learn the new features of Drupal 7, how they work and how they will impact you /
Mark Noble.
Birmingham, U.K. :
Packt Pub.,
2010.
1 online resource (x, 269 pages) :
illustrations
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewer; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: What's New In Drupal 7?; Goals of Drupal 7; Key new features in Drupal 7; Improved installation; New administration toolbar and overlay administration; Improved interface for creating content; Improved interface for creating new content types; New Field API; Additional support for files and images; Improved filter system; Added context information to messages during translation; Built-in automated cron functionality; Improved security; Added a new plugin manager
Added the Seven theme for administrationAdded the jQuery UI to core; Allows additional preprocessing of themed information; Added the New Stark theme; Rewritten database layer (DBTNG); Improved node access system; Added the Queue API for long-running tasks; Added a new test framework; RDF capabilities; Unmet goals; Key changes to Drupal 7; Removed functionality; Contributed modules; Minimum requirements for Drupal 7; Summary; Chapter 2: Installation and Upgrades; Installing Drupal 7; Obtaining Drupal; Selecting an installation profile; Minimal profile; Standard profile; Language selection
Login rate limitationsSearch; Changes to the cron system; Protection from unauthorized access; Reports; Field list report; Summary; Chapter 5: Drupal 7 for Themers; Template changes; Everything there is to know about .info files; html.tpl.php; Rendering the entire page with page.tpl.php; Theming individual regions with region.tpl.php; Theming individual nodes with node.tpl.php; template.php; Other changes; New JavaScript functionality; jQuery tools; AJAX framework from CTools; Including other JavaScript libraries; CSS changes; System classes; Classes array; Hiding information
Numeric fields (Decimal, Float, and Integer)File fields; Term Reference fields; Text fields; Field display; Taxonomy changes; Image styles; Comment changes; Removed functionality; Summary; Chapter 4: Drupal 7 Administration; New administration interface; Administration toolbar; Dashboard; Overlay window; Appearance section; Installing and updating themes and modules; People section; Modules section; Configuration section; Configuring settings; Shortcuts; Edit Anywhere; Configuring Date and Time display; User management; Account settings; User fields; Password strength meter
Requirements checkDatabase configuration; Configure site; New home page; Command-line installation; Upgrading from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7; Creating custom installation profiles; Components of an installation profile; The .info file; The .profile file; The .install file; Summary; Chapter 3: Site Building with Drupal 7; Creating content; Selecting a content type to create; Content UI; Creating node summaries; Formatting text; Additional node properties; Creating new content types with custom fields; Creating a custom content type; Additional content type properties; Field API; Boolean fields