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Drupal For Dummies®

Name: Drupal For Dummies®
Author: Lynn Beighley
ISBN: 9780470556115

by Lynn Beighley

December 2009

Beginner

380 pages

7h 8m

English

For Dummies

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Copyright
About the Author
Author's Acknowledgments
Publisher's Acknowledgments
Introduction
About This BookHow to Use This BookWhat You Don't Need to ReadFoolish AssumptionsHow This Book Is OrganizedPart I: Getting Started with DrupalPart II: Your First Drupal SitePart III: Bending Drupal to Your WillPart IV: Taking Drupal to the Next LevelPart V: The Part of TensIcons Used in This BookWhere to Go from Here
I. Getting Started with Drupal
1. The Big Picture
1.1. What Drupal Is1.1.1. Free1.1.2. Flexible1.1.3. Customizable1.1.4. Content Management System1.2. What Drupal Isn't1.3. What Drupal Can Do for Your Site1.3.1. Polls1.3.2. Blogs1.3.3. Contact forms1.3.4. Forums1.3.5. Image galleries1.3.6. Examples of Drupal sites1.3.6.1. Drupal.org1.3.6.2. Zappos.com1.3.6.3. Drupalmuseum.com and Drupalsites.net
2. Getting and Installing Drupal
2.1. Deciding Where Your Site Will Live2.1.1. Getting on the Web2.1.1.1. Internet connection2.1.1.2. Other software2.1.2. Internet service providers2.1.2.1. Installing on an ISP with Fantastico2.2. Obtaining Drupal2.2.1. Downloading the package2.2.2. Uploading the package2.2.3. Extracting Drupal2.3. Setting Up a Database2.3.1. What a database is and why you need one2.3.2. Creating a database for Drupal2.4. Installing Drupal on a Web Host2.4.1. Browsing to your Drupal site2.4.2. Running the installation2.4.2.1. Creating the configuration file2.4.2.2. Verify requirements2.4.2.3. Setup database2.4.2.4. Configure site2.5. Installing Drupal on a Local Machine2.5.1. What you need2.5.2. Getting Apache, MySQL, and PHP2.5.3. Finishing a local machine install2.5.4. Running the installation2.5.4.1. Creating the configuration file2.5.4.2. Verify requirements2.5.4.3. Set up database2.5.4.4. Configure site
3. Essential Administration
3.1. Setting a Strategy for Your Drupal Site3.2. Using Your New Site Sections3.2.1. Log out and log in3.2.2. Editing your account3.2.3. Creating your first content3.2.3.1. Understanding pages and stories3.2.3.2. Creating a story3.3. Administering Options3.4. Configuring Your Site3.4.1. Setting your site information
4. Tackling User Management
4.1. Managing Your Administrator Account4.1.1. Editing administrator settings4.1.2. Maintaining security4.2. Allowing Public Registrations4.2.1. Sensible registration guidelines4.2.2. User e-mail settings4.2.3. Assigning user permissions4.3. Adding, Editing, and Deleting Users4.3.1. Adding users4.3.2. Editing user information4.3.3. Deleting users4.4. Understanding User Roles4.4.1. Creating roles4.4.2. Assigning roles to users

