This four-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to use Drupal. Drupal 7 Essential Training shows how to get the most out of Drupal, the content management system (CMS) that powers over a quarter million web sites. The course demonstrates how to download and install Drupal, add content and graphics to a site, change layout and design elements, control visitor interactions, and expand the site's capabilities beyond what’s available in Drupal core. Discussion of established best practices in each step to ensure that a site remains streamlined, secure, and up-to-date.
Course Outline
1. Introduction2. Defining Drupal
3. Understanding How Drupal Works
4. Installing Drupal on Mac OS X or Windows
5. Installing Drupal on a Server
6. Controlling Drupal
7. Building a Drupal Site
8. Controlling Content
9. Enabling Other Content Types
10. Extending Content
11. Managing Users
12. Changing a Site's Interface
13. Helping Users Find Their Way Around
14. Expanding a Site's Capabilities with Modules
15. Displaying Information with Views
16. Administrating Drupal
17. Going Further with Drupal
18. Developing for Drupal
19. Conclusion
