Beginning Drupal 8 / by Todd Tomlinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomlinson, Todd, Author.

Series:

Expert's voice in Drupal.

Expert's Voice in Drupal

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drupal (Computer file).

Computer programming.

Software engineering.

Web Development.

Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.

Local Subjects:

Web Development.

Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Other Title:

Beginning Drupal eight

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Beginning Drupal 8 teaches you how to build, maintain, and manage Drupal 8-based web sites. The book covers what Drupal is, using Drupal when building a new web site, installing and configuring Drupal, creating and managing content, managing users, adding functionality to your web site through Drupal modules, and advanced topics on using themes, panels, and views. The book also builds practical examples of common Drupal sites, such as a company website, a community website, and a commerce website, that you can take and expand on to create your own Drupal 8 sites. By reading this book, you will understand the power of the Drupal platform, and why you should be using Drupal if you're not already. Through following the samples in the book, you will quickly build your confidence and your ability to use Drupal. Beginning Drupal 8 gives you the knowledge necessary to build, deploy, and manage web sites on Drupal 8.

Contents:

Contents at a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction to Drupal; Content Management Systems; Drupal; Drupal Core; Contributed Modules; Drupal Themes ; Creating Content; Summary; Chapter 2: Creating and Managing Content; Understanding the Basics ; Creating Content in Drupal; Teasers and Full Nodes; Editing Content ; Other Content Options; Revision Information ; Menu Setting s; Comment Settings ; URL Path Settings ; Authoring Information ; Promotion Options; Deleting Content

Previewing Content Finding Content ; Summary; Chapter 3: Creating and Managing Users; Users, Roles, and Permissions; User Accounts; Configuring User Account Settings; Creating Roles ; Assigning Permissions; Creating User Accounts; User-Generated Account s; Resetting Users' Passwords ; Summary; Chapter 4: Taxonomy; Taxonomy Overview; Creating Vocabularies; Assigning a Taxonomy Vocabulary to a Content Type; Selecting a Taxonomy Term when Creating Content; Creating Human- and Search Engine-Friendly Lists; Hierarchical Terms; Assigning More Than One Vocabulary; Summary

Chapter 5: Content Types The Basic Page and Article Content Types; Defining a Custom Content Type ; Creating a Custom Content Type; Customizing Your Content Type; Other Field Types; Radio Buttons; Check Boxes; Select Lists; File Uploads; Text Area ; Numeric Fields and Other Field Types ; Formatting the Input Form for a Custom Content Type; Formatting the Output of a Custom Content Type; Summary; Chapter 6: Using Drupal Themes; How a Drupal Theme Works; Finding a New Theme; Installing a Theme; The Administration Theme; Configuration Options; Summary

Chapter 7: Creating Menus Ordering from the Menu; Adding an Item to a Menu; Adding a Content Item to a Menu; Adding a Menu Item for an External Page; Creating a New Menu; Summary; Chapter 8: Drupal Blocks; Blocks, Blocks, and More Blocks; Making Blocks Appear on Pages; Finding the List of Available Blocks; Rearranging Blocks; Reassigning and Deactivating Blocks; Configuring Blocks; Using Blocks from Contributed Modules; Creating Custom Blocks; Summary; Chapter 9: Views; The Views Module; Creating Your First View; Page Display; Block Display; Filtering; Advanced View Output

Creating RSS Feeds Creating Tables; Views Add-on Modules; Summary; Chapter 10: Creating Pages; Foundation for Creating Pages; Creating Landing Pages; Creating Views; Summary; Chapter 11: Drupal Modules; Finding Contributed Modules; Downloading and Installing a Module; Downloading Module Files to Your Server; Using the Install New Module Feature; Configuring Modules and Setting Permissions; Enabling Other Modules; Upgrading a Module; Uninstalling a Module; The Top Eleven Modules; Views; Layout; Rules; Display Suite; Nicemenus; Pathauto; Webform; Backup and Migrate

Date

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781430265818

1430265817

OCLC:

923327738