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Course Outline
Day 1: Administering Drupal
Introduction to Drupal
- Understanding what Drupal is and its use cases.
- Drupal architecture and core components (nodes, fields, entities, views).
- Core versus contributed modules.
User and Content Management
- Managing users, roles, and permissions.
- Creating and managing content types.
- Workflow management and content moderation.
Organizing and Displaying Content
- Using taxonomy for classification and tagging.
- Managing menus and navigation structures.
- Creating friendly URLs and aliases using Pathauto.
Site Administration Basics
- Utilizing the Admin Toolbar.
- Viewing logs and troubleshooting with Watchdog.
- Configuring maintenance mode and site settings.
Day 2: Content Presentation with Views and Styling
Working with Views
- Introduction to the Views module.
- Creating lists, tables, and grids.
- Implementing sorting, filtering, and contextual filters.
Blocks, Regions, and Layouts
- Understanding the block system.
- Assigning blocks to regions.
- Designing page layouts with Layout Builder.
Basic Theming
- Introduction to responsive theming.
- CSS fundamentals for Drupal theming.
- Overriding styles and managing theme layers.
Managing Media
- Working with the Media module.
- Embedding images, videos, and documents.
- Utilizing media libraries and reusability features.
Day 3: Theming, Customization, and Site Maintenance
Drupal Theme System
- Understanding base themes (Olivero, Claro).
- Installing and customizing contributed themes.
- Creating and working with sub-themes.
Twig Templating
- Introduction to Twig templates.
- Overriding templates for content types and fields.
- Debugging using Twig and browser tools.
Extending Drupal
- Essential contributed modules (Pathauto, Redirect, Devel).
- Installing and updating modules.
- Introduction to creating custom modules.
Maintenance and Security
- Updating core, modules, and themes.
- Backup and restore strategies.
- Security best practices.
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Familiarity with web-based user interfaces.
- Experience using a web browser for content and site management.
- Basic knowledge of HTML is advantageous.
Audience
- Web administrators.
- Content managers.
- Web developers beginning with Drupal.
21 Hours
Testimonials (1)
The energy the trainer had, the engagement and the willingness to assist when we got stuck
