This course teaches web site designers how to take their sites to the next level with a few advanced techniques and the free and open-source Drupal software. Author Tom Geller shows how to configure the most popular add-on modules; use *nix commands and an FTP program to manage a Drupal site on a web server; change its visual appearance using the latest graphical tools; automate and speed through common tasks with Drush; integrate with social media sites; and see how "supermodules" like Panels, Context, Rules, and Features open up new worlds of code-free development.

Topics include:

• Moving a site from the development environment to production
• Hosting a Drupal site
• Moving databases with phpMyAdmin and Unix commands
• Making site administration more efficient with Drush
• Backing up site data
• Moderating comments
• Migrating from previous versions of Drupal
• Working with themes
• Creating variable layouts
• Enabling social features
• Creating an online store with Drupal Commerce

 

 

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