In this Learning Drupal 8 training course, expert author Rain Michaels teaches you the basic building blocks for creating a customized Drupal website. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no experience with Drupal is required.
You will start by learning how to install Drupal, then jump into learning the basics of content creation. From there, Rain will teach you about site configuration and how to create content, blocks, and menus for a …
In this Learning Drupal 8 training course, expert author Rain Michaels teaches you the basic building blocks for creating a customized Drupal website. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no experience with Drupal is required.
You will start by learning how to install Drupal, then jump into learning the basics of content creation. From there, Rain will teach you about site configuration and how to create content, blocks, and menus for a simple site. This video tutorial also covers views, text formats and visual editors, media, and how to use taxonomy. You will also learn about views exposed and contextual filters, as well as theming. Finally, you will learn how to deploy and manage a Drupal site.
Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will be fully capable of installing, building, deploying, and maintaining your own customized Drupal websites. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.
Introduction
Introduction 00:05:08
About The Author 00:00:46
What Is Drupal? 00:01:08
Using The Working Files 00:13:32
Installing Drupal
Installing Drupal Through An Online Service 00:02:19
Preparing A Local System 00:09:55
File System, Core Files, And Sites Directory 00:05:15
The Drupal Installer - Part 1 00:06:14
The Drupal Installer - Part 2 00:09:58
User 1 00:03:22
Summary Of Installing Drupal 00:01:18
Basics Of Content Creation
Out Of The Box - Basic Pages And Articles 00:08:06
Publishing Options - Published, Promoted, URL 00:07:32
Summary Of Basic Content Creation 00:03:30
Basic Site Configuration
Site Information 00:07:55
Overview Of Configuration UI 00:14:47
Shortcuts 00:04:51
File System 00:11:42
Regional And Language Settings 00:08:05
Trusted Host Settings 00:05:20
Summary Of Basic Site Configuration 00:00:45
Creating A Simple Site - Content
Understanding Entities And Nodes 00:06:11
Reviewing Content Creation - Basic Pages 00:05:18
Reviewing Content Creation - Articles 00:06:58
Content Revisions 00:03:57
Bulk Content Management 00:04:08
Summary Of Entities And Nodes 00:01:44
Creating A Simple Site - Blocks
What Are Blocks? 00:03:43
Block Management, Placement And Site Regions 00:08:13
Creating A New Block 00:06:40
Block Settings 00:08:02
Summary Of Block Management 00:01:08
Creating A Simple Site - Menus
What Are Menus? 00:01:36
Menu Management 00:07:45
Adding A New Menu 00:03:53
Menu Blocks
Summary Of Menus
Extending Drupal
Core Modules
Forum Module
Finding Modules On Drupal
Installing A Contributed Module
Summary Of Extending Drupal
Creating A Simple Site - Content Types
What Are Content Types?
Modifying Existing Content Types
Changing How A Content Type Displays
Create New Content Type - Event
Telephone Number Field
Date And Time Field
Date Displays
Event Display Settings
Display Modes
Summary Of Content Types
Views - Creating A Proper Upcoming Events Display
What Are Views And Why Do You Need Them?
Create A Simple Upcoming Events Page With Views
The Views UI
Views Filter Criteria
Views Sort Criteria
Views Displays - Add A Block Display
Views Fields
Using Display Modes
Placing A Views Block
Views Displays - Add An RSS Feed
Summary Of Basic Views
Text Formats And Visual Editors
What Are Text Formats And Why Do They Matter
CKEditor
Summary Of Text Formats And CKEditor
Media - Image Styles, Responsive Images, And Files
Image Fields
Image Styles - Part 1
Image Styles - Part 2
Focal Point On Image Styles
Responsive Images
File Fields
Summary Of Media
Understanding And Using Taxonomy - Adding A Recipe Database To Your Site
What Is Taxonomy?
Adding A Vocabulary
Associating Vocabulary With A Content Type
Summary Of Taxonomy
Views Exposed And Contextual Filters - Adding A Recipe Database To Your Site
Views - Exposed Filters
Views - Contextual Filters
Views Relationships
Views UI And Other Advanced Settings
Use Taxonomy For Sensitivity Type Navigation In Recipe Database
Summary Of Exposed And Contextual Filters
Drupal Users
Types Of Users, User 1, Administrator, Authenticated And Unauthenticated
Managing Users
User Roles
Check Permissions
Summary Of Users
Introduction To Theming
What Is Theming And What Skills Do You Need?
Install A Polished Contrib Theme
Standard Theme Settings
Customizing Theme Files
Theming Summary
Deploying And Managing A Drupal Site
Moving Drupal From One Environment To Another
Configuration Management
Security Considerations
Applying Security Updates
Summary Of Deploying And Managing A Drupal Site
Conclusion
Resources And The Drupal Community
Wrap-Up