The Drupal 7 Bible provides a complete guide to building and managing websites with the Drupal open source content management system. The book is aimed primarily at users, but also contains sufficient information to help someone set up, configure and customize (within reasonable limits) a new Drupal site. The book covers the process of obtaining the code, then deploying it to a server. The sections on system set-up also cover configuring the site for various purposes and how to create and manage content and user hierarchies. Content management is dealt with in detail. Users are shown how to create, modify and deletecontent items and how to work with the various content types available in Drupal. The text explains the many varied options that are available to content managers and how to minimize and manage site complexity. Included in the Drupalcore are a number of modules that provide advanced functionality, including the Forum, Blog, Aggregator, Poll and User Profile modules. All of the basic and extended core functionalities are covered in full detail, including tips forgetting the most out of each. The default themes are explained in some detailand the basics of theme customization are introduced. The Drupal 7 Bible willalso help users learn about the online Drupal resources, including most importantly, the online extensions directory, where users can find and download extensions that add additional functionality to their Drupal site. With more than2,500 extensions listed in the directory, the site contains literally too many choices for most users. In the text we will identify the most useful extensions for common functions like site maintenance and enhancement of the core functionality (e.g., Galleries, Newsletters, etc.). While the book will only touch on most extensions, considerable space will be spent discussing three extensions: the Content Construction Kit, Views and UberCart. CCK and Views are two key extensions that give Drupal a great deal of flexibility in the presentation and administration of content. UberCart is the most popular e-commerce shopping cart plug-in for the Drupal system.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-53030-6
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 744
- Fecha Publicación: 17/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés