Drupal 7 Primer: Creating CMS-based Websites: A Guide for Beginners

Inthepast,inordertomakeawebsite,youhadtomanuallyassembleallthefilesanddevelopafairamountoftechnicalexpertise;however,anopensourcecontentmanagementsystem(CMS)likeDrupalcanautomateandsignificantlysimplifymanypartsoftheprocess.Thisbookcontainsaneasy-to-understandintroductiontorelatedconceptsandaseriesofstep-by-stepexamplesthatcanhelpyoulearnhowtouseDrupaltocreateandmaintainawebsite.Thecoveragealsoincludesusinga"quick-install"Webhostingaccount,whichcangreatlyreducethecomplexityofinstallingDrupal.You'llfindthatthisbookiswrittenwithbeginnersinmind;nopriorexpertiseisrequired,exceptsomefamiliaritywithhowtobrowsetheInternetanduseaPC.Bytheendofthebook,you'llhaveaworkingknowledgeofcontentmanagementsystems,installingandbuildingasiteinDrupal,andvariousWebpromotiontacticsthatcanhelpyoushareyournewsitewiththeworld.