Next steps – building the foundation

Now that we have examined the core Drupal installation and its default settings, we are ready to begin building our additional functionality. The rest of this chapter covers the steps you will be using repeatedly as you design your site.

Although some details will vary depending on the context, the details in this chapter will provide a point of reference as you build out your site.

The elements of this foundation include:

• Installing modules and themes

• Adding roles

• Creating content types

• Creating views