LEARNING PATH: Drupal: Responsive Apps with Drupal 8

Name: LEARNING PATH: Drupal: Responsive Apps with Drupal 8
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Level up your web app development skills to build a fully featured, multilingual, responsive Drupal 8 application

Created byPackt Publishing

Last updated 3/2018

English

What you'll learn

Discover how to create complex websites quickly
Find out how to use the building blocks of Drupal 8
Work with the powerful Views module
Use different plugins and create your own plugins
Understand how to test, deploy and monitor your application
Use Drupal 8 core components to build richly featured websites
Enhance the functioning of existing modules and add new functionality by writing your own custom modules
Make your website accessible to non-human visitors with Drupal 8's built-in REST capabilities

Course content

2 sections • 128 lectures • 8h 54m total length

The Course Overview6:42
This video provides an overview of the entire course.
Whats New5:35
Know about the new features.
Installing MAMP3:24
Installing MAMP
Downloading Drupal 83:08
How to download Drupal 8.
Setting Up the Database2:28
How to set up and communicate with the database.
Installing Drupal 86:00
How to install Drupal 8.
It's Alive6:13
Content Types in Drupal 89:01
Creating and managing content types.
Extending Your Reach with Modules6:40
What are modules and how to manage modules?
Using Blocks with Drupal 87:51
Learn about blocks in Drupal 8
Creating Contact Forms6:08
How to create and edit contact forms?
Navigate to contact forms
Manage fields in contact forms
Create content in fields
Understanding Views4:31
What are views and understanding views?
Navigate to views module
Learn what views are
Learn the different uses of views
Setting up a View9:22
How to create and manage views?
Navigate to views
Apply settings to views
Create fields in views
Working with Contextual Filters7:29
How to setup and use contextual filters?
Create new blocks
Create views
Navigate to filters and set filters in views
Sending it Out with REST-First8:49
How to work with REST API's
Downloading a Theme7:39
Themes in Drupal 8
Custom Theming Part 1 Info File7:29
Custom themes in Drupal 8. What is the info file?
Create folder for custom theme
Create info file for themes
Description and theme settings
Custom Theming Part 2 Files and Folder Structure7:34
Creating and organizing files and folders in custom themes.
Custom Theming Part 3 Template Overriding9:37
What are templates and what do they do?
Create twig files to code custom templates
Create layouts for templates
Create design for templates
Roles and Permissions8:10
How to set permissions?
Navigate to permissions tab
Navigate through the different permissions and set permissions
Set different roles and set permissions
Database Transfer5:43
How to create and backup databases?
Navigate to database in phyMyAdmin
Save SQL and create backup
Create server to accept database
File Transfer7:15
How to backup and transfer files to new location?
Navigate to settings file and change username and password
Transfer files to new location
Login again and navigate to new site
Managing Module Updates9:25
How to download and update modules.
Managing Core Updates6:38
How to download and manage core updates?
Navigate to updates and check for updates
Download and install updates
The final step and the problem would be solvedor goal would be achieved! Also verify that the problem is solved for the viewer
Reading the Reports7:44
Learn more about reports.
Setting up the Content Types6:07
Modifying different content types.
Creating Roles6:38
Creating roles and setting permissions for roles.
Creating Our News Feed Views7:02
How to create news feed views?
Navigate to news feed
Add fields in feed
Add content in fields
Creating an RSS View Feed3:40
How to set up and create links for RSS feeds.
Creating a Recent News Block5:41
How to create blocks?
Navigate to view
Edit views
Add filters
Adding a Contact Form5:03
Creating contact forms and adding fields to forms.
Setting Up a REST API5:11
Activating and creating REST API
Naming and Placing your Extension6:39
How to name and place modules.
Creating a Composer File4:23
How to create composer file?
Learn how to write code for description for composer file
Learn how to add support for composer files
Creating the Info File5:44
How to create the info file?
Learn how to code info files for different types of info
Learn how to add data from site to info file
Adding Functionality5:36
How to add functionality to the module?
Learn how to add functionality to controller
Learn how to add functionality to routing files
Give a title to the file
Understanding Additional Files8:05
Understand more about files and folders.
Test Your Knowledge

