Using Drupal, 2nd Edition

Take advantage of Drupal’s vast collection of community-contributed modules and discover how they make this web framework unique and valuable. With this guide, you’ll learn how to combine modules in interesting ways (with minimal code-wrangling) to develop several community-driven websites— including a job posting board, photo gallery, online store, product review database, and event calendar.

The second edition focuses on Drupal 7, the latest version of this open source system. Each project spans an entire chapter, with step-by-step “recipes” to help you build out the precise functionality the site requires. With this book, developers new to Drupal will gain experience through a hands-on introduction, and experienced Drupal developers will learn real-world best practices.

• Learn Drupal’s concepts and building blocks, and how everything works together
• Hit the ground running—build your first Drupal site hands-on
• Explore solutions that meet each project’s requirements, and discover why specific modules were selected
• Understand the projects through case studies, including the client’s needs and desires
• Learn how to configure modules with a bird’s-eye view of how they work
• Discover new modules, including Drupal Commerce, Media, and Workbench

Using Drupal cuts out a lot of the research time and helps you dive headfirst into Drupal. It does an excellent job of explaining how to rapidly assemble a wide variety of websites using some of Drupal’s most commonly used modules. Whether you’re new to building websites or an experienced programmer, this book is full of useful information. By the end of Using Drupal, you’ll be much more prepared to build the Drupal site you’ve always wanted.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Drupal Overview
Chapter 2. Drupal Jumpstart
Chapter 3. Job Posting Board
Chapter 4. Media Management
Chapter 5. Product Reviews
Chapter 6. Event Management
Chapter 7. Managing Publishing Workflows
Chapter 8. Multilingual Sites
Chapter 9. Online Store
Appendix A. Installing and Upgrading Drupal
Appendix B. Choosing the Right Modules
Appendix C. Modules and Themes Used in This Book
Appendix D. Major Changes Between Drupal 6 and 7