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Download or read book Drupal 8 Quick Start Guide written by J. Ayen Green and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your step by step guide with easy to follow instructions for navigating Drupal 8 Key FeaturesBuild a great Drupal website easilyHow to structure, create and maintain different types of contentDesign roles for secure editing of your siteBook Description Drupal is a powerful content management platform, ?exible enough to accommodate almost any content requirements. This ?exibility comes with a cost: complexity. Drupal 8 Quick Start Guide will clear your path from installation to a building usable site in minutes, and to a customized site in one sitting. You will begin with installation of Drupal and going through the main sections of the Drupal UI. Then, you will create a content type that describes its content, which simplifies the act of creating and editing the actual content later. You will learn about user roles, using real-world examples. This will help you to learn how to design roles, and how to assign appropriate permissions to them. Next, you will learn to use the WYSIWYG editor, configure it for other roles, navigate the various fields on the content creation form, and publish content. To begin to appreciate the ?exibility and expandability of Drupal, you will make use of popular content-focused modules that extend Drupal's power. You will learn how to expand your market to other readers directly and through other sites by configuring content and UI translations and creating a View that provides an RSS feed. Finally, you will put everything together by customizing the home page for your new website. What you will learnCreate and customize Drupal structures, such as menus, tags, and content categoriesExtend Drupal's capabilities with add-on modulesAdminister site users, their roles, and the actions to which they are granted accessUnderstand user roles and permissionsCreate, edit, and publish contentUse Views for custom content selection and displayExpand your audience with custom RSS feedsConfigure a home page with meaningful sections for a better UXWho this book is for This book is for content administrators, developers, site builders and administrators who are new to Drupal 8.