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Site Building

Drupal Core Modules

Topic
Site Building, Module Development, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, and 10
More information

A module is a set of PHP, JavaScript, and/or CSS files that extends site features and adds functionality. The Drupal core software comes with a set of modules that provide a range of features.

Site Building

Acquia Certified Drupal Site Builder Exam

Guide
Site Building, Site Administration
Drupal 9, 10
Theming

Acquia Certified Drupal Front End Specialist Exam

Guide
Site Building, Theming, Site Administration
Drupal 10
Site Building

Learn Drupal

Guide
Site Building, Theming, Module Development, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, and 10
Site Building

Drupal User Guide

Guide
Basics, Site Building, Site Administration, Community
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
Site Administration

Upgrade Drupal

Course
Site Building, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
6 tutorials
What Is Deprecated Code? Free
Upgrade to Drupal 11 Free
Upgrade to Drupal 10 Free
Upgrade to Drupal 9 Free
Update Drupal from Versions Prior to 8.8.x using Composer Free
Install a Contributed Module with No Drupal 9 Release Free
Site Administration

Install and Update Drupal

Course
Site Building, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
2 tutorials
Install Drupal Locally with DDEV Free
Update Drupal's Minor Version Free
Site Administration

Keep Drupal Up-To-Date

Guide
Site Building, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
Backend and Infrastructure

Performance and Scalability for Drupal Sites

Course
Site Building, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
18 tutorials
Overview: Drupal Performance and Scalability Free
Boost Drupal Performance with Contributed Modules Free
Drupal Performance Profiling: Tools and Methodologies
What Are Core Web Vitals?
Analyze Drupal Site Performance with Lighthouse
Analyze Drupal Site Performance with WebPageTest
Overview: Drupal's Cache Modules and Performance Settings
Overview: Drupal's Caching System
Debug Drupal Cache Misses and Low Hit Rates
Extend Drupal Site Monitoring with Contributed Modules
Set Up Advanced Caching on Pantheon Hosting
Set Up Advanced Caching on Acquia Cloud Hosting
Overview: Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and Drupal
What Is Server Scaling?
Overview: Benchmarking and Performance Budgets
Profile a Drupal Site with Apache Bench
Overview: New Relic as a Drupal Performance Monitor
Profile a Drupal Site with New Relic
Site Administration

Content Moderation and Workflows in Drupal

Course
Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
8 tutorials
Overview of Workflows and Content Moderation Free
What Are Revisions? Free
Plan an Editorial Workflow
Create a Custom Workflow
Apply an Editorial Workflow to a Content Type
Manage Moderated Content
Moderated Content and Views
Create a View of Moderated Content
Site Administration

Command Line Tools for Drupal

Guide
Site Building, Theming, Module Development, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
Site Building

Composer

Topic
Site Building, Theming, Module Development, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
More information

Composer is the preferred dependency management solution for PHP, is used by Drupal core, and is becoming increasingly popular for managing the modules and themes used for a Drupal project.

Module Development

Learn Drush: The Drupal Shell

Course
Module Development, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
21 tutorials
What Is Drush? Free
Install Drush Using Composer Free
Enable, Update, and Manage Modules and Themes with Drush Free
Use Drush for Common Site and Environment Management Tasks
Use Drush to Speed up Common Drupal Development Tasks
Use Drush to Deploy Drupal Updates
Overview: Drush's Output Formatting System
Automating Drupal Tasks with Drush and Bash Scripts
Drush Site Aliases
Drush Configuration
Develop Drupal Modules Faster with Drush Code Generators
Create a Custom Drush Code Generator
Overview: Creating Your Own Custom Drush Commands
Create a Custom Drush Command
Use Command Line Arguments with a Custom Drush Command
Add Options to a Custom Drush Command
Add an Interactive Prompt to a Drush Command
Logging and Error Handling in Drush Commands
Create Site-Wide Custom Drush Commands
Overview: Drush Hooks
Alter an Existing Drush Command
Site Building

Layout Builder in Drupal

Course
Site Building, Theming, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
14 tutorials
Introduction to Layout Builder Free
Create a Flexible Layout for a Content Type Free
Change the Layout on a Per-Page Basis
Limit Blocks Available in Layout Builder with Block List Override
Use Layout Builder Restrictions to Configure Available Layouts and Blocks
Layout Builder Design Patterns
Implement the Layout Builder View Modes Pattern
Use Layout Builder Modal When Creating Custom Blocks
Define Custom Layouts in a Module or Theme
Comparison of Layout-Building Approaches in Drupal
Tips for Theming with Layout Builder
Add Views to a Layout
How to Add Custom Styles in Drupal's Layout Builder
Adding Asset Libraries to Custom Layouts
Site Administration

Media and Responsive Images

Guide
Site Building, Theming, Module Development, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
Site Administration

Managing Media in Drupal

Course
Site Building, Theming, Module Development, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
12 tutorials
Overview: Media Management in Drupal Free
Overview: Media Types, Media Entities, and Media Fields in Drupal Free
Add a Media Field to a Content Type in Drupal
Find, Add, Edit, and Delete Media Entities in Drupal
Use Drupal Media Library to Browse Media Entities
How to Add a Media Button to a WYSIWYG Editor in Drupal
How to Add Fields to a Media Type in Drupal
Map Media Source Data to Custom Fields
Overview: Access Control for Media Entities in Drupal
Customize the Drupal Media Library Browser Widget
Track Media Entity Usage in Drupal
Use View Modes with Media Entities in Drupal
Site Building

Build Drupal Sites

Guide
Site Building, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
Site Administration

Drupal Site Administration

Guide
Site Building, Theming, Module Development, Backend and Infrastructure, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
Site Administration

Keep Calm and Clear Cache

Course
Theming, Module Development, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
1 tutorials
Clear Drupal's Cache Free
Site Administration

Configuration Management in Drupal

Course
Site Building, Site Administration
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
13 tutorials
Overview of the Configuration System Free
Configuration Sync Directory Setup
Create a Clone of Your Drupal Site
Clone a Drupal Site with GUI Tools
Synchronize Configuration with the UI
Synchronize Configuration with Drush
Inspect Configuration with Drush
Live vs. Local Configuration Management
Configuration Interdependencies
How to Override Configuration
Set up and Use Configuration Split Module Free
Automate Deployment of Configuration
Reimport Default Configuration during Development

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