Learning Drupal 8

Learning Drupal 8

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Released June 2015
Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
ISBN: 9781771373852

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Video description

In this Learning Drupal 8 training course, expert author Rain Michaels teaches you the basic building blocks for creating a customized Drupal website. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no experience with Drupal is required.

You will start by learning how to install Drupal, then jump into learning the basics of content creation. From there, Rain will teach you about site configuration and how to create content, blocks, and menus for a simple site. This video tutorial also covers views, text formats and visual editors, media, and how to use taxonomy. You will also learn about views exposed and contextual filters, as well as theming. Finally, you will learn how to deploy and manage a Drupal site.

Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will be fully capable of installing, building, deploying, and maintaining your own customized Drupal websites. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

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Table of contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Introduction 00:05:08
    2. About The Author 00:00:46
    3. What Is Drupal? 00:01:08
    4. Using The Working Files 00:13:32
  2. Installing Drupal
    1. Installing Drupal Through An Online Service 00:02:19
    2. Preparing A Local System 00:09:55
    3. File System, Core Files, And Sites Directory 00:05:15
    4. The Drupal Installer - Part 1 00:06:14
    5. The Drupal Installer - Part 2 00:09:58
    6. User 1 00:03:22
    7. Summary Of Installing Drupal 00:01:18
  3. Basics Of Content Creation
    1. Out Of The Box - Basic Pages And Articles 00:08:06
    2. Publishing Options - Published, Promoted, URL 00:07:32
    3. Summary Of Basic Content Creation 00:03:30
  4. Basic Site Configuration
    1. Site Information 00:07:55
    2. Overview Of Configuration UI 00:14:47
    3. Shortcuts 00:04:51
    4. File System 00:11:42
    5. Regional And Language Settings 00:08:05
    6. Trusted Host Settings 00:05:20
    7. Summary Of Basic Site Configuration 00:00:45
  5. Creating A Simple Site - Content
    1. Understanding Entities And Nodes 00:06:11
    2. Reviewing Content Creation - Basic Pages 00:05:18
    3. Reviewing Content Creation - Articles 00:06:58
    4. Content Revisions 00:03:57
    5. Bulk Content Management 00:04:08
    6. Summary Of Entities And Nodes 00:01:44
  6. Creating A Simple Site - Blocks
    1. What Are Blocks? 00:03:43
    2. Block Management, Placement And Site Regions 00:08:13
    3. Creating A New Block 00:06:40
    4. Block Settings 00:08:02
    5. Summary Of Block Management 00:01:08
  7. Creating A Simple Site - Menus
    1. What Are Menus? 00:01:36
    2. Menu Management 00:07:45
    3. Adding A New Menu 00:03:53
    4. Menu Blocks
    5. Summary Of Menus
  8. Extending Drupal
    1. Core Modules
    2. Forum Module
    3. Finding Modules On Drupal
    4. Installing A Contributed Module
    5. Summary Of Extending Drupal
  9. Creating A Simple Site - Content Types
    1. What Are Content Types?
    2. Modifying Existing Content Types
    3. Changing How A Content Type Displays
    4. Create New Content Type - Event
    5. Telephone Number Field
    6. Date And Time Field
    7. Date Displays
    8. Event Display Settings
    9. Display Modes
    10. Summary Of Content Types
  10. Views - Creating A Proper Upcoming Events Display
    1. What Are Views And Why Do You Need Them?
    2. Create A Simple Upcoming Events Page With Views
    3. The Views UI
    4. Views Filter Criteria
    5. Views Sort Criteria
    6. Views Displays - Add A Block Display
    7. Views Fields
    8. Using Display Modes
    9. Placing A Views Block
    10. Views Displays - Add An RSS Feed
    11. Summary Of Basic Views
  11. Text Formats And Visual Editors
    1. What Are Text Formats And Why Do They Matter
    2. CKEditor
    3. Summary Of Text Formats And CKEditor
  12. Media - Image Styles, Responsive Images, And Files
    1. Image Fields
    2. Image Styles - Part 1
    3. Image Styles - Part 2
    4. Focal Point On Image Styles
    5. Responsive Images
    6. File Fields
    7. Summary Of Media
  13. Understanding And Using Taxonomy - Adding A Recipe Database To Your Site
    1. What Is Taxonomy?
    2. Adding A Vocabulary
    3. Associating Vocabulary With A Content Type
    4. Summary Of Taxonomy
  14. Views Exposed And Contextual Filters - Adding A Recipe Database To Your Site
    1. Views - Exposed Filters
    2. Views - Contextual Filters
    3. Views Relationships
    4. Views UI And Other Advanced Settings
    5. Use Taxonomy For Sensitivity Type Navigation In Recipe Database
    6. Summary Of Exposed And Contextual Filters
  15. Drupal Users
    1. Types Of Users, User 1, Administrator, Authenticated And Unauthenticated
    2. Managing Users
    3. User Roles
    4. Check Permissions
    5. Summary Of Users
  16. Introduction To Theming
    1. What Is Theming And What Skills Do You Need?
    2. Install A Polished Contrib Theme
    3. Standard Theme Settings
    4. Customizing Theme Files
    5. Theming Summary
  17. Deploying And Managing A Drupal Site
    1. Moving Drupal From One Environment To Another
    2. Configuration Management
    3. Security Considerations
    4. Applying Security Updates
    5. Summary Of Deploying And Managing A Drupal Site
  18. Conclusion
    1. Resources And The Drupal Community
    2. Wrap-Up

Product information

  • Title: Learning Drupal 8
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: June 2015
  • Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
  • ISBN: 9781771373852