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Drupal 7 for Beginners
This class teaches you all of the essential concepts and knowledge you need to get started with Drupal 7.
Created byOS Training LLC
Last updated 6/2012
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Course content
9 sections • 37 lectures • 2h 34m total length
- Introduction to the Course4:41
Begin your Drupal 7 beginner course by understanding what a content management system is and learning to set up, manage, and maintain a site with modules and themes.
- How to Get the Most Out of this Course1:06Philosophy : As mentioned in the last video, our advice is to play, play and play. Try to do things mentioned in the videos and things that aren't! Explore! Some people prefer to watch the videos straight through and others prefer to watch, pause, try and continue. Do whatever works for you! Softw…
- What is Drupal? What is a Content Management System?8:26
- Manual Install5:29
- One Click Install2:48
- Touring a Fresh Installation of Drupal5:19
Explore a quick tour of Drupal 7's public and administrator interfaces, highlighting content and structure management, appearance, modules, blocks, themes, and user and site settings.
- Update the Site’s Basic Information3:22
Session Notes:
1) Login - using the credentials you set up at installation
2) Click on Account Settings - take a look around!
3) Change the size of the Picture upload dimensions to 300x300 and upload file size to 250kb
4) Click save
5) Click on Site Information and take a look around
6) Update the Site Information - Change the Slogan to "Learning Drupal the OSWay"
7) Click Save
8) Close - and hit refresh
9) Continue to look around the configuration options in the System area
- Introduction to Content Types3:14
- Creating an Article4:48
Session Notes
Title of Article: Mayor Praises Drupalville for Innovation
Text for Article:
Yesterday the mayor of Drupalville signaled a significant shift in the way our town is presented to the world.
In a major announcement, Mayor Drew P. Aliscool unveiled the cities new website - based on the open source content management system - Drupal. "We're very excited to see our small city take such giant steps towards a new and fantastic presence on the web." stated the mayor in his comments.
We look forward to seeing the site as its developed! Stay tuned for more.
Second Article:
Title: Welcome to Drupalville!
Text:
Thank you for visiting our site for the city of Drupalville.
It's a wonderful city to live in, and we hope you'll visit us soon. The weather is beautiful in the summer and not too cold in the winter, so it is always a good time to visit.
Image:
(Right click and save the image to upload it for your article). - Creating a Basic Page 2:35
Session Notes:
Title: About Our Site
Text: Our new website is built on the Drupal 7 Platform.
- Another New Content Type3:50
Session Notes:
Poll Question: Will the Drupalville Dynamos win the Stanley Cup in 2012? - Creating a New Content Type13:59
Session Notes:
This session is almost 14 minutes long - longer than most of the course videos.
Content Type
Title: Drupalville Zoo
Text:
Drupalville Zoo is a wonderful place for families to visit.
There is an aviary for birds and a farm for animals like cows, pigs and geese. The zoo also has exotic animals such as lions, tigers, giraffe and buffalo. Overall, it's a great experience for young children.
- Another New Content Type10:06
- Editing and Deleting Content Types4:53
- Section Task 1:04In this task, we're going to add another content type called Festivals . Plan out your content type - what information do you want to include? Name Description Dates what else?? - feel free to fill this out as much as you want. Download and install the Date module - http://drupalmodules.com/module…
- Adding Revisions1:51
Discover how to enable and use Drupal 7's built-in revisions to create, view, revert, and delete node versions, and manage updates across content types.
- Formatting Fields3:32
- Introduction to Taxonomy7:39
- Introduction to The Drupal Site Layout 3:09
- The Blog Module1:52
- The Polls Module1:52
Learn how to create and manage polls using the polls module in Drupal 7, including setting duration, adding a menu link, and disabling comments for political polls.
- Find and Install New Modules3:51
- The Webform Module 8:15
- The AddtoAny Module 3:34
- The Site Map Module2:35
Learn to install and enable the site map module in Drupal 7, configure what to show (front page, blog authors, categories), and link the sitemap in the main menu.
- Introduction to Themes2:00
- Applying Themes 1:27
- Find and Install New Themes6:55
Explore four options to obtain a Drupal 7 theme—from free Drupal.org themes and commercial templates to the Artist theme generator and custom designs—and install, customize, and export a theme.
- Blocks5:00
Learn to place and configure blocks in Drupal 7, assign them to theme regions like sidebars and footer using the Bartik theme, and tailor visibility by content type and page.
- Menu Management6:00
Create and organize Drupal 7 menus by adding quick links in content, building a dedicated accommodations menu in a block, and assigning menus to blocks for a clean, navigable site.
- People Management3:01
- Roles and Permissions2:20
Create a new role named content editor and grant limited permissions to manage accommodations content, while preventing access to modules, blocks, comments, contextual links, and dashboard features.
- The Masquerade Module2:59
Learn to use the masquerade module to switch into an editor role, test permissions, and verify what content you can edit, then switch back to the administrator role.
- Reports and Help Menu 2:03
- A Personal Website1:15Your task is to create a personal site for yourself. You'll need to set up a new site - whether on your localhost or on a live server If you're using the Acquia Dev Desktop: Go over to the Control Panel Click “Settings” Click “Sites” Click on "New", enter a new "Site name" and click "OK". Your usern…
- Local Install on a Mac with Dev Desktop3:46
- Local Install on Windows with Dev Desktop3:24
Install Drupal locally on Windows with Acquia Dev Desktop, a one-click stack for Windows, Mac, and Ubuntu. Set up multiple sites on a development server with Apache and database access.
Description
This class teaches you all of the essential concepts and knowledge you need to get started with Drupal 7.
This is the same material that we have used to teach businesses, universities, and government organizations, such as MIT, Stanford, NY Transit Authority, and Houston Public Library.
We hope you enjoy the course!