New Class: How to Build a Drupal 7 Jobs Site

We’re happy to add another large and highly-useful new class to the OSTraining library today, How to Build a Drupal 7 Jobs Site.

This class has over 60 videos and is a complete introduction to the principles and skills needed to build websites in Drupal 7. This is a practical hands-on class and you can follow along with every step.

During this class, you’re going to build a job-posting site:

• We start the class by getting you set up with a Drupal site.
• You’ll learn about content types, taxonomy, content display, image styles and permissions.
• You’ll get an introduction to Views, landing pages, blocks, caching and more.
• You’ll build menus and URLs.
• You select modules, test new features, add calendars and explore powerful extra features.
• You’ll discover and install great themes.
• You’ll learn about content editing and content workflows.

Outline of the Build a Drupal 7 Jobs Site Class

Introduction

• Welcome
• Getting Ready for the Class
• How to Install a Module
• Preparing to Build the Site
• Planning Your New Site

Users

• Planning the User Roles
• Creating User Roles
• The Masquerade Module
• Configuring the User Settings

Site Building

• Understanding Content Types
• Understanding Taxonomy
• The Anatomy of a Drupal Site
• Site Building Exercises
• Site Building Summary

Content Types

• Planning Content Types
• Planning Field Types and Widgets
• Plan a New Content Type
• Create The Job Posting Content Type
• How to Modify Existing Fields
• How to Reuse a Field
• Creating a New Taxomomy
• Add a Taxonomy Field to a Content Type
• Add a Term Reference Fields
• Manage the Display of Fields
• Manage the Display of Articles
• Creating Image Styles
• Permissions for a Content Type
• Using the Devel Module to Generate Content

Content Display and Organization

• Introduction to Views
• Installing Views
• Create a List of Content With Views
• Create a View for the Job Postings
• Different Displays With Views
• Create a Related Content Block with Contextual Views
• Create a List of Terms With Views
• Create a Contextually Filtered Block
• Views Caching
• Adding a Entity Reference Field

Site Navigation and URLs

• Customizing URL Aliases
• Using the Pathauto Module for URLs
• Understanding Drupal’s Menu System
• Create a Quick Links Menu
• Create a Quick Links Menu Block

Modules

• How to Select Drupal Modules
• Adding Date Fields
• Adding Link Fields
• Introducing the Entity Reference Module
• Installing the Entity Reference Module

Views and Display Suite

• Creating an FAQ Page With Views Relationships
• Showing a User Image in Views With Relationships
• Allow Users to Filter Your Views
• Create an Exposed Filter for Job Listings
• Introducing Display Suite
• Create a View of All Users
• A Custom Layout for User Profiles
• Create a Photo Gallery

Event Calendar and Event Listings

• Create an Event Content Type
• Add a Menu Link for Submitting Events
• Create an Events Calendar with Views
• Custom Error Messages

Themes

• Evaluating Themes
• Install the AdaptiveTheme and Corolla Themes
• Install the Adminimal Administration Theme

Content and Site Maintenance

• Text Formats and CKEditor
• Edit the New Text Formats
• Customize the Content Editor Experience
• Introducing the Workbench Module
• Summary