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Ready. Set. Drupal! Part 2
A quick introduction to the Drupal 8
out-of-the-box site building experience.
http://training.acquia.com/drupalready
Take this course!
• In a classroom or
online.
• Teach at events or
your company.
http://training.acquia.com/drupalready
About me• Heather James
• Manager of Learning Services
• @learningdrupal
training.acquia.com/events
Fun is memorable
About you!
• What other systems
have you used?
• What do you know
about Drupal already?
What’s in your toolbox?
Step-by-step
http://training.acquia.com/drupalready
• Presentations
• Demos
• Activities – try
it yourself!
Ready check!
You will need
• A working copy of
Drupal 8 – most recent
Beta.
• Acquia Cloud free site
acquia.com/drupal-8
• Materials!
Nice to have
• Browser inspection tool
such as Firebug for
Firefox, or “Developer
mode” in Chrome.
• Lorem Ipsum text
generator.
http://training.acquia.com/drupalready
Task: Drupal 8 – Acquia Cloud
• Go to
acquia.com/drupal-
8
• Choose to try now.
• Configure your site
acquia.com/drupal-8
Develop locally
• Install
Dev Desktop 2
• Connect SSH key
• Clone your site
locally
docs.acquia.com/dev-desktop2/cloud/working
RecapWhat we covered in Part 1
Drupal 8 status
• More beta releases!
• Release candidate:
Drupal 8.0.0
• Future minor releases
will add features:
Such as Drupal 8.1.0
Betas Test
RC1 Test
8.0 Ready!
Minor New features
drupal.org/core/release-cycle and drupal.org/node/2135189
Generated lists of
content
drupal.com/showcases
Shows examples of pages created
from lists of content on the fly.
FYI: Built in Drupal 8!
Structured input and display
Drupal EntitiesTaxonomy termsUsers
E. WebbGermany
J. BeemanSpain
adventure
city break
sailing
shopping
city break
Comments
dwight
8 Sept
Wow, can't wait to get visit.
joe
8 Sept
Me too!
Content (nodes)
• Pet-friendly holidays for the whole family.
• Drum and dance in Mali.
• Indian adventure on a river boat cruise.
• Mud baths and hot springs of Beppu.
• Hidden Paris by night in the winter.
Blocks
Block title
Block text here. Some information about something.
http://link123.com
Contact forms
Subject
Message text field.
Custom fields as needed.
Entities are one instance
of an entity type.
Each has a unique ID.
These are examples of
“Content entities” in
Drupal.
Examples of content entities in Drupal 8
Adding fields to content types
Content types: Define defaults and add fields (usually)
Generic Content type settings
Title
Author
Date published
Comments
Menu options
Revisions
Article + fields:
Image
Body text
Tags
Tips + fields:
Video
Body text
Tags
Link
Adding fields to Blocks
Default basic block has
one body text field. What
if you want an image and
a link?
With “Block Types” in
Drupal 8, you can add
fields.
Such as an image or link
field.
Add fields to block types
How to format & displayWhat to select & filter
Views for lists of content
Display configuration
With Drupal, you can reuse content intelligently.
Everything is configurable
Change the image styles!
You can change the display and even the image styles, crop, etc.
Lesson 6: Extending DrupalCustomizing your site
Core themes
Bartik: Default theme Stark: Default core markup
Currently under development
Outputting “Classy” markup
Showing output in the Classy base theme
What is a theme?
Minimum files you need Robust example
Under construction…
Override in your theme
Copy a core template file to your theme, modify it.
Inheritance
page
user
node
page
node
user
node
page
node
Core provides templates.
Themes can opt to override these
templates.
Or not!
Drupal theming is a process of
overriding what is there.
Drupal theming = overriding
Core
Templates
Base
theme
Sub-
theme
Actually
used
What template is being called?
• Twig debug option
indicates what
template is being
called.
• Offers suggested
templates
Twig Debug explained drupal.org/node/2358785
Twig template syntax<ul>
{% for item in menu %}
<li>
<a href="{{ item.href }}">
{{ item.name }}
</a>
</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
{% foo %}
Used for expressions
{{ bar }}
Prints variables
drupal.org/theme-guide/8/twig
Task: Change theme
• Change to Classy
or Stark.
• Inspect markup.
Review
Drupal theming is a system of overriding
Lesson 7: Who is using Drupal?Drupal and the community
In Lesson 7
• Presentation: Who’s using Drupal
• Demo: How to find contributed projects,
how to use the issue queue.
• Task: Test a contributed module. Learn
more about your local community
How are they using it?
• In every industry from
large sites to small.
• In-depth case studies
on Drupal.org.
drupal.org/case-studies
What does Drupal 8 run on?
• Built in PHP, HTML, CSS,
JS.
• LAMP stack is most
widely used and tested.
• Other OSs, servers, DBs
possible (in orange)
Details drupal.org/requirements
Drupal
Framework: Symfony
Language: PHP
Server: Apache Database: MySQL
Operating System: Linux
Building with Drupal
Contributed modules
• The majority of your
development will rely
on contributed code.
drupal.org/project/project_module
Reporting issues
• Use the Issue queue
• Search first
• Report issues
drupal.org/node/317
Open Source Software = Community
All photos by Kathleen Murtagh code sprints (CC BY
2.0)
How big is the community?
Hint: For latest data, check “d.o”
DrupalCon
• 1500-3000 attendees
– 5 days of learning and
collaboration
– Affordable tickets
– Scholarships!
• Q: Where's the next
DrupalCon?Hint! association.drupal.org/drupalcon
“Trivia night” Photo by Josef Jerabek (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pepej/15451001565/
Task: Connect locally
• Attend meet-ups
• DrupalCamps (local
conferences)
• Training – Free Global
training days and paid
training.
What is happening next in your area? http://drupical.com
Task: Search for modules
• Search through
contributed
modules.
drupal.org/project/project_module
Review!
How was this built?
Inspect the code and body tag for
information.
Go have a look!
drupal.com/get-started-with-drupal
How are these
components added?
Inspect the elements and look for
clues.
Answer?
All are blocks
(in red)
Some parts come from Views
(in blue)
Base theme?
Our training site was built using Bootstrap. You can learn more about
it!
getbootstrap.com And webinar: http://bit.ly/trainingboots
How is this done?
Build in Drupal 7 now
https://docs.acquia.com/articles/usi
ng-drupal-8-features-your-drupal-7-
website
Migrate NOT upgrade to D8 from
D6 or D7
Build in D7 now and be better prepped for D8.
Next course!
http://training.acquia.com/practical-drupal-8
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