The Course Overview5:48
This video will give you an overview about the course.
Getting the Best out of the Course1:47
This video will show you how to get the best out of the course.
Exploring the Standard Installation Profile4:22
The aim of this video is to look at the standard profile that is enabled on the site and what we will be using.
Creating Our Vocabularies4:54
This videos talks about creating vocabularies.
Student Exercise – Creating Vocabularies1:20
This video will take you through an assessment to create vocabularies.
Preparing to Work with Site Content4:38
The aim of this video is to prepare for working with the site content.
Creating Our First Custom Content Type8:05
We have prepared some foundation for working with content. In this video we will create our first custom content type.
Creating Our First Piece of Content4:35
The aim of this video is to create first piece of content.
Student Exercise – Defining Content Type2:38
As we have completed preparing for content type and creating our first content, it’s time to take some assignment in this video.
Creating a User Guide with the Book Module5:31
The aim of this video is to create user guides for each products.
Working with Pages and Menus2:48
The aim of this video is to cover static pages and menus.
Student Exercise – Providing More Content4:14
This video will layout another assignment to provide more content.
Using Blocks3:10
The major change in Drupal 8 was to make all the elements on the page into blocks. The aim of this video is to use blocks.
Using Drupal’s Editing Experience1:34
This video talks about the enhanced editing experience.
Managing Roles, Permissions, and Users5:23
The aim of this video is to examine managing roles, permissions and users.
Creating a Page with an Exposed Filter3:11
The aim of this video is to create page to display our products.
Creating a Block Display with Views3:45
This video aims at creating a block display type.
Student Exercise - Put the New Skills to Use!3:08
The aim of this video is to revise the new skills learned and put them to use.
Understanding Drupal’s File Structure2:28
The aim of this video is to examine the Drupal’s file structure.
Using Pathauto to Generate URL Aliases3:17
Until now we have been manually entering the aliases for our content and we had to remember the pattern to be used for each alias. In this video, we will learn about Pathauto, which gives an automated way of handling aliases.
Using Colorbox to Create Product Image Gallery2:40
The aim of this video is to look at the Colorbox module which will add a visual appeal to our site.
Combining Video Embed Field and Colorbox1:26
The aim of this video is to cover Video Embed field in conjunction with Colorbox.
Student Exercise - Making Use of Functionalities2:55
The aim of this video is to make use of all the functionalities learned in the previous videos of this section.
Exploring Tours2:34
The aim of this video is to talk about tours, which provide a good way to help the users understand how to use our website.
Creating Our Own Tour5:36
In this video we will create our own tour.
Making Our Tour Available to Anonymous Visitors6:10
The aim of this video is to make the created tour available to visitors.
Creating the Product Custom Module5:31
The aim of this video is to cover all the details of creating a custom module to store all the configuration for a custom content type.
Student Exercise - Create a Custom Module4:02
The aim of this video is to look at the student assignment to create two more custom modules.
Creating a Controller3:54
The aim of this video is to create your own controller.
Triggering a Modal Display2:52
The aim of this video is to create our block to display our page in a modal
Student Exercise – Requirements for Building a Controller1:41
The aim of this video is to discuss the requirements for a controller you will begin to build.
Defining an Interface3:45
This video aims at defining an interface for our service.
Creating a Service2:10
This video will teach you how to create a service and implement the interface created.
Student Exercise - Create an Interface2:17
The aim of this exercise video is to create another interface.
Writing a Service3:33
The aim of this video is to create a second service for the aquifers.
Writing a .module File3:08
The aim of this video is to put one of our services to use.
Writing a QueueWorker Plugin1:45
The aim of this video is to write our queue worker to process the items in the queue.
Student Exercise - Write Your First Plugin1:37
As we have seen how easy it is to write plugins, in this video we are going to have a chance to begin writing your first plugin.
Creating a Configurable Custom Block3:03
The aim of this video is to look at another block plugin that fills in the remaining details you'll need to know in order to complete your block.
Student Exercise - Understand the Unique Details to Complete a Block2:13
The aim of this video is to discuss the unique details to complete our block.
Retrieving Information from an HTTP Request2:20
The aim of this video is to create a new service.
Student Exercise - Learn to Use a Service1:43
The aim of this video is to describe how you are supposed to put the service to use.
Student Exercise - Layout Your Own Service2:03
The aim of this video is to lay out the work you will do to create your own service and to update a controller and a block to use that service.
Understanding Drupal's Core REST Services3:51
The aim of the video is to look at the core modules we use for REST services.
Understanding the Contrib REST UI Module2:34
The aim of this video is to look at a contributed module.
Consuming Data from Drupal via REST3:58
This video looks at consuming the REST resource
"GET"ting Data Through Views5:13
The aim of this video is to use Views to provide a REST resource
"GET"ting Data Through Drupal Core1:59
The aim of this video is to use Drupal core and discuss on some of the limitation of using Drupal's core REST functionality
