Drupal Introduction

• Drupal Overview and Flow
• How Drupal Works
• Nodes and Collaboration in Drupal
• General Concepts about Drupal CMS like Node, taxonomy, Module
• Content Types explanation like Blog, Page, Poll, etc.
• Illustrating Path s in Drupal and ways to find them
• Illustrating the Users, their roles and Permissions
• Drupal Technology Stack and its layers
• Security in Drupal via Drupal API
• Illustrating versioning in Drupal
• Third party reference for Drupal
• Steps to install Drupal
• Software environment for Drupal focusing on Web and Database server requirements
• Procedure for Drupal installation with default features explaining quick install of Drupal for beginners
• Using cron jobs for installation
• Security notes to be followed for installation focusing .htaccess
• Multi lingual support installation in Drupal
• Steps for Modules installation in Drupal
• Themes installing steps in Drupal
• Migration steps from other CMS to Drupal

Drupal usage

• Install, upgrade, uninstall and reinstall Drupal Modules
• Drupal Administration by using shortcuts, links and admin dashboard
• Site security, backup and migration
• Backing database and core files
• URL generation Management
• Illustrating comment and node creation
• User management
• Site management using reports and system event log
• Drupal upgrade from version 6 to 7 process

Building Sites on Drupal

• Structuring the content for building the site
• Planning and reusing fields in the new site to make
• Creating and using Terms, menus, Taxonomy for the site
• Comments default, administration and approval settings for the new site
• Exposing Filters for selecting specific taxonomy by user
• Content region explanation by blocks in Drupal
• Add, configure and delete block
• Dynamic display blocks
• User profiles, pictures
• Install and configure Drupal for mobiles
• Multi-lingual support in Drupal and translation to other language
• Creating common language set

Building Site Steps

• Site building essentials involving admin/build/features/export
• Selecting features and components during site building
• Download new features in Drupal
• Installation and enabling features in sites of Drupal
• Content display and composite layout in Drupal site
• Site Documentation Tool provided by Drupal
• Configuring and managing Actions, Triggers, and Workflow
• Utilizing the Events, actions and Conditions of Drupal
• Connecting to other Sites, Systems, and Data
• Using the Email and Messaging Module

Applying Themes to Sites

• Using JavaScript inheritance
• Add Styles using Drupal API
• Overriding theme file
• Utilizing the Baseline Variables
• Using Menu Themes and Overriding them

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