- Course Overview
- Testimonials
In this course, you will learn everything you need to know to build and maintain your own Drupal website, from simple blogs to more complex database applications. The training is a combination of self-paced online video lessons, live webinar sessions with an instructor, and real-world assignments to practice what you've learned. During the course, you will build a complete Drupal site, with custom content types and dynamic Views pages.
Who is it for?
- Anyone who wants to build a Drupal website for their organization or business.
- Web designers and developers looking to use Drupal with their clients.
- Website administrators tasked with maintaining and enhancing their existing Drupal sites.
This class is designed for people who have never worked with Drupal, but it’s also appropriate for those with some experience who want to build more complex applications. A basic understanding of content management systems is helpful, but knowledge of HTML, CSS, and programming experience is not required.
How is it taught?
The class will consist of four weekly video lessons, each around 2.5 hours long, and four weekly live Q&A sessions with the instructor. The lessons will cover the topics listed below and can be watched on-demand, anytime that is convenient for you. At the end of each lesson, you will be given an assignment to practice what you've learned. (We will provide web hosting for your practice work, so you don't need to worry about setting that up.)
The weekly live sessions will be conducted online, using the webinar software GotoMeeting. During the sessions, the instructor will answer all your questions from and will help troubleshoot any issues you have doing the assignment. (GotoMeeting allows us to view your computer, and take control of your keyboard and mouse if needed. So, we can see any error messages that you're seeing and figure out how to fix it right on the spot.) In addition to the live sessions, you will have access to an online forum to discuss assignments with other students and ask the instructor questions during the week.
After the course is over you can continue to access the lesson videos, free of charge, forever. There are no monthly subscription fees. Just come back and watch the lessons whenever you want. They are a great reference when you forget how to do something.
Topics Covered in This Course
The Basics
Everything you need to get a basic Drupal website or blog up and running, including:
- Installing Drupal
- Installing Drupal modules and themes
- Adding, creating and moderating content
- Configuring the WYSIWYG editor in Drupal (adding/removing buttons from the toolbar, etc)
- Creating user accounts and managing permissions
- Adding, removing and reordering menu links
- Assigning SEO-friendly URLs to pages, and having them generated automatically
- Creating and positioning blocks
- Tagging content with the Taxonomy system
- Managing comments
- Updating modules and other regular Drupal maintenance
- Evaluating modules and themes on Drupal.org
Content Types and Views
Learn to build powerful database applications and complex websites without programming. We will cover:
- Creating custom content types and forms
- Adding fields to content types and customizing their display
- Handling uploaded images, including automatic resizing of images
- Linking content together with reference fields
- Creating dynamic, searchable lists of content with Views (pages and blocks)
- Creating custom RSS feeds
We'll also discuss next steps for those you who want to learn more about Drupal site building, theming, or module development.
Instructor
Wayne Eaker is the director and chief developer of Zengenuity. He's a Drupal expert with years of experience building highly-customized Drupal websites. He is also a seasoned trainer, having taught professionals, corporate clients and high school computer science students.
Testimonials
Wayne has a great manner about himself in his videos, and the way he presents information is easy to follow along with no matter your technical knowledge. He makes learning about Drupal a breeze! I wish more instructors would follow his approach, his explanations and examples are perfect for first time users as well as those with experience, I recommend his training course very highly to anyone looking to learn about Drupal!
Dessie — University Information Technology Specialist
Wayne is an excellent communicator. Even though he is an expert, he always made sure to include the most basic, background information for beginners. I also really liked having access to the web server and being able to practice the lessons by building our own site. That hands on approach really helped with understanding the material.
Charles — President of Genesee Polymers Corporation
Cost
The cost for this course is $199. This includes:
- 10+ hours of video lessons and 4 weekly live sessions with your instructor.
- Permanent access to the recordings of all the lessons and live sessions. Watch them again anytime you need them!
- A web hosting account for your practice Drupal site.
- Access to an online forum to ask questions of the instructor and discuss with other students.
Upcoming Sessions
Lesson videos for all courses are available on-demand at any time once your session begins. Live question and answer webinars are scheduled as listed below.
Not sure which session to pick? Don't worry! You can always reschedule your class if you decide you need to take it at a later date.
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October 10 - November 7, 2018
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$199.00
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October 10 - November 7, 2018
$199.00
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October 24 - November 21, 2018
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$199.00
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October 24 - November 21, 2018
$199.00
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November 7 - December 6, 2018
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$199.00
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November 7 - December 6, 2018
$199.00
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January 9 - February 7, 2019
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$199.00
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January 9 - February 7, 2019
$199.00
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January 23 - February 21, 2019
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$199.00
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January 23 - February 21, 2019
$199.00
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February 6 - March 7, 2019
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$199.00
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February 6 - March 7, 2019
$199.00
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February 20 - March 21, 2019
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$199.00
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February 20 - March 21, 2019
$199.00
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March 6 - April 4, 2019
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$199.00
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March 6 - April 4, 2019
$199.00
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March 20 - April 18, 2019
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$199.00
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March 20 - April 18, 2019
$199.00
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