"GET"ting Data Through Custom Code5:04
The aim of this video is to write our own REST functionality for the GET verb
"POST"ing Data Through Drupal Core3:10
The aim of this video is to POST data to our site through Drupal core
"POST"ing Data Through Custom Code2:29
This video makes use a custom URI to POST data.
Student Exercise - Configure the REST Resource1:16
In this video we are going to discuss your next student exercise that will deal with the configurations.
"PATCH"ing Data Through Drupal Core2:02
This video will talk about PATCHing content on the site with Drupal core.
"PATCH"ing Data Through Custom Code1:36
The aim of this video is to use the custom service for PATCHing data
Student Exercise - Complete the Steps!1:55
This video will lay out your student exercise, which involves completing the steps which we did not cover in the previous videos.
Student Exercise -- "DELETE"ing Data Through REST1:46
This video will take you through your assignment to set up the DELETE verb.
Using the Language Module4:08
The aim of this video is to look at Language module and the configuration for Content Language.
Using the Content Translation Module4:40
The aim of this video is to enable the Content Translation module and explore the functionality that it provides.
Configuring Views for Multilingual2:19
The aim of this video is to perform some initial configuration on Views to clean things up
Student Exercise - Translation and Configuration1:23
You have learned about translating content and configuring Views for multilingual. Now, in this video, it’s your turn to do some translation and configuration.
Using the Interface Translation Module2:39
We have seen that some of the things we wanted to translate were actually part of the configuration. Since Configuration Translation requires Interface Translation to be enabled we will now look at Interface Translation.
Using the Configuration Translation Module7:00
The aim of this video is to finish our exploration of multilingual by enabling the Configuration Translation module.
Student Exercise - Completing the Translation Process2:12
This video will lay out your student exercise to complete the translation process.
Testing Our Code5:44
The aim of this video is to discuss the different types of test we write.
Writing Unit Tests4:00
This video will teach you about writing Unit tests.
Student Exercise - Write Unit Test3:11
The aim of this video is to lay out your student exercise to write a unit test for the PersonalizationIpService.
Writing Kernel Tests3:18
The aim of this video is to learn about Kernel tests.
Student Exercise - Write Your Own Kernel Test1:20
The aim of this video is to provide you with the information to write your own kernel test.
Writing Functional Tests3:33
The aim of this video is to explore writing Functional tests.
Student Exercise - Test Another Functional Block0:53
The aim of this video is to present your student exercise to test another one of our blocks.
Writing Functional JavaScript Tests3:53
The aim of this video is to look at Functional JavaScript tests. We use functional JavaScript tests when we want to test interactions on a page.
Student Exercise - Writing Another Functional JavaScript Test2:15
The aim of this video is to discuss your student exercise to write another functional JavaScript test.
Creating the Ocean Temperature Data Entity4:14
The aim of this video is to create our entity definition for Ocean Temperature Data.
Creating a Better Entity Listing4:49
The aim of this video is to lay out your student exercise to enhance the listing functionality of the entity.
Creating the Validation Service1:44
The aim of this video is to discuss creating a service—the Ocean Temperature Data Validation service.
Creating the REST Resources2:28
The aim of this video is to cover the REST resources you are going to write.
Writing the PHPUnit Tests4:25
The aim of this video is to discuss the PHPUnit test you will write to ensure that the entity is working as expected.
Cloning an Existing Environment3:02
The aim of this video is to take the first steps in setting up a development environment.
Using a Local Settings File3:40
The aim of this video is to complete the steps learned in the previous video by creating a settings.local.php file
Porting Changes from Development to Production3:18
The aim of this video is to discuss porting changes from development to production.
Student Exercise - Clone Your Existing Environment into a "Production" Environme5:04
We have covered using separate development and production environments. In this video, it’s time for you to get some practice doing that.
Defining a Custom Theme3:48
This video will help you in completing some of the minimal steps for defining a custom theme to Drupal.
Managing Asset Libraries2:12
The aim of this video is to teach how our theme uses libraries to manage assets.
Using Twig Templates2:17
The aim of this video is to discuss using Twig templates.
Student Exercise – Complete Your Custom Theme2:29
We added the final scaffolding pieces to our custom theme. In this video, we will discuss your student assignment to complete those pieces
Introduction1:02
The aim of this video is to just get an overall idea about what an Appendix is and how you need to follow it.
Setting up a Local Development Environment2:21
The aim of this video is to provide you with references in setting up a local development environment.
Installing and Updating Drupal Manually2:11
The aim of this video is to provide you with references for installing and updating Drupal manually.
Digging Deeper into Important Concepts2:10
The aim of this video is to provide you with references to dive deep into the important concepts for following this course.
Understanding How Drupal 8 Approaches Things3:46
The aim of this video is to teach you how Drupal 8 approaches things.
Learning More About OOP Concepts and Tools of the Trade3:50
The aim of this video is to learn more about the OOP concepts and other tools.
Test Your Knowledge

