Drupal For Dummies

Drop in and check out Drupal, the free, flexible framework for building and managing Web sites

Even if you've never built a Web site and the only thing you've programmed is your DVR, you really can set up a site with Drupal. This book shows you how to find and install the right version of Drupal, how to plan your site, and how to manage it. You can even beef it up with data from other sites, a storefront, an image gallery, and much more!

• Start here — find the free software and get simple solutions on things like setting up a database and installing Drupal on a Web host
• Who's in charge — manage an administrator account, establish rules, and control site users
• What's on your site — create, manage, and edit your content, and decide whether to allow comments
• Where's your region? — work with themes and regions and manage menus
• Open forum — create a site with a blog and forum and set up appropriate security
• Stay current — keep Drupal up to date, monitor activity on your site, and locate new modules and themes to use
• Cover your bases — maintain your database, back it up, and know how to restore it
• Move up — see how Drupal can build a robust site that interacts with other sites and how to set up an online store

Open the book and find:

• What Drupal is and what it's not
• Tools you need to install Drupal
• How to decide on rules and settings for your site
• Tips for telling your story quickly
• Advice on choosing, changing, and configuring themes
• All about modules
• How to use reports
• Secrets of good site security

Lynn Beighley is a Web designer, Web developer, and the author of several books and training courses. She creates Web applications of every imaginable type and has used Drupal for several years, valuing its capacity for quickly publishing robust, manageable, multi-user sites.