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Drupal 10 Masterclass

By : Adam Bergstein
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Drupal 10 Masterclass

By: Adam Bergstein

Overview of this book

Learning Drupal can be challenging because of its robust, extensible, and powerful capability for digital experiences, making it difficult for beginners to grasp and use it for application development. If you’re looking to break into Drupal with hands-on knowledge, this Drupal 10 Masterclass is for you. With this book, you’ll gain a thorough knowledge of Drupal by understanding its core concepts, including its technical architecture, frontend, backend, framework, and latest features. Equipped with foundational knowledge, you’ll bootstrap and install your first project with expert guidance on maintaining Drupal applications. Progressively, you’ll build applications using Drupal’s core features such as content structures, multilingual support, users, roles, Views, search, and digital assets. You’ll discover techniques for developing modules and themes and harness Drupal’s robust content management through layout builder, blocks, and content workflows. The book familiarizes you with prominent tools such as Git, Drush, and Composer for code deployments and DevOps practices for Drupal application management. You’ll also explore advanced use cases for content migration and multisite implementation, extending your application’s capabilities. By the end of this book, you’ll not only have learned how to build a successful Drupal application but may also find yourself contributing to the Drupal community.
Table of Contents (31 chapters)
1
Part 1:Foundational Concepts
7
Part 2:Setting up - Installing and Maintaining
10
Part 3:Building - Features and Configuration
12
Chapter 9: Users, Roles, and Permissions
17
Part 4:Using - Content Management
21
Part 5:Advanced Topics
Appendix A - Drupal Terminology

Who this book is for

Such a broad and capable digital platform covers a large number of technologies and skillsets. This book aims to introduce as much of Drupal as possible to help gain exposure spanning several personas:

  • End user : Elements of the book highlight the experience offered to website visitors or content authors who engage with Drupal but don’t necessarily build it
  • Site builder : A user who can install and configure Drupal without custom code
  • Backend developer : A user who can customize Drupal functionality through its development framework with modules
  • Front-end developer : A user who can customize Drupal’s visual appearance through its development framework with themes
  • Systems administrator : A user who needs to help maintain Drupal’s technology stack and servers

The book is heavy in content for the site builder persona, given it is a foundational persona. Customization is not expected or desired until after a site builder has exhausted no-code configuration for a Drupal application. Several chapters then explore the more advanced topics around customized code through Drupal’s framework, tooling, and deployment mechanisms.