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Introduction to this series on learning Drupal
Who is this for?
How is it organized?
A note about affiliate links
About the Author
A Kick in the Right Direction
Day 1: Installing Drupal
Objectives
Why it’s important
Getting Drupal Installed
Installing Locally
Installing on an external platform
Wrapping up the Install
Drupal Theory
The Code
The Database
The Files
Summary
Day 2: Administering your Drupal website
Objectives
Why it’s important
Learning about Drupal administration
On Your Own
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 3: Drupal Content Management
Objectives
Why it’s important
Managing your Drupal Content
On Your Own
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 4: Blocks System
Objectives
Why it’s important
Learning about Drupal Blocks
On Your Own
Drupal Theory
Summary
Day 5: Menus in Drupal
Objectives
Why it’s important
Menus in Drupal
On Your Own
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 6: Drupal Themes
Objectives
Why it’s important
Changing your Drupal site appearance
On Your Own
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 7: Extending Drupal with Modules
Objectives
Why it’s important
Learning about Drupal modules
Installing Contrib Modules
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 8: URL Aliases and Pathauto
Objectives
Why it’s important
URLs and Paths and Aliases! Oh my!
On your Own
Drupal Theory
Summary
Day 9: Structuring your content with Content Types
Objectives
Why it’s important
You’re not my (content) type
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 10: Working with Fields in Drupal
Objectives
Why it’s important
A field display here, a field module there
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 11: Taxonomy
Objectives
Why it’s important
Learning about Taxonomy
On Your Own
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 12: Introduction to the Views module
Objectives
Why it’s important
Using views to conquer Drupal
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 13: Views Module part 2
Objectives
Why it’s important
Continuing on your Views Journey
A Helpful Views Recipe
On your own
Views Exposed Filters
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 14: Image Styles
Objectives
Why it’s important
Getting stylish with images
On Your Own
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 15: Views Slideshow
Objectives
Why it’s important
Show off your image slides
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 16: Contact Forms
Objectives
Why it’s important
Keeping in Contact
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 17: Webform Module
Objectives
Why it’s important
We-B-Forming some Webforms
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 18: Drupal Search
Objectives
Why it’s important
Content... Users... yeah I can find that
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 19: Text Formats and inline images
Objectives
Why it’s important
Get your formats straight and images inline
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 20: Setting up a WYSIWYG
Objectives
Why it’s important
WYSIWYG Configuration
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 21: Users, Roles, and Permissions
Objectives
Why it’s important
Learning about Users, Roles, and Permissions
Behold the User Entity
User Registration
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 22: Other Useful Drupal modules
Objectives
Why it’s important
There’s a module for that
Calendar
Colorbox
Site map
Nice Menus
FAQ
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 23: The Sweaver Module
Objectives
Why it’s important
Changing your theme with Sweaver
Drupal Theory
Summary
Day 24: CSS Injector
Objectives
Why it’s important
Injecting some CSS
Drupal Theory
Summary
Day 25: Anatomy of a Drupal Theme
Objectives
Why it’s important
Components of a Drupal Theme
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 26: Creating a Sub-theme and modifying CSS
Objectives
Why it’s important
It’s sub-theme time
On Your Own
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 27: File System, Performance and other Admin Settings
Objectives
Why it’s important
Pre-launch Admin settings
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 28: More Drupal Website Launch Considerations
Objectives
Why it’s important
Pre-Launch Checklist
Google analytics
SEO Checklist
Security Review
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 29: Drupal Hosting Providers
Objectives
Why it’s important
Selecting the right hosting provider for you
Additional Resources
Summary
Day 30: Updating your Drupal website
Objectives
Why it’s important
Learning about Drupal updates
Drupal Theory
Additional Resources
Summary
Your Journey is just beginning
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