This course is a fresh take on the site building activities required for Drupal.
Acquia's Drupal Site Building Course
This is perhaps my most well-known course I developed while employed at Acquia. I developed this course with the purpose of pushing the limits of how to learn Drupal. In this course I visit various waterfalls around New Zealand while teaching Drupal site building.
Course specifics
This course teaches participants how to create a website using Drupal, a tool that helps build websites, focusing specifically on a project about New Zealand waterfalls. It includes all the essentials, such as videos, images, and detailed hiking information. The learning process is designed to be both engaging and practical, perfect for those who are new to building websites.
By the end of the course, students will be able to handle various content types, customize layouts, and create dynamic lists of content. They'll gain the skills needed to work with Drupal's many features effectively, preparing them for a certification exam should they wish to further their expertise. This makes the course ideal for beginners eager to learn website development in a structured and supportive environment.
By the end of the training you will be able to:
- Describe key features and functionality provided by Drupal 9 core.
- Define Drupal terminology and describe concepts.
- Describe the benefits of using Drupal to power your ambitious digital experience.
- Understand why and how Drupal 10 leverages Composer.
- Search for and use Modules to extend Drupal's functionality.
- Explain and summarize how Drupal sites are constructed and themed.
- Articulate Drupal’s data flow and know why this is important.
- Apply Drupal’s data modeling capabilities to real-world requirements.
- Understand the various administrative sections of Drupal.
- Create custom content types.
- Set up custom URL paths to your content.
- Use media functionality to maintain images, videos, audio, documents, and remote video.
- Understand the essentials of Drupal site building.
- Know how to use Blocks effectively.
- Leverage the power of Views to construct dynamic lists of content.
- Work with Layout Builder.
If you are a newcomer to Drupal, this course is for you! It will provide an overview for those looking for a hands-on introduction as well as those who are ready to learn Drupal site building, or need to brush up on best practices to prepare for our Site Builder certification exam.
To get the most out of this course, you should:
Know how to use a web browser to access the internet.
Understand the basics of website building using a Content Management System (helpful, but not necessary).
