After becoming oriented with Drupal's GUI, I am learning the development cycle and workflow of the system through LinkedIn's Drupal admin course.
I have learned:
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How to properly place hyperlinks to local nodes (Drupal web documents) into menus. (Use the option provided while creating/editing a piece of content.)
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Content editing administration (Administration -> Configuration -> Content authoring -> Text formats and editors)
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Expanding media capabilities for the site (Enable in Administration -> Extend -> Core -> Media & Media Library, then enable in the `Text formats and editors` menu under `Enabled Filters` check `Embed media`. Then you can adjust your embedded media settings on that same page under Filter settings -> Embed media.)
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Installing the commonly used Admin Toolbar Drupal extension, then enabled it along with its extra tools, and toolbar Search. Along the way, I learned how to install extensions from a compressed file.
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Editing, copying, and creating content types.
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Controlling site editing through content type creation.
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Creating and edit fields: Administration -> Structure -> Content types -> Field name (Fields are the kinds of information attached to your content, and their presentation to both content moderators and site guests.)
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Ensuring web accessibility through field design, as fields can have mandatory components, like text descriptions for pictures.
Next
- Update site to reflect the aforementioned structural tools.
- Continue the administration lessons.