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.
Lessons In This Class
| Video | Duration |
|---|---|
| Introduction | 00:05:28 |
| What is Drupal? | 00:18:38 |
| How Drupal 8 Works | 00:07:59 |
| Downloading Drupal 8 | 00:03:38 |
| Exploring Drupal 8's Files | 00:09:02 |
| Using the DrupalTutor DevStack | 00:15:25 |
| Installing Drupal 8 | 00:11:52 |
| Fixing the "Trusted Host Settings" Error | 00:06:27 |
| Administration Options in Drupal 8 | 00:11:03 |
| Adding and Editing Content | 00:27:17 |
| Formatting Content in the WYSIWYG Editor | 00:12:32 |
| Configuring Text Formats and WYSIWYG Editor Settings | 00:19:27 |
| Managing Menu Items | 00:15:24 |
| Managing Users, Permissions, and Roles | 00:25:24 |
| Video | Duration |
|---|---|
| Managing Comments on Drupal 8 | 00:09:32 |
| Configuring the Contact Form | 00:08:57 |
| Changing Site Name and Home Page | 00:08:10 |
| Configuring Date Formats | 00:05:38 |
| Configuring Cron Jobs for Background Tasks | 00:11:57 |
| Uploading Files to the DrupalTutor DevStack | 00:01:43 |
| Installing Modules | 00:11:11 |
| Uninstalling Modules | 00:08:03 |
| Automatically Creating Friendly URLs with the Pathauto Module | 00:24:20 |
| Configuring Website Layout with Blocks | 00:24:43 |
| Configuring the Bartik Theme | 00:07:52 |
| Installing Contributed Themes | 00:08:44 |
| Updating Contributed Modules | 00:15:17 |
| Updating Drupal Core | 00:16:25 |
| Video | Duration |
|---|---|
| Custom Content Types and Fields: Introduction | 00:15:09 |
| Custom Content Types and Fields: Part 1 | 00:39:55 |
| Custom Content Types and Fields: Part 2 | 00:17:20 |
| Custom Content Types and Fields: Form Displays | 00:19:14 |
| Custom Content Types and Fields: Taxonomy | 00:22:18 |
| Using Entity Reference Fields | 00:17:37 |
| Custom Content Types and Fields: Formatting Field Display | 00:19:29 |
| Image Styles and Effects | 00:13:25 |
| Video | Duration |
|---|---|
| Creating a Table with Fields | 00:26:53 |
| Using Sorting Criteria | 00:25:49 |
| Using Filtering (Searching) Criteria | 00:23:24 |
| Mobile Responsive Tables | 00:06:07 |
| Content Displays | 00:09:37 |
| Creating RSS Feeds | 00:07:49 |
| Creating Blocks | 00:19:46 |
| Using Relationships | 00:16:24 |
| Contextual Filters | 00:27:36 |
| Customizing the Default Views | 00:07:41 |
| The Drupal Community and Resources | 00:14:20 |
| Class Wrap-Up | 00:03:44 |
| Video | Duration |
|---|---|
| An Overview of Local Development Environments | 00:01:50 |
| Using Lando as a Local Development Environment | 00:39:00 |
| Using DDev as a Local Development Environment | 00:28:36 |
| Using DrupalVM as a Local Development Environment | 00:30:38 |
See It In Action
Watch this sample video to get a sense of what this course is like.
Wayne Eaker
About Your 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.
What People Are Saying
Students love the Building Websites with Drupal 8 class.
“I have taken several courses through DrupalTutor.com and I have found them to be very useful for my professional work. Ongoing access to the videos is a valuable resource as well.”
Bob
“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
“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
“This is a wonderful course. The material was easy to work through, and Wayne is a very knowledgeable teacher. After just four weeks, I feel confident using Drupal in website creation. And it's great knowing I will continue to have access to the instruction videos after the course is over. ”
Aubrey
The Drupal Tutor course is engaging and well structured. Wayne shows his excitement for Drupal and depth of knowledge with this course which will have you setting up your own Drupal 8 website in short order. I've been working with Drupal 7 for some time and this was a great way to jump into the upgraded version. But also suitable for someone new to Drupal.
L. Wild
I would recommend this course for anyone who is just starting out with Drupal and others who are familiar. If you went into Drupal without knowing what is the best practice of building a proper Drupal site then this is the course for you. I learned more about some areas that were never explained to me before and was having difficulty using. For the user that does not understand views, Wayne does a great job of going through them and explaining the various parts of views so that they are easier to understand and use.
Madison
Our Guarantee
Try this course for a week, and if you don't agree that it's the best way to learn Drupal, we'll refund the full price. No questions asked.