Drupal On-Demand: Drupal 8 Introduction - On-Demand Course

  The Drupal 8 Introduction course is a 2-day course designed to introduce novice students to Drupal content management system.

Drupal is a free, open-source web content management platform, that powers some of the busiest sites online.

Topics covered in the course include:

• Installing Drupal
• Basic Concepts of Drupal
• Getting Started with the Drupal 8 UI
• Creating Basic Content
• Drupal 8 Structure and Site Organization
• Using Advanced Content
• System and Site Configuration
• User and Access Control
• Extending Drupal
• Drupal 8 and Themes

Target Student: This course is ideal for any students looking to become familiar with the Drupal Platform.

Section 1: Installing Drupal
System Requirements
Installing Drupal 8
Troubleshooting Your Installation

Section 2: Basic Concepts of Drupal
Modules
Entities, Nodes and Fields
Taxonomy, Views and Themes
User Roles and Permissions

Section 3: Getting Started with the Drupal 8 UI
The Drupal 8 User Interface
How Does Drupal Handle Responsive Projects
Structure, Configuration and Appearance
People, Reports and Extend

Section 4: Creating Basic Content
Introduction to Site Building
Creating and Enhancing Page Content
Creating Articles and Using Article Comments

Section 5: Drupal 8 Structure and Site Organization
Creating and Managing Menus
Managing Taxonomy
Using View Modules and Blocks

Section 6: Using Advanced Content
Using Forms and Fields
Creating New Content Types
Adding Interaction with Queries

Section 7: System and Site Configuration
People / Account Settings
System Settings and Configuration
Using the User Interface
Managing Media
Indexing, Metadata and Locale Configuration

Section 8: User and Access Control
Users and Roles
User Permissions

Section 9: Extending Drupal
Using Reports
Using Modules
Using Plugins

Section 10: Drupal 8 and Themes
Base Themes in Drupal 8
Using the Admin in Themes
Finding and Installing Themes
Using Custom Themes