Drupal 7 Explained: Your Step-by-Step Guide Author: Stephen Burge | Language: English | ISBN:
0133124231 | Format: PDF
Drupal 7 Explained: Your Step-by-Step Guide Description
Drupal 7 Explained is for people who want a fun and clear introduction to Drupal.
Drupal 7 Explained requires absolutely no experience with Drupal, content management, site construction, programming, scripting, or even HTML.
Discover what Drupal does and how it works; then install Drupal 7, master site administration, simplify site creation via workflows, create highly-usable navigation, and much more.
Quickly change site designs with themes; find, choose, install, and use modules, including Views; create advanced layouts with Display Suite Panels; customize user access; update and back up your sites; and build multiple site types, step by step!
Please note: This is book is 100% aimed at Drupal beginners. Drupal 7 Explained contains no code and that is absolutely deliberate. If you want to learn how to create themes or code modules, there are other books for you.
- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (May 25, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0133124231
- ISBN-13: 978-0133124231
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
This book is an excellent starting point for new Drupal users, or for the Drupal-curious. Written with the needs of the absolute beginner in mind, it provides a resource for anyone, no matter how much or little the individual knows about HTML, PHP or servers, to get started on their own advanced website.
Burge manages to clearly explain very difficult Drupal concepts, such as Taxonomy, Views and Layouts. He also pointedly introduces the reader to the Drupal community (Drupal's greatest asset) throughout the book.
Don't give up if you get frustrated during the install chapter. This is the most complicated part of the entire process, and Burge has simplified it brilliantly. Follow his guidance, and when you complete the chapter, you will be able to enjoy the rest of the projects throughout the book. By the end of the book, you will fully understand why those of us who use Drupal every day are so passionate about it!
This is a new book, and there are still a couple of errors that haven't been corrected; if an instruction seems non-sequitur, it probably is. By the time you read the book, there will probably be an errata page to reference, but if you get stuck, backtrack a bit and think through the steps. Burge's explanations should give you enough foundation to figure it out on your own; if they don't, ask the community and you'll be back on track quickly.
I definitely recommend this book as a starting point for those new to Drupal.
By rainbreaw
I haven't finished the book, but when you buy the book you get free time on their on-line training. I started using that and got stuck in the Drupal upgrade process. Their help guys worked with me patiently and effectively to resolve it, resolving a problem I have been struggling with for most of a year! That alone was worth buying the book. The book works through the development of a dummy Drupal site, continuous hands-on development. Good stuff.
By Paul Raymer
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