An Overview of Drupal
Robert J. Townsend, Stephanie Pakrul · Apress eBooks · 2010
Drupal rocks! I first started using Drupal in 2006 after experimenting with a few other content management systems. I didn’t know how Drupal worked, what modules to use, or even how to set up a server; all I knew was that my brother-in-law (aka professional IT guru and programmer extraordinaire) said I should give it a try. Several years later, I can honestly say 1) choosing to learn Drupal was the best decision I ever made, especially for my web development business, and 2) I still learn new things about Drupal every day. I recently took a look at the first web site I designed with Drupal and vividly remembered the frustration I felt: “How do I create a web page? Why do my menu links suddenly disappear? How do I get a text box to display in the middle of the screen?” With a “git-’er-done” attitude, I did the one thing you’re not supposed to do: I rewrote code in Drupal’s core modules. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.