Drupal Basics

Getting Started with Drupal

In this stage we discuss what makes Drupal such a useful and powerful tool, introduce some basic Drupal terminology and go over the structure of a project. Then we actually begin a project together: a website for a small business called Cameron's Coffee Stand. 12 steps

• Why Use Drupal? 4:12
• Parts of a Drupal Project 7:29
• Drupal Project Review 5 questions
• Introducing the Servers 1:06
• Setting Up MAMP for Mac 1:14
• Setting Up WAMP for Windows 4:27
• Setting Up a Database for Drupal 3:23
• Downloading Drupal 1:44
• Preparing Drupal Files for Mac 2:16
• Preparing Drupal Files for Windows 2:22
• Installing Drupal 3:27
• Drupal Database Review 5 questions

Site Building with the Drupal Interface

Now we can learn how to use the Drupal web interface to start building our site. We will be creating different kinds of content, laying out the front page, adding menus and creating user roles. 12 steps

• The Drupal Interface 4:08
• Creating Content 4:48
• Drupal Nodes and URLs 2:40
• Creating the Home Page 2:10
• Articles 6:32
• Drupal Interface Review 6 questions
• Roles and Permissions 10:55
• Blocks 5:11
• Blocks Practice 3:09
• Creating Custom Content Types 8:59
• Using Custom Content Types 2:39
• Blocks and Custom Content Review 6 questions

Modules and Themes

A big advantage to Drupal is that even though there are many useful features included and ready to use as soon as you install, it is still streamlined because it includes only the basics in Core. In this stage we will learn how to extend Drupal's capabilities even more by using modules and themes. 9 steps

• Working with Core Modules 3:30
• Configuring the Contacts Module 6:10
• Setting Module Permissions 3:38
• Modules Review 5 questions
• Working with Contrib Modules 8:24
• Installing Contrib Modules 3:18
• Working with Themes 8:49
• Views Module 8:37
• Themes Review 6 questions

Writing Modules

In the last stage we learned how to use modules and themes written by other people, but here we'll learn the basics of how to make our own modules from scratch. Once you know how to use Drupal's built-in functions and naming rules you can customize anything you like from within a custom module. 10 steps

• Your First Module 11:37
• Extending Your First Module 4:29
• The greeting_menu Function 2:45
• Custom Modules Review 5 questions
• Specialized Modules 8:57
• Hooks 9:46
• Create Custom Forms in a Module 13:16
• Process Forms in a Module 11:33
• Drupal Modules Review 5 questions
• Drupal Modules Review 1 objective