Drupal 7 First Look.

4. Drupal 7 Administration; New administration interface; Administration toolbar; Dashboard; Overlay window; Appearance section; Installing and updating themes and modules; Installing new themes and modules; Updating themes and modules; People section; Modules section; Configuration section; Configu...

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Main Author: Noble, Mark
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2010
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Drupal 7 First Look; Drupal 7 First Look; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewer; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. What's New In Drupal 7?; Goals of Drupal 7; Key new features in Drupal 7; Improved installation; New administration toolbar and overlay administration; Improved interface for creating content; Improved interface for creating new content types; New Field API; Additional support for files and images; Improved filter system.
  • Added context information to messages during translationBuilt-in automated cron functionality; Improved security; Added a new plugin manager; Added the Seven theme for administration; Added the jQuery UI to core; Allows additional preprocessing of themed information; Added the New Stark theme; Rewritten database layer (DBTNG); Improved node access system; Added the Queue API for long-running tasks; Added a new test framework; RDF capabilities; Unmet goals; Key changes to Drupal 7; Removed functionality; Contributed modules; Minimum requirements for Drupal 7; Summary.
  • 2. Installation and UpgradesInstalling Drupal 7; Obtaining Drupal; Selecting an installation profile; Minimal profile; Standard profile; Language selection; Requirements check; Database configuration; Configure site; New home page; Command-line installation; Upgrading from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7; Creating custom installation profiles; Components of an installation profile; The .info file; The .profile file; The .install file; File structure; Block creation; Node type definition; Additional default settings; Setting up permissions and roles; Theme configuration; Summary.
  • 3. Site Building with Drupal 7Creating content; Selecting a content type to create; Content UI; Creating node summaries; Formatting text; Additional node properties; Creating new content types with custom fields; Creating a custom content type; Additional content type properties; Display settings; Comment settings; Menu settings; Field API; Boolean fields; Numeric fields (Decimal, Float, and Integer); File fields; Term Reference fields; Text fields; Text field; Long text field; Long text and summary field; Field display; Taxonomy changes; Image styles; Comment changes; Removed functionality.