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Drupal 8 Quick Start Guide

Drupal 8 Quick Start Guide: Get up and running with Drupal 8

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Drupal 8 Quick Start Guide

Structuring Content Types

In Chapter 1, Finding Your Way Around Drupal, we learned what Drupal is and how to install it. This chapter will explore the fundamentals of Drupal content types, and the formats that define what information is saved with each piece of content. Upon reading this chapter, you will learn about content types and fields, creating a content type, adding fields to a content type, customizing the form used to enter content, and customizing the way the content is displayed.

What is content?

We all know what content is...sort of. This book is made up of content. This chapter contains content, as does this section within this chapter. The more important question is: what is it in the context of Drupal? This question is best answered with the home page as an example, because you'll know it when you see it!

The following screenshot shows a piece of content that I added to the site, in the main content area, with a thick rectangle around it:

When rendered and displayed in the browser, it's simply content, but up until that point, it is content of a certain type, of a content type, also known in Drupal as a node bundle. Does Drupal look at this content simply as:

Chapter 2 - Understanding Content Types
We all know what content is ... sort of. This book is made up of content. This chapter contains content, as does this section within the...

Summary

In this chapter, we have learned the following: firstly, what a content type is, and then why we would want to create one. Furthermore, we looked at content fields, found out what they are, and looked at what field types are available. Then, we moved on and looked at how to design and create content types, before finally finishing by adding fields to our content types.

  • What a content type is
  • Why we would want to create a content type
  • What content type fields are
  • Which field types are available
  • How to design a content type
  • How to create a content type
  • How to add fields to the content type

We will return to our content type later in this book when we learn about creating content for it, configuring the content creation form, and designing the way the content is displayed.

 

We added fields to a new content type in this chapter. It is also possible, using the same...
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Key benefits

  • Build a great Drupal website easily
  • How to structure, create and maintain different types of content
  • Design roles for secure editing of your site

Description

Drupal is a powerful content management platform, ?exible enough to accommodate almost any content requirements. This ?exibility comes with a cost: complexity. Drupal 8 Quick Start Guide will clear your path from installation to a building usable site in minutes, and to a customized site in one sitting. You will begin with installation of Drupal and going through the main sections of the Drupal UI. Then, you will create a content type that describes its content, which simplifies the act of creating and editing the actual content later. You will learn about user roles, using real-world examples. This will help you to learn how to design roles, and how to assign appropriate permissions to them. Next, you will learn to use the WYSIWYG editor, configure it for other roles, navigate the various fields on the content creation form, and publish content. To begin to appreciate the ?exibility and expandability of Drupal, you will make use of popular content-focused modules that extend Drupal's power. You will learn how to expand your market to other readers directly and through other sites by configuring content and UI translations and creating a View that provides an RSS feed. Finally, you will put everything together by customizing the home page for your new website.

Who is this book for?

This book is for content administrators, developers, site builders and administrators who are new to Drupal 8.

What you will learn

  • Create and customize Drupal structures, such as menus, tags, and content categories
  • Extend Drupal s capabilities with add-on modules
  • Administer site users, their roles, and the actions to which they are granted access
  • Understand user roles and permissions
  • Create, edit, and publish content
  • Use Views for custom content selection and display
  • Expand your audience with custom RSS feeds
  • Configure a home page with meaningful sections for a better UX

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Finding Your Way around Drupal Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Structuring Content Types Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Managing Users Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating and Editing Content Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Making Drupal Even More Useful Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Grabbing Global Readership Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Feeding the Masses – RSS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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