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Mastering Drupal 8: An advanced guide to building and maintaining Drupal websites

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Mastering Drupal can lead to a mighty website - discover what Drupal 8 can really do with hidden techniques, best practices, and more!

Key FeaturesThe most up-to-date advanced practical guide on Drupal 8 with an in-depth look at all the advanced new features such as authoring, HTML markup, built-in web services, and moreIf you are looking to dive deep into Drupal 8 and create industry-standard web apps, then this is the ideal book for youAll the code and examples are explained in great detail to help you in the development processBook DescriptionDrupal is an open source content management system trusted by governments and organizations around the globe to run their websites. It brings with it extensive content authoring tools, reliable performance, and a proven track record of security. The community of more than 1,000,000 developers, designers, editors, and others have developed and maintained a wealth of modules, themes, and other add-ons to help you build a dynamic web experience.

Drupal 8 is the latest release of the Drupal built on the Symfony2 framework. This is the largest change to the Drupal project in its history. The entire API of Drupal has been rebuilt using Symfony and everything from the administrative UI to themes to custom module development has been affected.

This book will cover everything you need to plan and build a complete website using Drupal 8. It will provide a clear and concise walkthrough of the more than 200 new features and improvements introduced in Drupal core. In this book, you will learn advanced site building techniques, create and modify themes using Twig, create custom modules using the new Drupal API, explore the new REST and Multilingual functionality, import, and export Configuration, and learn how to migrate from earlier versions of Drupal.

What you will learnDiscover how to better manage content using custom blocks and viewsDisplay content in multiple ways, taking advantage of display modesCreate custom modules with YAML and Symfony 2Easily translate content using the new multilingual capabilities Use RESTful services and JavaScript frameworks to build headless websites Manage Drupal configuration from one server to another easilyWho this book is forThis book is ideally suited to web developers, designers, and web administrators who want to dive deep into Drupal. Previous experience with Drupal is a must to unleash the full potential of this book.

Table of ContentsDeveloper WorkflowSite configurationManaging Users, Roles and PermissionsManaging Content types, Taxonomy and CommentsWorking with BlocksContent Authoring, HTML5 and MediaImplementing ViewsTheming EssentialsWorking with TwigExtending DrupalWorking with Forms and the Form APIRESTful ServicesMultilingual CapabilitiesConfiguration ManagementSite MigrationDebugging and Profiling

733 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 27, 2017

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Chaz Chumley

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