July 2011
Intermediate to advanced
1146 pages
32h 29m
English
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The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7
by Greg Stout, Michelle Lauer, Mike Ryan, Stéphane Corlosquet, Nathaniel Catchpole, Robin Monks, Dan Hakimzadeh, Jacine Luisi, Kasey Qynn Dolin, George Cassie, Albert Albala, Bojhan Somers, Dmitri Gaskin, Stefan Freudenberg, Jake Strawn, Allie Micka, Florian Lorétan, Sam Boyer, Forest Mars, Mike Gifford, Susan Stewart, Peter Wolanin, Roy Scholten, Robert Douglass, Greg Anderson, Brian Travis, Kay VanValkenburgh, Ryan Szrama, Amye Scavarda, Benjamin Melançon, Ed Carlevale, Dani Nordin, Claudina Sarahe, Károly Négyesi
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How Drupal Works
Before you can get started working with Drupal, there are a few basic things you should know. This chapter provides a broad overview of how Drupal works, and some basic terms and concepts you should know before you get started.
How Drupal Works
Drupal, much like systems such as WordPress (wordpress.org) or Expression Engine (expressionengine.com), is a Content Management System (CMS). It takes your content as individual pieces of information and gives you a framework for displaying that content in a way that makes sense to your site's audience.
What Drupal Really Does
The easiest way to think about Drupal is as a digital coin sorter. Your nodes are the coins, and content types are the different denominations ...
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