Drupal 8 for Absolute Beginners [electronic resource] /
Barnett, James.author.
Drupal 8 for Absolute Beginners is your definitive guide to starting from scratch with Drupal even if you have little web knowledge. This book teaches you the basics of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP in relation to Drupal, so that you can begin to use this popular CMS with all of its features. You will first learn how to set up and customize a basic blog using Drupal, one of the most powerful and popular content management systems available today. From there you will learn the basics of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP, and apply this knowledge to create your own custom Drupal module. You will learn how to build, style, and add functionality to your own Drupal module from scratch. You will then use Drush to apply a theme to Drupal, customizing everything to your liking, before publishing your work to the world. The book also covers some more advanced topics that beginners often ask about, such as getting set up with Git and using source control, using MySQL to interact with a database, and a guide to getting up and running with Linux. Rarely has all the knowledge required to start with Drupal been collated in one place as it is in Drupal 8 for Absolute Beginners. You need no prior knowledge of the web, only a desire to learn. The book is fully supported by video material on the author's website. Start your Drupal journey with this book today!
Contents at a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Installing Drupal;  Installing Acquia Dev Desktop;  Installing Drupal 8;  Configuring Drupal 8;  Summary; Chapter 2: Site Building: Building Drupal Sites Without Programming;  Setting a New Site Ti tle and Logo;  Adding More Users to Your New Drupal site;  Assigning Roles and Permissions to Site Users;  Creating a Blog;  Editing and Customizing Your Blog Post;  Adding More Fields to Your Blog Node;  Working with Blocks;  Working with Views;  Changing Your Site's Theme
Installing a Theme Using Dru sh (Preferred Method) Installing a Theme from a URL;  Installing New Add-on Modules;  Installing a Module Using Drush (Preferred Method);  Installing a Modu le from a URL;  Summary; Chapter 3: Getting Started with HTML;  Creating Your First Web Page;  Adding Comments to Your HTML;  Working with Images;  Creating Lists;  Creating T ables;  Adding Anchors;  Creating Forms;  Text Fields;  Password Fields;  Radio Buttons;  Drop- do wns;  Text Areas;  "Submit" B uttons;  All Together Now;  Using Layout Elements;  Summary
Chapter 4: Creating a Basic Drupal Module with HTML Output Working with the Drupal Docroot Directory;  Creating a Basic Drupal Module;  Looking at the Model, View, Controller Design Pattern;  Showcasing Different HTML Elements Within the Drupal Module;  Renaming a Module-and How to Create a Module Not Named "hello_world";  Summary; Chapter 5: A CSS Primer for Drupal;  A Quick Look Back at the Limits of HTML;  Styling Your Text with an External Style Sheet;  Using  and  Tags;  Commenting Your CSS;  Creating Additional Styles;  Choosing Between Classes and IDs
Working with Conflicting Styles Using Internal Style Sheets;  Using Inline Styles;  Understanding the Cascade Order;  Working with Commonly Used CSS Styles;  Text Styles;  Fonts and Font Sizes;  Links;  Tables; Backgrounds; Positioning;  Working with the CSS Box Model;  Summary; Chapter 6: Adding CSS to Your Drupal Module;  Using CSS Within Your ;  Summary; Chapter 7: A JavaScript Primer for Drupal;  Getting Started with JavaScript;  Adding Basic JavaScript to a Web Page;  Installing Firebug;  Using Firebug;  Modifying JavaScript Code;  Working with JavaScript Programming Constructs
VariablesVariables as Integers/Numbers; Variables as Strings;  Arrays;  Objects;  Booleans;  Creating JavaScript Events;  Using the jQuery Library;  Using the jQuery Library with Events;  Summary; Chapter 8: Adding JavaScript to Your Drupal Module;  Adding JavaScript to Your Drupal Module;  Summary; Chapter 9: A PHP Primer for Drupal;  Verifying Your Installation of PHP;  Serving Up a Hello World Web Page with PHP;  Working with Some Basic PHP Code;  Working with PHP Looping Structures;  Using the foreach Loop ;  Using the while Loop ;  Printing to the Screen
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Drupal 8 for Absolute Beginners is your definitive guide to starting from scratch with Drupal even if you have little web knowledge. This book teaches you the basics of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP in relation to Drupal, so that you can begin to use this popular CMS with all of its features. You will first learn how to set up and customize a basic blog using Drupal, one of the most powerful and popular content management systems available today. From there you will learn the basics of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP, and apply this knowledge to create your own custom Drupal module. You will learn how to build, style, and add functionality to your own Drupal module from scratch. You will then use Drush to apply a theme to Drupal, customizing everything to your liking, before publishing your work to the world. The book also covers some more advanced topics that beginners often ask about, such as getting set up with Git and using source control, using MySQL to interact with a database, and a guide to getting up and running with Linux. Rarely has all the knowledge required to start with Drupal been collated in one place as it is in Drupal 8 for Absolute Beginners. You need no prior knowledge of the web, only a desire to learn. The book is fully supported by video material on the author's website. Start your Drupal journey with this book today!
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