Lullabot - Drupal Learning Series

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Lullabot Drupal Learning Series. All current videos in the Lullabot Learning Series.

Understanding Drupal

How content is entered and managed

How users and user permissions are handled

What blocks are and what they can do

The concepts and capabilities of Drupal’s powerful module system

How Drupal handles navigation and its menu system

How themes alter the site layout, design, and presentation

Site configuration and administrative messages and settings

Site Building With Drupal

Introduction

Installing Drupal

Orientation to a new Drupal site

Installing & enabling modules

Building different content types

Creating listing pages

Creating user roles & permissions

Adding taxonomy fields to content

Installing custom themes

Configuring blocks

Strategies for finding modules

Configuring WYSIWYG & Input Formats

Enabling node access & private files

Configuring cron & search

Prepping for launch

Upgrading & updating your Drupal site

Conclusion

Administering Drupal

The content creation process and the different types of content

Assigning roles and permissions

Dealing with problematic users

Organizing content and comments through the taxonomy and menu system

Controlling the look and feel of the site

Basics of Drupal image handling

The differences between the front-end and the back-end

An introduction to the module configuration that drives the functionality of your site

Reports and logs that help you monitor the health of your site

Resources for getting further help

Learning CCK

Introduction & Overview

Content Types in Drupal Core

The Content Construction Kit

Adding a New CCK Field

Text Fields & User Reference

CCK Formatters

How CCK Stores Data

File Field & Node References

Multiple Values & Shared Fields

Options that Change the Database

Additional CCK Modules

Field-Level Permissions

Multiple Value Widgets

Default Values

CCK vs. Taxonomy

Theming CCK

Conclusion

Learning Views

Overview

Introduction to Views

Elements of a View

The Views User Interface

Creating a View

Displays & Overrides

Views Arguments

Views Relationships

Exposed Filters & Search

Attachment Displays

Access Control for Views

Case Study Finishing Touches

Exporting Views to a Module

Theming a View

Creating a View of Users

Additional Views Modules

Views Performance Tools

Conclusion

Theming Basics

Introduction

Overview of Drupal theming

Setting up environment & switching themes

Design-to-theme translation strategies

Theming tools: Firebug & Web Developer

Overview of .info files

Creating a theme & applying CSS

Overview of template files

Creating the page template

Filling out the site & adding regions

Working with node templates

Using the Theme Developer tool

Adding javascript to a theme

Exploring page template variables

Adding a screenshot to your theme

Conclusion

Advanced Theming

Introduction

Overview of template.php

PHP for themers

Why use template.php?

Adding new template variables

Changing template variables

Overriding theme functions

Theming forms

Rearranging forms

Security tips for themers

Adding theme settings

Conclusion

Drupal Module Development

Introduction

Module Development Tools

Devel Module

Drupal API Reference

A Tour of Drupal Files

Drupal Hooks & Permissions

Implementing hook_user()

Integrating with the Theme System

Integrating with the Menu System

Using Dynamic Menu Arguments

Introduction to the Database Layer

Inserting Data into the Database

Updating the Database Schema

Forms API Overview

Creating a Drupal Form

Altering Drupal Forms

Writing Secure Code

Contributing Code Back to Drupal

Coding Standards & Applying Patches

Other Notable Drupal Hooks

Conclusion

Introduction to jQuery

Introduction

What is jQuery?

Introduction to Firebug

Overview of jQuery Concepts

Using jQuery Selectors

jQuery Effects & Animations

jQuery Events

Adding jQuery Scripts

DOM Manipulation with jQuery

DOM Traversing with jQuery

Implementing AJAX with jQuery

Using jQuery Plugins

Conclusion