Chapter 17

Ten Places to Help You Do More with Drupal

In This Chapter

  • Getting more help
  • Finding new themes
  • Meeting other Drupal users

There are many great resources where you can get help, download new themes, and meet other Drupal users. This chapter contains ten great resources to help you get the most from Drupal.

Drupal.org Forum

When in doubt, go to the source! The Drupal.org website has a great user forum (see Figure 17-1) full of people from around the world willing to share their expertise. To access the forum, browse to http://drupal.org/forum.

image You don't need an account on the Drupal.org site to read the forum, but you do need an account to post your own questions. Having an account also enables you to receive notifications when your questions get responses, as well as other news about Drupal.

Twitter

Twitter may seem an unlikely source for Drupal help and information, but it's worth a bit of attention. You can screen for tweets about Drupal topics by typing #drupal in the search box located on the right side of the Twitter home page (see Figure 17-2). Many of the resulting tweets point you at new themes, Drupal sites, and Drupal developments.

Figure 17-1: Drupal.org user forum.

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Figure 17-2: Twitter search of #drupal.

Facebook

Facebook may seem like another unlikely ...

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