Beginning Drupal 8

Beginning Drupal 8 teaches you how to build, maintain, and manage Drupal 8-based web sites. The book covers what Drupal is, using Drupal when building a new web site, installing and configuring Drupal, creating and managing content, managing users, adding functionality to your web site through Drupal modules, and advanced topics on using themes, panels, and views. The book also builds practical examples of common Drupal sites, such as a company website, a community website, and a commerce website, that you can take and expand on to create your own Drupal 8 sites. By reading this book, you will understand the power of the Drupal platform, and why you should be using Drupal if you're not already. Through following the samples in the book, you will quickly build your confidence and your ability to use Drupal. Beginning Drupal 8 gives you the knowledge necessary to build, deploy, and manage web sites on Drupal 8. What you'll learn What Drupal is and why you should use it How to install a basic Drupal web site from scratch How to create content in your new Drupal web site How to manage users on your new Drupal web site How to change the look and feel of your new Drupal web site through themes How to install and configure modules Who this book is for This book is for nontechnical users who want to use Drupal 8 to manage content, as well as developers who are new to Drupal 8. Table of ContentsIntroduction to DrupalCreating and Managing ContentCreating and Managing UsersCreating and Using TaxonomyCreating Content TypesCreating and Using ViewsCreating and Using Page PayoutsCreating and Using MenusCreating and Using BlocksTheming Your SiteMaking Your Site ResponsiveExtending Your Site Through Contributed ModulesThe Anatomy of a ModuleUsing MultilingualAdministering Your Drupal SiteUsing DrushUsing GitPutting It All TogetherBuilding a Blog SiteBuilding a Company WebsiteBuilding a Community WebsiteBuilding a Commerce WebsiteApp A: ModulesApp B: Learn More" Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Introduction to Drupal....Pages 1-7 Creating and Managing Content....Pages 9-22 Creating and Managing Users....Pages 23-33 Taxonomy....Pages 35-46 Content Types....Pages 47-72 Using Drupal Themes....Pages 73-82 Creating Menus....Pages 83-90 Drupal Blocks....Pages 91-98 Views....Pages 99-116 Creating Pages....Pages 117-125 Drupal Modules....Pages 127-140 Anatomy of a Module....Pages 141-145 Multilingual Capabilities....Pages 147-155 Administering Your Drupal Site....Pages 157-168 Using Drush....Pages 169-175 Using Git....Pages 177-183 Putting It All Together....Pages 185-191 Creating a Responsive Site....Pages 193-200 Creating a Blog Site....Pages 201-208 Building a Company Site....Pages 209-230 Building a Community Site....Pages 231-240 Building a Commerce Site....Pages 241-266 Installing Drupal....Pages 267-275 Additional Resources....Pages 277-279 Back Matter....Pages 281-287