Deployment Workflows
TopicTools and workflows for deploying code and configuration changes from one environment to another with Drupal-specific considerations.
Debug Drupal Code
TopicDebugging is the practice of troubleshooting an application through the use of tools and processes in order to find and fix bugs, or better understand the underlying code.
Drupal manages information and access for all visitors to your site, called users, through a system of roles and permissions.
The Drupal Community
TopicDrupal has an amazing community of people who create the software and help each other make the best use of it. This is one of the main benefits of using Drupal — and everyone should take advantage of that.
Contributing to Drupal
TopicAs an open source project, Drupal depends on community contributions in many forms including documentation, code, translation, speaking, organizing events, mentoring others, and even donating money.
Forms (Form API)
TopicDrupal provides a standard, secured method for module developers to add forms to a Drupal website. Learn how to use the Form API to build, validate, and submit a custom form.
The process for keeping Drupal core and contributed modules and themes up to date with the latest security and minor version releases.
Hooks
TopicHooks allow modules to alter and extend the behavior of Drupal core, or another module. As a Drupal developer, understanding how to implement and invoke hooks is essential.
In order to run a Drupal site, the web server you are using must meet minimum technical requirements.
Drupal's vendor-agnostic database abstraction layer provides an API that can query different underlying databases.
Taxonomy
TopicTaxonomy in Drupal provides a way to classify your site’s content. Taxonomy vocabularies are created with terms within those vocabularies.
Patches are used to describe modifications made to one or more code files, and can be used to share those changes.
Entities are the fundamental building blocks that make up any Drupal site. Having a good understanding of the Entity system is an important part of ensuring the data model of your Drupal site is set up properly.
Modules are bundles of primarily PHP code that extend Drupal in order to add new features or alter existing functionality.
Layouts
TopicA layout can describe how various components are arranged on various levels—from an entire page from the header to the footer, to just the “middle” where the dynamic content goes, to individual components. It can apply to templates for managed content or one-off designs for landing pages.
Development environments provide a sandbox where you can work on your application without affecting the live site.
Responsive Web Design
TopicResponsive web design is a set of design approaches and development best practices that ensures that a web design can be used on many types and sizes of devices.