Drupal in a Day

Get a solid introduction to Drupal 7 in this one-day workshop. Learn essential Drupal concepts, features and best-practices through hands-on exercises. During the class you will dig in to the primary steps for creating and administering Drupal sites by building a new site from the ground up. By the end of the day you will be familiar with Drupal terminology, know how to find and choose modules that provide the functionality you need and understand Drupal's framework for building sustainable websites.

Because this training will be an overview and not an in-depth course, it is perfect for people who are evaluating using Drupal or who are looking for a hands-on introduction.

By the end of this workshop you will you will be able to:

  • Understand Drupal terminology such as blocks, taxonomy, aliases, and more
  • Create and manage content
  • Add images and configure automatic image resizing
  • Add user accounts and manage permissions
  • Choose and configure useful Drupal modules

Class logistics:

  • We'll begin the workshop at 9:00AM and finish at 6:00PM.
  • Participants must provide their own laptops for the class. Information on system and software requirements will be provided after registering.
  • Participants will receive printed manual which outlines step-by-step activities.
  • Lunch is included.

Recommended prerequisites (helpful but not required):

  • Experience using and building websites using content management systems (CMS) like Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress or equivalent.
  • Basic understanding of how content management systems (CMS) function

This class is limited to the first 15 registrants.

Acquia Training Acquia’s Drupal Training instills Drupal knowledge in designers and developers through on-site classroom-style courses. They develop and maintain a standardized Drupal curriculum so that partners like Advantage Labs can deliver up-to-date training information at a lower cost.

Advantage Labs courses are delivered by 2 expert instructors, and class size is limited to 12 people to ensure that all of your questions are answered.

You will receive a complete, printed manual so that you can revisit the training exercises as needed.

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