In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful, easy-to-maintain websites with Drupal–fast! Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll master every skill you'll need, from organizing sites and using Drupal's design themes to setting up search, polls, forums, and security. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Drupal tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the
discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to
perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.
Jesse Feiler provides consulting services to small businesses and non-profits through his company, North Country Consulting (northcountryconsulting.com). His recent books include FileMaker Pro 10 In Depth, The Bento Book, How to Do Everything with Web 2.0 Mashups, and iWork '09 For Dummies®.
Register your book at informit.com/register for convenient access to all sample project source code, as well as updates and corrections as they become available.
Category: Web Development
Covers: Drupal
User Level: Beginning—Intermediate
Learn how to…
- Make the most of Drupal, whether you're building business, non-profit, or personal sitesDownload, install, and configure open source Drupal 6 and 7, and make sure it's working properlyPlan and organize your sites so they are easy to manage–and friendly to both users and search enginesCustomize sites with Drupal's extensive library of optional open source modulesCreate barebone sites and home pages automaticallyAdd text, images, links, and other essential site featuresMaster Drupal's powerful Content Construction Kit (CCK)Incorporate new types of content, ranging from articles to e-commerce productsSecure Drupal sites by managing users, permissions, roles, and user profilesCategorize and tag content, and implement full-text searchPromote user involvement with polls, comments, forums, RSS feed aggregation, blogs, and newslettersAutomate and simplify site management with Triggers, Actions, and Rules
About the Author
In 1998, Jesse Feiler wrote Database-Driven Web Sites, one of the first books about the marriage of databases and the web. This relationship between databases and the web has grown and encompassed blogs and Content Management Systems (CMS), culminating in Drupal.
Jesse is the author of numerous books on Mac OS X, FileMaker, the web, and various other technologies, such as Bento, mashups, and Facebook. Jesse has worked as a developer and manager for companies such as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (monetary policy and bank supervision), Prodigy (early web browser), Apple (information systems), New York State Department of Health (rabies and lead poisoning), The Johnson Company (office management), and Young & Rubicam (media planning and new product development). He also consults with small business and nonprofits in areas such as publishing, production, web technology, and contact management. Active in the community, Jesse has served on various nonprofit boards, including HB Studio and Mid-Hudson Library System, as well as zoning and planning boards. He has conducted trustee training sessions for Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System and other groups. Feiler's website is www.northcountryconsulting.com. It is, of course, powered by Drupal. Downloadable files, updates, and discussion forums for this book are located there.
Book Details
- Paperback: 456 pages
- Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (November 19, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0672331268
- ISBN-13: 978-0672331268
- File Size: 44.9 MiB
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