to, and including 8.7. The book will first introduce you to the Drupal 8 architecture and its subsystems before diving into creating your first module with basic functionality. You will work with the Drupal logging and mailing systems, learn how to output data using the theme layer and work with menus and links programmatically. Then, you will learn how to work with different kinds of data storages, create custom entities, field types and leverage the Database API for lower level database queries. You will further see how to introduce JavaScript into your module, work with the various file systems and ensure the code you write works on multilingual sites. Finally, you will learn how to programmatically work with Views, write automated tests for your functionality and also write secure code in general. By the end, you will have learned how to develop your own custom module that can provide complex business solutions. And who knows, maybe you’ll even contribute it back to the Drupal community. Foreword by Dries Buytaert, founder of Drupal. What you will learnDevelop Drupal 8 modules that do all the things you wantMaster numerous Drupal 8 sub-systems and APIs in the process Model, store, manipulate and process data to serve your purposesDisplay data and content in a clean and secure way using the Drupal 8 theme systemTest your business logic to prevent regressionsStay ahead of the curve and write code following the current best practicesWho this book is for The primary target of this book is Drupal developers who want to learn how to write modules and develop in Drupal 8. It is also intended for Drupal site builders and PHP developers who have basic Object Oriented Programming skills. A little bit of Symfony experience is helpful but not mandatory.

Programmer's Guide to Drupal
Programmer's Guide to Drupal

Author: Jennifer Hodgdon

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2015-10-13

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1491911441

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If you’re a web programmer, your experiences have taught you certain lessons—and only some of them apply well to Drupal. Drupal has its own set of programming principles that require a different approach, and many programmers make mistakes when relying on skills they’ve used for other projects. This book will show you which programming techniques you can use—and which you should avoid—when building web applications with this popular content management framework. Updated to cover both Drupal 7 and Drupal 8, the guidelines in this book demonstrate which programming practices conform to the "Drupal way" and which don’t. The book also serves as an excellent guide for Drupal 7 programmers looking to make the transition to Drupal 8. Get an overview of Drupal, including Drupal core and add-on modules and themes Learn Drupal’s basic programming principles, such as the ability to customize behavior and output with hooks Compare Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 programming methods, APIs, and concepts Discover common Drupal programming mistakes—and why hacking is one of them Explore specific areas where you can put your programming skills to work Learn about the new object-oriented Drupal 8 API, including plugins and services

Sams Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours

Author: Jesse Feiler

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2009-11-09

Total Pages: 597

ISBN-13: 0768696070

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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful, easy-to-maintain websites with Drupal—fast! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master every skill you’ll need, from organizing sites and using Drupal’s design themes to setting up search, polls, forums, and security. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Drupal tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Jesse Feiler provides consulting services to small businesses and non-profits through his company, North Country Consulting (northcountryconsulting.com). His recent books include FileMaker Pro 10 In Depth, The Bento Book, How to Do Everything with Web 2.0 Mashups, and iWork ‘09 For Dummies®. Register your book at informit.com/register for convenient access to all sample project source code, as well as updates and corrections as they become available. Learn how to… Make the most of Drupal, whether you’re building business, non-profit, or personal sites Download, install, and configure open source Drupal 6 and 7, and make sure it’s working properly Plan and organize your sites so they are easy to manage—and friendly to both users and search engines Customize sites with Drupal’s extensive library of optional open source modules Create barebone sites and home pages automatically Add text, images, links, and other essential site features Master Drupal’s powerful Content Construction Kit (CCK) Incorporate new types of content, ranging from articles to e-commerce products Secure Drupal sites by managing users, permissions, roles, and user profiles Categorize and tag content, and implement full-text search Promote user involvement with polls, comments, forums, RSS feed aggregation, blogs, and newsletters Automate and simplify site management with Triggers, Actions, and Rules

Drupal's Building Blocks
Drupal's Building Blocks

Author: Earl Miles

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Published: 2010-12-22

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 0132655942

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“Even if you’re already a seasoned Drupal user of CCK, Views, or Panels, I’ve no doubt that this book will provide you with several new techniques and methods for getting the most out of these extremely essential modules. It certainly has for me.” —Dries Buytaert, founder and project lead of Drupal, and CTO of Acquia With Drupal, Web professionals can create full-featured Web sites with just a few clicks. Drupal’s core is compact and well documented, but much of Drupal’s immense power lies elsewhere—in external modules. Drupal’s Building Blocks is an authoritative tutorial, reference, and cookbook for Drupal’s most valuable modules. The authors are Drupal insiders who’ve spent years creating and supporting these modules—Earl Miles, developer of the Views and Panels modules, and Lynette Miles, Drupal documentation team member. They’ve brought together indispensable information you won’t find anywhere else, as well as extensive sample “recipe” code designed for easy adaptation and reuse. Learn how to Use Content Construction Kit (CCK) to customize your data input forms around your needs Improve site flexibility with Drupal’s node system Add optional field types, including PHP-based fields Customize themes to display data more attractively and legibly Build powerful Views query displays Integrate with SQL databases Customize Views with relationships, arguments, and filters Optimize query performance Add custom styles with the Panels module Maintain full control over sites as you deploy into production This book will help you create more powerful, flexible, usable, and manageable Web sites—whether you’re a Web developer, designer, administrator, architect, or consultant. The accompanying Web site contains all examples, code, and themes presented in this book.

Drush for Developers - Second Edition
Drush for Developers - Second Edition

Author: Juampy Novillo Requena

Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd

Published: 2015-01-29

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1784397032

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This book is a best fit for backend developers with a basic knowledge of Drupal's APIs and some experience using the command line. Perhaps you already worked on one or two Drupal projects, but have never dived deep into Drush's toolset. In any case, this book will give you a lot of advice by covering real-world challenges in Drupal projects that can be solved using Drush.