Administering a Drupal 8 Website Training Course
This course is designed for individuals who are entirely new to Drupal 8. It guides you through the fundamentals of operating a straightforward community website using Drupal, clarifying where components are located and what you can anticipate.
This course is available as onsite live training in Serbia or online live training.Course Outline
Getting Started with Drupal 8
- Understanding Drupal
- Core components
- Navigating the interface
User Management
- User configuration
- Adding, removing, and updating users
- Roles and permissions
Content Management
- Creating and editing content types
- Workflow configurations
- Creating, editing, and deleting content
- Content search functions
- Utilizing blocks
Organizing Content
- Drupal taxonomy overview
- Building a directory
- Free tagging
- The Drupal menu system
- Friendly URLs and managing URL aliases
Troubleshooting
- Interpreting logs
- Using Watchdog
- Putting the site offline for maintenance
Requirements
Participants are not required to install Drupal. You must be comfortable using web-based user interfaces and browsing the web. Prior knowledge of HTML is beneficial.
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Ability to try out each part on Rural as I learn about it. Trainer was very knowledgeable and helpful.
Ash Egan
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