CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Drupal
This chapter provides a basic overview of what a content management system (CMS) is, how Drupal fills the role as a CMS, the major building blocks of Drupal, and how to create content on your new Drupal website.
Content Management Systems
In its simplest form, a CMS is a software package that provides tools for authoring, publishing, and managing content on a website. “Content” includes anything from a news story, a blog post, a video, or a photograph, to a podcast, an article, or a description of a product that you are selling. In more general terms, content is any combination of text, graphics, photographs, audio, ...
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