How to Create Layouts and Themes in Drupal 7

In this class you’ll learn a variety of approaches to making dynamic layouts in Drupal, and how to choose the right approach for your site.

You’ll learn techniques and best practices for configuring a flexible and extendable layout for your site. You’ll also learn how to get more control over the look and feel by creating a custom theme in Drupal.

By the end of the class you’ll know how to save yourself time in making easy to configure, responsive and smart layouts. You will also understand best practices in making your site secure and fast, and easy to maintain.

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Course Content

Introduction

Welcome to the Drupal Theming Class

What You Need for This Class

Your Learning Environment

Your Site for This Class

Fundamentals

Drupal Theming Fundamentals

Types of Drupal Themes

Finding and Evaluating Themes

Installing New Drupal Themes

Making a Simple Theme

Adding Screenshots

Declaring Regions in a Drupal Theme

Adding Features to Your Theme

Adding CSS

Adding Javascript

Adding CSS and Images

Anatomy of a Drupal Page

Customizing

Customizing Your Theme

Coding Standards

Template File Overrides

Overriding the Core node.tpl.php

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About Instructor

Rod Martin

Rod holds two masters degrees and has been training people how to do "things" for over 25 years. Originally from Australia, he grew up in Canada and now resides just outside Cincinnati, Ohio. He has worked in both the non-profit and for-profit worlds, in small companies and large corporations. His extensive open source experience includes WordPress, Joomla and Drupal and he really knows how to help you get the most out of the system you chose. Rod plays ice hockey a couple of times a week and rides his Goldwing motorcycle pretty much everywhere he can.

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How to Create Layouts and Themes in Drupal 7

Course Content

Introduction

About Instructor

Rod Martin

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