5-day Drupal Training in Halifax - March 2-6

Learn how to build a website with Drupal from top to bottom in 5 days. This training is broken up into two parts. Day 1-2, we'll cover site building topics. Day 3-5 we'll get under the hood and cover theming and module development, which requires some programming background. If you'd like, you can sign up for just Part 1 or Part 2. For details and to register, see the EventBrite signup page.

Part 1 - Drupal Site Building

The Drupal content management system is known for its flexibility. Drupal can be used for many types of websites, from media portals to e-commerce sites, to community forums. The course will cover basic administration tasks, site configuration, creating custom content and advice for building sites without custom development. This training is a great introduction to Drupal for any experience level.

Day 1

• Drupal terminology and fundamentals
• Content management basics
• Structuring content with Drupal
• Menus and taxonomy
• Users and permissions
• Downloading and configuring modules
• Using Views to organize your content

Day 2

• Advanced Views
• Creating an events calendar
• Displaying media
• Setting up user interaction
• Changing the layout through configuration
• Setting up administrative tools
• Pre-launch site configuration checklist

Part 2 - Drupal Theming and Module Development

Learn how to customize Drupal by creating themes and modules. You'll learn techniques for customizing the look of a Drupal site using a theme. You'll also learn how to create custom functionality or modify existing functionality by writing modules. Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and some programming background is required.

Day 3

• Creating a Drupal theme from scratch
• Adding CSS to Drupal
• Customizing templates
• Setting up new regions
• Using theme functions
• Creating a sub theme

Day 4

• Creating your first module
• Drupal's hook system and development architecture (how modules work)
• Creating pages programatically
• Using the Drupal Form API to create and modify forms
• Drupal's core database layer

Day 5

• Setting up permissions in your module
• Creating blocks programatically
• Displaying data in a table
• Node operations (saving, deleting, editing nodes)
• Best practices for module development, coding standards for Drupal