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Drupal 7 Essential Training shows how to get the most out of Drupal, the content management system (CMS) that powers over a quarter million web sites. The course demonstrates how to download and install Drupal, add content and graphics to a site, change layout and design elements, control visitor interactions, and expand the site's capabilities beyond what's available in Drupal core. Discussion of established best practices in each step to ensure that a site remains streamlined, secure, and up-to-date. Exercise files are included with the course.
Topics include:

    Comparing Drupal with other content management systems
    Understanding nodes
    Creating basic content
    Adding blogs, discussions groups, and polls
    Subscribing to RSS feeds
    Creating new content types
    Managing users, roles, and permissions
    Creating and modifying block regions
    Adding menus
    Extending site capabilities with modules