Drupal Web Profiles

NOTE EDITORE

Demystifying one of the most popular content management systems in use today, Drupal Web Profiles offers a complete introduction to the installation, configuration, and administration of Drupal versions 6 and 7. Filled with worked examples, step-by-step instructions, and hands-on projects, it provides readers with the tools to develop effective business web solutions using Drupal. The book supplies easy-to-follow instruction on the primary aspects of the Drupal framework—from basic installation, configuration, and administration to creating new functionality with custom modules and themes. Defining key Drupal terminology in a way that users and developers can easily understand, this project-based guide explains how to: Create an installation environment for Drupal as well as how to carry out the actual installation Build web applications using Drupal builds and profiles Add new content to a Drupal site and describe, classify, and organize content using the Taxonomy module Optimize Drupal performance with automatic throttling, bandwidth optimization, and page caching Customize Drupal themes and create, install, and debug modules The first five chapters describe how to install, configure, and administer a basic site using Drupal version 6 or 7. The next five chapters introduce Drupal profiles and explain how to get them set up and running. Supplying in-depth treatment of web analytics, including Google analytics, parsing Web logs, and node tagging, the book arms you with time-tested advice on how to monitor, analyze, and optimize the performance of your Drupal installation.

SOMMARIO

Introduction to Drupal What is Drupal? Who is using Drupal? How is Drupal different from other content management systems? How much do you need to know to use Drupal? What do you need to run Drupal? What version of Drupal should you use?      Drupal 6.x or Drupal 7.x 5     What is new in Drupal 7.x 6     What version of Drupal is used in this book? The architecture of Drupal      Basic concept and features      Node      How nodes work     Database     Tables      Taxonomy      Module      User, Permission, Role      Comment      Path      Theme      Regions and blocks      Menu      Menus and blocks     Themes and modules      Content types Installing Drupal      Obtaining Drupal installation scripts     Installing Drupal on a local computer     Installing Drupal 6.x on localhost using WampServer      Installing Drupal 7.x on localhost      Installing Drupal on a remote live serverLearning Drupal Summary Adding, Classifying and Viewing Content Adding your first posts      Add, post and link a menu Viewing and editing a node Drupal taxonomy      Drupal taxonomy functions      Planning taxonomies      General principles that apply to the Drupal taxonomy module      Guidelines for taxonomy design Moving a static site to Drupal      Moving to Drupal      Enable clean URLs within Drupal      The Pathauto module      How to install and select new modules      The WYSIWYG module      Set up taxonomy/terms to reflect the existing folder structure      How to install and select a theme      Setting up a menu      Copying text from browser      Copying raw formatted html      Path to images and other web assets Summary Administering Drupal Administration overview      The administrative toolbar      The Shortcut Bar Basic site administration      Status reports      Site information      Site appearance      Contextual links      The Administrative overlay Content management      Managing nodes      Managing comments      Managing URL paths       Automatically generating URL path aliases with Pathauto User management      Registration and login      Open ID Backing up and restoring a Drupal Site      Backing up a Drupal site using a GUI      Backing up a Drupal site using the command line      Backing up a Drupal database using the command line      Restoring a database backup using command line Migrating a Drupal site (server to server)      Steps in migrating a Drupal site      Restoring a site Performance and security      Performance     User interaction      Security Summary Creating Drupal Themes How a theme works      Theme Engines     Theme hooks Planning a theme     The .info file      The .tpl.php template files      The template.php file      Sub-themes      Others Building the theme      Creating the directory structure      Building the info file      Building the page.tpl.php file      Building other template files     Menus and theme settings      Creating new theme regions     Content to regions      The header wrapper      The style.css file      Adding a screenshot Summary Creating Drupal Modules How modules function      Components of a module      The .info file      The .module file      General coding standards for modules      Comments      How the hook functionsPlanning the module      Naming the module      Create a folder Creating the .info file Creating the .module file       Implementing the help hook Other module files      .install files      .inc file Testing and troubleshooting      Enable the module      Troubleshooting Resources for module development SummaryBuilding a Community Site with Drupal Commons Acquia Drupal Commons      Corporate community sites      The benefits of Commons     Drupal Commons support Installation Features Optional features ThemesThe installed siteConfiguration      Changing the header graphic      Changing the home page introductory block      Adding a page to the website outside of a group      Changing order in the navigation menu Administration      Subgroups      Activity streams      Creating a status message      Sending messages to other users      Posting messages to a group Building Administrative Skills Summary Building a Conference Site with COD Acquia COD      COD Benefits Installing COD      Obtaining COD Preliminary configuration      Changing the header graphic      Changing themes      Creating roles and permissions      Cart Settings Features      COD FeaturesContent management&nb

AUTORE

Timi Ogunjobi is a software developer, technical author, and open source evangelist. Timi has been developing web applications using a variety of frameworks for nearly a decade and has written on a broad range of topics for more than twenty years. Mr. Ogunjobi balances his time between programming, reviewing, writing, and contributing to interesting community projects especially those relating to wildlife conservation. When he isn’t working, he enjoys playing jazz guitar and getting involved in outdoor activities—principally cricket, golf and swimming. Mr. Ogunjobi is the Chief Executive Officer of Xceedia Limited (www.xceedia.co.uk), a software development and training company. Timi has written two other books on Drupal that are currently in print (Drupal 6 Site Blueprints and Drupal 6 Site Blueprints: Lite). He has also published several fiction and non-fiction books, and has been featured in several anthologies. One of his fiction books has been nominated for the Commonwealth Book Prize.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781466503816
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.125 in Ø 1.30 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 15 b/w images
• Pagine Arabe: 259