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Basics

Introduction to Drupal

Guide
Basics, Site Building
Drupal 8, 9, and 10
Module Development

Acquia Certified Drupal Developer Exam

Guide
Site Building, Theming, Module Development
Drupal 9, 10
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 Building

Views UI: Query, List, and Display Content

Course
Site Building, Theming
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
16 tutorials
Set up Demo Site with Views and Content Free
Add a REST Endpoint with Views Free
Overview: Filter Criteria in Views Free
Add Filter Criteria to a View
Overview: Exposed Filter Criteria in Views
Expose Filter Criteria to Users in Views
Overview: Sort Criteria in Views
Add Sort Criteria to a View
Overview: Exposed Sort Criteria in Views
Expose Sort Criteria to Users in Views
Overview: Relationships in Views Free
Add a Relationship to a View
Overview: Contextual Filters in Views
Create a Page with a Contextual Filter
Overview: Theming Views Free
Override a View's Wrapper Template
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

Command Line Tools for Drupal

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

Views in Drupal

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

Layout Builder

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

Layout Builder API in Drupal

Course
Site Building, Theming, Module Development
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
3 tutorials
Dynamic Layout Plugins in Drupal's Layout Builder
How to Create a Layout with Configurable Settings in Drupal's Layout Builder
Build Dynamic Custom Layouts with Derivatives
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

Responsive Image Styles in Drupal

Course
Site Building, Theming
Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11
3 tutorials
Responsive Image Module Overview
Responsive Image Style Use Cases
Create a Responsive Image Style for Viewport-Sizing
Site Building

Build Drupal Sites

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

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