II. Your First Drupal Site
5. Creating Content: Pages and Stories
5.1. Understanding Drupal Nodes5.1.1. Making basic pages5.1.2. Accessing content creation5.1.3. Adding a page5.1.4. Editing a page5.1.5. Deleting a page5.1.6. Accessing your page5.2. Telling a Story5.2.1. Editing and deleting stories5.2.2. Ordering your content5.2.3. Managing story length5.3. Setting Menu Options for a Page Node5.3.1. Giving your node a menu link title5.3.2. Choosing a parent item5.3.3. Setting the link weight
6. Managing Your Content
6.1. Handling HTML Content6.1.1. Choosing an input format6.1.2. Using filtered HTML6.2. Using full HTML6.3. Controlling Revision Information6.4. Managing Comment Settings6.4.1. Considerations of allowing comments6.4.2. Disabling comments6.4.3. Allowing Read only comments6.4.4. Permitting read/write comments6.5. Changing Authoring Information6.5.1. Modifying Authored by information6.5.2. Modifying Authored on date6.6. Publishing Options6.6.1. Publishing6.6.2. Promoting to front page6.6.3. Making content sticky in lists6.6.4. Splitting your content6.7. Adding Images
7. Changing Themes
7.1. Changing Themes7.1.1. Enabling a theme7.1.2. Changing enabled themes7.1.2.1. Changing the theme as administrator7.1.2.2. Letting your user set his theme7.1.3. Setting an administration theme7.2. Configuring Themes7.2.1. Global theme settings7.2.2. Toggle display settings7.2.3. Logo image settings7.2.4. Shortcut icon settings7.2.5. Reset to defaults7.2.6. Specific theme settings
8. Building Blocks and Managing Menus
8.1. Understanding Blocks, Regions, and Menus8.2. Using Regions8.2.1. Understanding how themes work with regions8.2.2. Exploring the regions8.2.2.1. Header8.2.2.2. Content8.2.2.3. Footer8.2.2.4. Left sidebar8.2.2.5. Right sidebar8.2.3. Configuring regions8.3. Administering Blocks8.3.1. Using the built-in blocks8.3.2. Creating custom blocks8.3.3. Editing and deleting custom blocks8.3.4. Changing block visibility settings8.3.5. Editing pre-built blocks8.4. Managing Menus8.4.1. Setting primary and secondary links8.4.2. Adding an item to a menu8.4.3. Editing and deleting links8.4.4. Adding a menu8.4.5. Menu settings you shouldn't change
9. Using Modules: Create a Site with a Blog and Forum
9.1. Understanding Modules9.1.1. Understanding the required modules9.1.1.1. Block module9.1.1.2. Filter module9.1.1.3. Node module9.1.1.4. System module9.1.1.5. User module9.1.2. Looking at the optional modules9.2. Installing Your Blog9.2.1. Enabling your blog9.2.2. Creating your first blog entry9.2.3. Changing blog entry settings9.2.4. Configuring your blog9.2.4.1. Removing blog postings from the home page9.2.4.2. Browsing directly to the blog9.2.4.3. Creating a link to your blog9.2.5. Adding more entries9.2.6. Editing and deleting blog entries9.2.7. Creating multiple blogs9.3. Installing the Forum Module9.3.1. Enabling your Forum module9.3.2. Organizing the Forum module9.3.3. Configuring your Forum module9.3.3.1. Creating containers9.3.3.2. Creating forums9.3.3.3. Changing forum and container organization9.3.4. Viewing your forums9.3.5. Linking to your Forum module9.3.6. Changing forum topics settings9.3.7. Managing forum permissions9.4. Managing the Comments Module9.4.1. Moderating comments
III. Bending Drupal to Your Will
10. Advanced Administration
10.1. Adding New Themes and Modules10.1.1. Locating hemes and modules10.1.2. Downloading modules and themes10.1.3. Installing modules and themes10.1.4. Extracting module or theme files10.1.5. Enabling themes and modules10.1.6. Disabling themes and modules10.2. Keeping Drupal Up to Date10.2.1. Setting up Poormanscron10.2.2. Finding available updates10.3. Protecting Your Database10.3.1. Backing up your database10.3.2. Restoring your database10.4. Updating Themes and Modules10.4.1. Run update.php10.4.2. Updating your Drupal software10.4.2.1. Installed Drupal with Fantastico, no additional modules or themes10.4.2.2. Installed Drupal with Fantastico, added modules or themes10.4.2.3. Installed Drupal by yourself10.5. Configuring Your Site10.5.1. Triggering actions10.5.2. Setting an administration theme10.5.3. Creating clean URLs10.5.4. Using error reporting
11. Customizing Themes
11.1. Dissecting a Theme11.1.1. Theme file types11.1.2. Theme code files11.1.3. Theme image files11.2. Creating Your First Theme11.3. Installing Your Theme11.4. Changing Your Theme's Code11.4.1. Naming colors11.4.2. Changing colors11.4.3. Understanding the style.css file11.4.4. Changing colors11.4.5. Changing fonts11.4.6. Using graphics11.4.7. Changing the logo image11.4.8. Editing templates11.4.9. Creating a Screen Shot
