Sams Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours (Paperback)

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful, easy-to-maintain websites with Drupal–fast! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master every skill you’ll need, from organizing sites and using Drupal’s design themes to setting up search, polls, forums, and security. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Drupal tasks.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

By the Way notes present interesting information related to the

discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to

perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Jesse Feiler provides consulting services to small businesses and non-profits through his company, North Country Consulting (northcountryconsulting.com). His recent books include FileMaker Pro 10 In Depth, The Bento Book, How to Do Everything with Web 2.0 Mashups, and iWork ‘09 For Dummies®.

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Category: Web Development

Covers: Drupal

User Level: Beginning—Intermediate

Learn how to…

•  Make the most of Drupal, whether you’re building business, non-profit, or personal sites
•  Download, install, and configure open source Drupal 6 and 7, and make sure it’s working properly
•  Plan and organize your sites so they are easy to manage–and friendly to both users and search engines
•  Customize sites with Drupal’s extensive library of optional open source modules
•  Create barebone sites and home pages automatically
•  Add text, images, links, and other essential site features
•  Master Drupal’s powerful Content Construction Kit (CCK)
•  Incorporate new types of content, ranging from articles to e-commerce products
•  Secure Drupal sites by managing users, permissions, roles, and user profiles
•  Categorize and tag content, and implement full-text search
•  Promote user involvement with polls, comments, forums, RSS feed aggregation, blogs, and newsletters
•  Automate and simplify site management with Triggers, Actions, and Rules

在短短24個小時的學習中，透過這本書的直接、逐步的方法，您將學會如何快速建立功能強大且易於維護的Drupal網站！從組織網站和使用Drupal的設計主題到設置搜索、投票、論壇和安全性，您將掌握所需的每一個技能。每一課都建立在您已經學到的基礎上，為您在現實世界中取得成功打下堅實的基礎！

逐步指導仔細引導您完成最常見的Drupal任務。每章結束時的測驗和練習可以幫助您測試自己的知識。附帶提示提供與討論相關的有趣信息。您知道嗎？提示提供建議或展示更簡單的任務執行方式。注意！警告提示您可能遇到的問題並提供避免問題的建議。

Jesse Feiler通過他的公司North Country Consulting（northcountryconsulting.com）為小企業和非營利組織提供咨詢服務。他最近的著作包括《FileMaker Pro 10 In Depth》、《The Bento Book》、《How to Do Everything with Web 2.0 Mashups》和《iWork '09 For Dummies®》。

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類別：網站開發
涵蓋範圍：Drupal
使用者級別：初級-中級

學習如何...
- 充分利用Drupal，無論您是建立商業、非營利還是個人網站
- 下載、安裝和配置開源的Drupal 6和7，並確保其正常運作
- 計劃和組織您的網站，使其易於管理，並對用戶和搜索引擎友好
- 使用Drupal豐富的可選開源模塊自定義網站
- 自動創建基本網站和主頁
- 添加文本、圖像、鏈接和其他必要的網站功能
- 掌握Drupal強大的內容構建工具包（CCK）
- 導入各種類型的內容，從文章到電子商務產品
- 通過管理用戶、權限、角色和用戶配置文件來保護Drupal網站
- 對內容進行分類和標記，並實現全文搜索
- 通過投票、評論、論壇、RSS訂閱聚合、博客和通訊等方式促進用戶參與
- 使用觸發器、操作和規則自動化和簡化網站管理