Drupal 7

This book provides the best way to learn and master Drupal 7, enabling you to create virtually any type of website. It meets the booming demand for well presented, clear, concise, and above all practical information on how to design and build sites like a pro.

• Drupal 7 online quizzes & exercises

Overview of Drupal 7

• Set up, configure, and deploy a Drupal 7 website

• Easily add exciting and powerful features

• Design and implement your website's look and feel

• Promote, manage, and maintain your live website

• In-depth coverage of Drupal's new core features

• Extended media coverage

• Completely new coverage on Views

• Improved and updated coverage on themes and theming

• Over 150 online quiz questions and exercises included

• Revised for Drupal 7 based on comments from thousands of readers

Detailed Information

• Language : English
• Paperback : 370 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
• Release Date : October 2010
• ISBN : 1849512868
• ISBN 13 : 978-1-84951-286-2
• Author : David Mercer

In Detail

With such a powerful tool at your fingertips there is no longer any need to pay professionals to design a site when you can do the same job yourself absolutely free. All it takes is a bit of practice!

By clearly and concisely demonstrating the fundamentals of Drupal and combining this with practical and methodical coverage of more advanced subjects, this book paves the way for anyone, even a beginner, to quickly become proficient at building and operating professional websites.

Quizzes and exercises will help you to consolidate and expand on what you learn in the book. It is an indispensable companion for anyone and everyone interested in building a website.

Experienced technical author David Mercer expertly guides the reader through all the stages of building a professional website in a plain, articulate manner. Aimed in particular at beginners to Drupal, this book will allow you to advance rapidly up the learning curve to the point where they can tackle any problem with confidence.

A comprehensive beginner's guide to installing, configuring, and building a professional website

What you will learn from this book

• Plan and consider various design aspects of your site
• Install, set up, and configure a Drupal development machine
• Find your way around the vast array of Drupal settings with ease
• Add and work with modules to enhance your website's functionality
• Control and manage content
• Master content layout and display with Views and Panels
• Work with any type of media
• Deal with security issues, users, and access control
• Implement a customized interface for your website
• Add powerful new features and learn advanced techniques
• Deploy, manage, and maintain your website