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Title The definitive guide to Drupal 7 / Benjamin Melançon [and others]
Published New York : Apress, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (lxi, 1047 pages) : illustrations
Series The expert's voice in Web development
Expert's voice in Web development.
Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Foreword; About the Authors; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Preface: Why Drupal?; Drupal Is a CMS for Building Dynamic Web Sites; Drupal Is an Application Framework; Drupal Is a Social and Semantic Web Platform; Drupal Is a Community; A Community at Critical Mass; Drupal Is ... ; What's New in Drupal 7; Easier to Use; More Flexible; More Scalable; Other Changes in 7; Install Modules and Themes Through the User Interface; New Core Themes and Enhancements
Enhancements to Content Entry and OrganizationRDFa Support; Security and Testing Improvements; How to Use This Book; Who Should Read This Book?; Requirements; Approach and Philosophy; A Note on Jargon; Conventions; Beyond the Book; How Drupal Works; How Drupal Works; What Drupal Really Does; Some Terms You Should Know; Planning a Drupal Project: Designing from the Content Out; Phase 1: Discovery; Phase 2: Information Architecture and Functional Requirements; Phase 3: Development Implementation; Phase 4: Design and Theme Implementation; Phase 5: Staging, Testing, and Launch
PART I Getting StartedCHAPTER 1 Building a Drupal 7 Site; Planning: Setting Parameters and Knowing Where You're Going; Discovery: Why Should This Site Be Built?; Information Architecture: Exactly What Will You Build?; Design; Implementation; Installing Drupal; Putting the Files in Place; Drupal's Automatic Installer; Drupal's Administration Menu; Appearance: Changing a Core Theme's Color Scheme; Extending Functionality with Modules; Allowing People to Register and Log In with OpenID; Disabling Unneeded Modules; Creating Content Types and Adding Content; Creating the Suggestion Content Type
Creating ContentAdding a Page with a Human-Readable URL and a Link from the Main Menu; Adding a Post and Promoting It to the Front Page; Blocks: Creating a Mission Statement; Taxonomy: Categorizing Content; Users, Roles, and Permissions; Time for a Celebratory Beverage; CHAPTER 2 Essential Tools: Drush and Git; A Beginner's Guide to Installing Drush; 1. Download Drush; 2. Make Drush Executable; 3. Create an Alias; 4. Test; Git: Development Grease; Why Git?; Installing Git; Working with Git; Bonus One-time Step: Identify Yourself; Creating a Repository
What to Do When Things Go Wrong-Throwing Away Changes and Reverting in GitOther Useful Git Commands; Database Backup Tools; Summary; PART II Site Building Foundations; CHAPTER 3 Building Dynamic Pages Using Views; What Are Views?; Examples of Views Usage; Download, Enable, and Configure Permissions for the Views Module(s); Download; Enable; Configure Permissions; The Views Administration Page; Advanced Help Module; Action Links; Change Which Available Views Are Listed; Available Views; Elements of a View Listing; The Default Views; Deconstructing a View; Display Types
Summary "Covers every aspect of Drupal: managing your Drupal projects, applying themes, deploying modules, and using security to make your site safe. You'll learn about accessibility, essential tools such as drush and git, jQuery integration, the Drupal API, and much more"--Page 4 of cover
Notes Print version record
SUBJECT Drupal (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2009053036
Drupal (Computer file) blmlsh
Drupal (Computer file) fast
Subject Web site development.
Web sites -- Design.
Open source software.
COMPUTERS -- General.
Informatique.
Open source software
Web site development
Web sites -- Design
Eingebettetes System
Eingebettetes System.
Form Electronic book
Author Melançon, Benjamin
ISBN 9781430231363
143023136X
Other Titles Drupal 7