Requirements

Basic knowledge of CMS systems function will be useful
Basic programming knowledge of PHP, JavaScript (jQuery), HTML, and CSS is needed

Description

Drupal is one of the most popular web content management systems on the planet and offers an incredible array of features and functionality. Small nonprofits and businesses to multi-billion dollar multinational companies are all using Drupal as the core of their presence on the web. Drupal 8 brings a lot of groundbreaking changes to its ecosystem, from basic architectural to functional. Understanding these changes is vital to you if you are trying to explore Drupal 8 and become a qualified Drupal 8 professional. Drupal will help you build your skill level from ground level up and enable you to create an efficient Drupal 8 application from scratch. If you're interested to build a fully featured, multilingual, responsive web application with Drupal 8, then go for this Learning Path.

Packt’s Video Learning Paths are a series of individual video products put together in a logical and stepwise manner such that each video builds on the skills learned in the video before it.

The highlights of this Learning Path are:

Explore the world of various views and components in Drupal 8
Understand how to test, deploy and monitor your application
Leverage Drupal 8's mobile-first philosophy to make your website accessible on any device

This practical step-by-step Learning Path will ensure that you build a stunning, fully-featured, multilingual, and responsive web-application with Drupal 8.

Let’s take a quick look at your learning journey…

You’ll start off with the primary focal points of Drupal 8’s key features and its importance. Then, you’ll start building your Drupal 8 app, create the application architecture, and use Drupal 8’s views and components extensively. You’ll learn how to create reusable templates using PHP scripting, use plugins, and develop simple plugins on your own. You’ll explore the use of views module (now part of core!) and other contributed modules to add a bit of customization to the site. You’ll also create a new functionality of your own, including providing REST web services. Finally, you’ll take a brief look at how to create a mobile-friendly theme that ensures anybody on any device can take advantage of the amazing site you’ve built.

By the end of this Learning Path, you'll have acquired core components of Drupal 8 to test, deploy, and monitor your fully-featured, multilingual application effectively with no custom coding.

Meet Your Expert:

We have the best work of the following esteemed author to ensure that your learning journey is smooth:

Jason Blandahas been professionally developing and deploying websites using the Drupal content management system for over 7 years. He runs the One Stop How to Guys YouTube channel, offering a wide variety of free educational courses including but not limited to Drupal 8. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Arch board Media, a website development company in Canton, Ohio, building websites and web apps on the Drupal content management system.
In a prior lifetime, Marc Isaacson was an AS/400 RPG application developer. He left the programming field entirely in 2001 to pursue other interests, including teaching High School math. Marc first fell in love with Drupal in 2008 when he was playing around with creating websites for his own projects. At the time, he didn't have any intention of returning to the programming field; Drupal was just a tool that helped him to get the job done. After a series of life events conspired to bring him back to programming, he decided to teach himself to be a web developer. Naturally, he chose Drupal as the tool to learn. Marc started building websites for clients in 2010 and now specializes in using Drupal as a framework to build custom web applications. Marc has attended and presented at many Drupal camps, including DrupalCamp Colorado and BADCamp. He has also attended every North American DrupalCon since DrupalCon Denver in 2012. His first time acting as a Core Sprint Mentor was at DrupalCon New Orleans in 2016.

Who this course is for:

If you are a web developer with basic knowledge of how CMS systems function, then this is the perfect Learning Path for you.

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