This training is for people who want to get a solid foundation in Drupal site building. Basic concepts will be explained and put into practice through various exercises. The objective is that someone, who might not even know about Drupal, can understand the different concepts and building blocks to create a website. A simple, fully functional website will be built throughout the day.
With hands-on, guided exercises from start to finish, attendees will have the opportunity to get comfortable with Drupal's administration interface. You will understand how different concepts relate to each other: nodes, content types, fields, views, users, blocks, taxonomy terms, and menus. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify the different building blocks of a Drupal site and know where to look when modifications are needed.
Date: 2020 July 13, Monday
Time: 9am–5pm Eastern
Cost: $250
Registration: https://agaric.coop/training/getting-started-drupal-9
Learning objectives
- Understand Drupal installation requirements and process.
- Create nodes and content types.
- Configure fields of different types.
- Display listings of content using views.
- Learn how the user and permissions system works.
- Understand how the taxonomy system works.
- Understand how the menu system works.
- Place blocks and control their visibility.
- Install and configure contributed modules and themes.
Syllabus/Agenda
- Step through the Drupal installation process.
- Create nodes and understand their properties.
- Create content types and add fields.
- Create taxonomy vocabularies and terms.
- Create views and explain the different sections of the building interface.
- Create blocks.
- Add elements to the menu.
- Install and configure contributed modules and themes.
- Explain how Drupal can be extended to meet specific project needs.
Prerequisites
No previous experience with Drupal is needed.
Target audience
Anyone who wants a quick start into Drupal site building. No previous experience with Drupal is required. In a single day, you will understand how Drupal assembles a website and will have a simple, fully functional site created by yourself. Get tickets now!
Setup instructions
A working Drupal 9 installation. You can have a local installation using the quick-start command. Alternatively, you can use a tool like DrupalVM, Lando, DDEV, or Docksal. Online services like https://pantheon.io/ can be used.
This training will be provided over Zoom. You can ask questions via text chat or audio. Sharing your screen, but you might want to do it to get assistance on a specific issue. Sharing your camera is optional.
What to expect
Prior to the training
Attendees will receive detailed instructions on how to setup their development environment. In addition, they will be able to join a support video call days before the training event to make the the local development environment is ready. This prevents wasting time fixing problems with environment set up during the training.
On the day of the training
- A 1-hour lunch break from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET plus two 15-minutes breaks (one in the morning and another in the afternoon).
- A team of developers available to answer questions and help with training-related issues.
After the training
- Attendees will receive copies of the training recordings.
- Attendees will receive a certificate of completion.