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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-101118066863

ISBN-139781118066867

eBay Product ID (ePID)109027659

Product Key Features

Number of Pages504 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDrupal : the Guide to Planning and Building Websites

Publication Year2011

SubjectWeb / Design

TypeTextbook

AuthorAlan S. Trueblood, Cindy Mccourt

Subject AreaComputers

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight30.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-930294

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal006.76

Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION. PART I: PLANNING YOUR WEBSITE. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO DRUPAL PLANNING. CHAPTER 2: MANAGING OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS. CHAPTER 3: CONDUCTING A NEEDS ANALYSIS. CHAPTER 4: COLLECTING REQUIREMENTS. CHAPTER 5: CREATING A DESIGN PLAN. PART II: BUILDING AND SUSTAINING YOUR WEBSITE. CHAPTER 6: PLANNING DEVELOPMENT. CHAPTER 7: COORDINATING IMPLEMENTATION. CHAPTER 8: SUSTAINING THE SITE. PART III: A SAMPLE SITE. CHAPTER 9: A SAMPLE PLAN. CHAPTER 10: SAMPLE BUILD RECIPES. INDEX.

SynopsisA complete lifecycle guide to planning and building a site with Drupal Drupal allows you to quickly and easily build a wide variety of web sites, from very simple blog sites to extremely complex sites that integrate with other systems. In order to maximize what Drupal can do for you, you need to plan. Whether you are building with Drupal 6 or 7, this book details the steps necessary to plan your site so you can make informed decisions before you start to build. Explains how to define the scope of your project Shows you how to create a design plan taking into consideration how Drupal works Helps you make informed decisions regarding development methodologies, environments, standards, and site security Reviews ways to assess the use of existing and/or custom Drupal modules Teaches you how to avoid common pitfalls that can impact a successful site launch Walks you through preparing for post-launch site maintenance and management tasks Details incorporating the nature of open source systems into your management strategies Identifies ways to interact with members of the Drupal community The processes and techniques provided in this book will empower you to create a successful and sustainable site with Drupal., A complete lifecycle guide to building a Drupal site Drupal allows you to easily publish, manage, and organize a wide variety of content on a Web site. This book provides you with a detailed tour of the lifecycle of a Drupal site and clearly explains everything you need to know in order to build a Drupal site., Plan and execute each phase of your Drupal website Drupal enables you to build a wide variety of websites quickly and easily, from simple blog sites to complex sites that integrate with other systems. In order to maximize what Drupal can do for your website, you need to plan. With this comprehensive book, Drupal expert Cindy McCourt walks you through planning your Drupal site, using optimal methods for leveraging the power and flexibility of the Drupal framework. Regardless of your level of experience working with Drupal, this guide provides you with a series of analyses and tasks from a Drupal perspective that allows you to start thinking in Drupal and helps you plan each phase of your site's lifecycle. Drupal: The Guide to Planning and Building Websites: Presents an overview of a site's lifecycle and details where planning fits in Provides insights into various development methodologies and management practices that are frequently used on a Drupal project Helps you identify and analyze what your site needs in order to achieve its objectives Shows you how to translate your requirements into a visual representation of your site Covers many of the non-development tasks that need to beconsidered for a successful site launch Explores developing your Drupal site and shares tips for maintaining and supporting it Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. wrox.com Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you. Foreword by Dries Buytaert, Founder and Project Lead, Drupal; Chief Technology Officer, Acquia

LC Classification NumberTK5105.8885.D78