Topics

Content administration

Basic installation and configuration

Theme and module installation

The Nice-to-Have Modules that expand functionality for a more thorough experience

The Must-Have Modules that no website can go without

Beginning Drupal for Non-Developers

Basic installation and configuration

Installation

Installation

Rename the copy “settings.php” and set permissions to 777

sites/default

Configuration

Configuration

Configuration

Configuration

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Theme and Module Installation

Theme Customization

Theme Customization

Module Customization

Module Customization

Theme & Module Customization

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Content Administration

Content Administration

3 Main Types of Content:

Blocks – snippets of content or functionality

Taxonomy – categories or terms

Nodes – articles, stories

Content Administration

Content Administration

Content Administration

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Essential Modules

Essential Modules

Views & Views UI

Essential Modules

Essential Modules

Essential Modules

article/year/month

category/tags

Pathauto

Essential Modules

Google Analytics

Essential Modules

Rules - Rules is a fundamental Drupal module that allows site builders to bring a measure of automation to their sites. Rules works hand-in-hand with the Entity API to enable developers to configure events that will be executed whenever certain conditions are met.

Login redirects based on user role, status, what day of the week it is, first letter of their username, anything!

Create notifications on replies, comments, other user actions, purchases (for ecommerce)

Create promotions and sync content with promotions (for ecommerce)

Allows non-programmers to create if-like statements and make the system respond with an action.

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Expand Functionality

Expand Functionality

Panels

Expand Functionality

Internationalization – provides a collection of modules to create a multilingual experience.

Expand Functionality

Drupal Commerce

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What has Drupal done for you?

In Conclusion

Drupal is a truly flexible platform that can become what you mold it to be

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