Drupal Commerce is currently the leading solution for building Drupal e-commerce websites. We're going to give you a first look over Drupal Commerce, showing you how to get up and running. This won't be a detailed tutorial but introduce you to the key features. We'll…
Drupal allows you to do lots of things, but taking a simple content field and putting it in a block can be complex. When would you need to do this? One common example is that you might want to display an image from a content…
The SEO Checklist for Drupal is a very useful module to help with your SEO efforts. The SEO Checklist module doesn't perform any SEO functions, but it will guide you through the process of optimizing your site and it will recommend best-of-breed modules. After installation…
This short tutorial will show you how to find out which Drupal version your site is using. We'll cover both Drupal 6 and 7 as there is a small difference between the two when it comes to finding your version number.
Code can be dangerous. The right code in the right place brings your site to life, but there are many places where it can be a huge security risk. Inside your content, code can be dangerous. If you allow people to use PHP, Javascript, iframes…
This video was taken at DrupalCamp Indianapolis this November. Rod from OSTraining gave a talk called "The Absolute Beginners Guide to Drupal". The talk was aimed squarely at people who were brand new to Drupal. About 60 people came and enjoyed the introduction, which was…
Theming Drupal is not a straightforward task, but people are trying to make it easier. One way to do that is by creating a theme framework that provides many of the basic features that designers need: a grid system, cross-browser compatibility, base CSS classes and…
Drupal 7 did get a new toolbar and overlay to make it easier to use. However, many people prefer to use the Administration Menu module. This might be because they are familiar with it (because it was also very popular in Drupal 6), and it…
Drupal 8 is underway with lots of great ideas and initatives. For front-end site builders, these include improving Drupal's design, mobile, HTML5 and multi-lingual capabilities. For those working under the hood, there are plans to improve web services and staging management.