IV. Taking Drupal to the Next Level
12. Creating a Robust Web Site
12.1. Planning Your Drupal Site12.1.1. Getting a clear picture of your site12.1.2. Knowing your audience12.1.3. Choosing your features12.2. Additional Modules to Install12.2.1. More preinstalled modules12.2.1.1. OpenID module12.2.1.2. Poll module12.2.1.3. Profile module12.2.1.4. Enhancing Profiles with user images12.2.1.5. Search module12.3. Adding a Contact Form
13. Developing an Image Gallery
13.1. Understanding Image Galleries13.2. Getting the Image and Image Gallery Modules13.2.1. Installing the Image module13.2.2. Enabling the Image and Image Gallery modules13.2.3. Configuring image galleries13.2.4. Adding images to your gallery13.2.5. Linking to your gallery13.2.6. Controlling gallery options13.2.7. Controlling image options13.3. Additional Image Modules13.3.1. Image Attach13.3.2. Using the Image Import module13.3.3. Finding images in Drupal13.3.4. Modifying or deleting images13.4. Allowing Others to Contribute Images13.4.1. Create a photo editor role13.4.2. Add permissions to photo editor13.4.3. Assign photo editors role to user13.5. Controlling Image Gallery Access13.5.1. Installing the Image Gallery Access module13.5.2. Using the Image Gallery Access module13.5.3. Adding moderators13.5.4. Removing moderators
14. Interacting with Other Sites
14.1. Working with Activity Stream14.1.1. Installing Activity Stream14.1.2. Installing additional modules14.1.3. Enabling Activity Stream modules14.1.4. Pulling in social media14.1.5. Posting your streams in a block14.2. Posting YouTube Videos14.3. Using Apture to Link and Embed Content14.3.1. Installing Apture14.3.2. Enabling the Apture module14.3.3. Setting up Apture14.3.4. Creating Apture links14.4. Sharing Content with RSS14.4.1. Finding feeds with Google Reader14.4.2. Using the Aggregator Module14.4.3. Creating a feed for your site
15. Building a Storefront
15.1. Understanding Storefronts15.2. Getting Started with Ubercart15.2.1. Getting Ubercart and additional modules15.2.2. Installing Ubercart and additional modules15.2.3. Enabling the basic Ubercart installation15.3. Creating Your First Storefront15.3.1. Creating product listings15.3.2. Testing the ordering process15.3.3. Managing orders15.4. Configuring Your Storefront15.4.1. Adding a shopping cart block15.4.2. Using the Configuration settings15.4.2.1. Cart settings15.4.2.2. Checkout settings15.4.2.3. Country settings15.4.2.4. Order settings15.4.2.5. Product settings15.4.2.6. Store settings15.5. Enhancing Product Listings15.5.1. Using images15.5.2. Adding a catalog15.6. Getting Paid15.6.1. Setting up a Google Checkout account15.6.2. Turning on payment15.7. Enhancing Your Store15.7.1. Using the fulfillment modules15.7.2. Taxing your customers
V. The Part of Tens
16. Ten Must-Have Drupal Modules
16.1. CAPTCHA16.2. FAQ16.3. FCKeditor – WYSIWYG HTML Editor16.4. Mollom16.5. Printer, E-mail, and PDF Versions16.6. SEO Checklist16.7. Simple Ad Block16.8. Site Map16.9. Spread16.10. Webform
17. Ten Places to Help You Do More with Drupal
17.1. Getting More Help17.1.1. Drupal.org forum17.1.2. Twitter17.1.3. Facebook17.1.4. Learn By The Drop17.1.5. GotDrupal.com17.1.6. Drupal.org mailing lists17.2. Getting New Themes17.2.1. Drupal.org themes17.2.2. Drupal2U.com17.3. Meeting Other Drupal Users17.3.1. Drupal.org user groups17.3.2. Meetup.com

Overview

Learn to set up, manage, and administer a Drupal Web site

Drupal offers unparalleled flexibility for content-managed Web sites, but most Drupal books are written for expert developers. Drupal For Dummies shows you the fast, fun and easy way to get going with Drupal, set up a site, apply templates, use modules, and more, even if you have no programming experience.

Drupal For Dummies shows you how to take advantage of everything in Drupal that is ready to use, demystifying what may appear to be a complex set of tools.

Drupal is a free, open source modular framework and content management system designed for content-managed Web sites
Learn how to download Drupal, install the LAMP stack, and set up a site; no programming experience required
Organize and create your site's content; apply templates, and get your first site up and running
Use modules and third-party templates
Follow plain-English instructions for site management, including making changes across the site and managing user access and privileges

Drupal For Dummies is designed to help the non-programmer who simply wants to turbocharge a blog or is responsible for administering a content-managed site.

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