Drupal 7 Essentials

Introduction
Welcome
Getting a Drupal site up fast
Using the exercise files
 
1. Defining Drupal
Managing content with Drupal
Comparing Drupal with other content management systems
Deciding whether to use Drupal
Looking at Drupal-built sites
Exploring the Drupal universe
Getting help with Drupal issues
 
2. Understanding How Drupal Works
Checking Drupal's requirements
Investigating Drupal's inner workings
Learning Drupal's basic workflow
Understanding key terms in Drupal
Touring Drupal's interface
 
3. Installing Drupal on Mac OS X or Windows
Installing the Acquia Drupal stack installer (DAMP)
Importing core Drupal into DAMP
Running Drupal's installer on top of DAMP
 
4. Installing Drupal on a Server
Uploading Drupal with SFTP
Uploading Drupal with SSH
Creating Drupal's MySQL database
Running Drupal's installer
Installing Drupal using Acquia's Debian/Ubuntu package
 
5. Controlling Drupal
Using the toolbar
Using the shortcut bar
Touring the administrative controls
Customizing the Dashboard
Differentiating administrator and visitor views
 
6. Building a Drupal Site
Understanding nodes
Creating basic content
Changing site information, graphics, and interface
Giving visitors a way to contact you
 
7. Controlling Content
Creating content summaries
Revising content
Categorizing content with tags
Going further with content categories
Publishing content via RSS
Using text formats to prevent content damage
Setting the comment policy
Managing comments
 
8. Enabling Other Content Types
Adding blogs
Adding discussion groups
Adding polls
Subscribing to RSS feeds
Categorizing RSS feeds
 
9. Extending Content
Creating new content types
Adding fields to content types
Exploring field types and options
Adjusting field display
Customizing field display by context
Modifying image styles
 
10. Managing Users
Defining new user policies
Creating user accounts
Setting up user profiles
Defining user roles
Controlling access permissions
Canceling user accounts
 
11. Changing a Site's Interface
Understanding Drupal page layout
Taking advantage of block regions
Creating and modifying blocks
Selecting and installing downloaded themes
Building themes the traditional way
 
12. Helping Users Find Their Way Around
Understanding Drupal default menus
Creating multilevel menus
Creating easy-to-navigate books
 
13. Expanding a Site's Capabilities with Modules
Installing and uninstalling modules
Configuring modules
Surveying popular modules
Enabling styled text with a WYSIWYG editor
 
14. Displaying Information with Views
Understanding views
Creating views
Modifying views
 
15. Administrating Drupal
Launching a Drupal site
Troubleshooting a Drupal installation
Backing up and restoring a Drupal site
Updating Drupal
Deleting Drupal
 
16. Going Further with Drupal
Monitoring performance
Improving administration skills
Reviewing security and permissions
Adopting best practices
 
17. Developing for Drupal
Programming modules
Joining the Drupal community
 
Conclusion
Next Steps