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;title: Administering Drupal 8 Website
;author: Lukasz Sokolowski (NobleProg Ltd)
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== Administering Drupal 8 Website Training Materials ==
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== Intro ⌘==
* What is '''Drupal'''?
* The '''Building Blocks''' of Drupal
* Choosing and managing your '''themes'''
* Choosing and managing your '''modules'''
* Managing your '''content'''
* Ordering your content
* Managing your '''users'''
* Troubleshooting Drupal

== What is Drupal ⌘==
* Community
* Software
** CMS
** '''Framework''' for other project
*** e-commerce
*** social networks
*** portals
*** media portals
*** LMS, CRM, ERP, etc...
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Quick links
https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/understanding-drupal-8/overview
drupal.org
api.drupal.org
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== Drupal Sandbox ⌘==
* Demo (http://simplytest.me/)
* Bitnami (http://bitnami.org/stack/drupal)
* AmazonEC2

== Building Blocks ⌘==

{| cellpadding="10"
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'''Extensions'''
* Modules
* Themes
* Distributions 
|| 
'''Users'''
* User Accounts settings
* User Profiles
* Roles and Permissions
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'''Content'''
* Entities
* Nodes (Fields, Revisions, Comments, Workflows)
* Files (Images)
* Taxonomy (Vocabularies and Terms) 
|| 
'''Structure'''
* Blocks
* Menus
* Input Filters
* Views
* Forms
|}

== Extensions ⌘==
 Themes, Profiles (Distributions) and Modules are also known as '''Extensions'''.

=== Distributions ===
A Distribution contains:
* Drupal '''core'''
* '''Contributed''' modules
* Themes
* Pre-defined '''configuration'''

Examples:
* Bear (an alternative to the ''Minimal'' or ''Standard'' profiles)
* Varbase (good starterkit)
* Open Social (social communities and intranets)
* Commerce Kickstart (e-commerce, https://install.commercekickstart.com/)
* ELMS (e-Learning Management System)
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Quick links for above Examples:
https://www.drupal.org/project/bear
https://www.drupal.org/project/varbase
https://www.drupal.org/project/social
https://www.drupal.org/project/commerce_kickstart
https://www.drupal.org/project/opigno_lms
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More:
http://drupal.org/project/distributions

== Finding Admin Settings ⌘==
# go to ''admin/index''
# use ctrl+f (search option in the browser) to find the option you need

== Modules ⌘==
"Extend and customize Drupal functionality"
* '''Contributed Modules''' are developed by Drupal community
* '''Custom Modules''' are not published to third parties
* '''Core Modules''' are provided by the Drupal Core 

:During this course we focus on the Core Modules

 Some modules are much bigger and more complex than the core!

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Quick links
https://www.drupal.org/project/ubercart
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=== Modules Versions ⌘===
* Important when you are looking for '''Documentation''' and '''Help'''
* Security '''Upgrades'''

=== Modules Support ⌘===
* Issues
* Statistics
* Documentation

=== Useful core modules ⌘===

* Book
* Actions
* Forum
* Aggregator
* Translation-related

=== Exercise 1 ⌘===

<pre>
Installing modules
- Translate the website into another language (core module 'Language')
- Create simple blog (contributed 'Blog' module)
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution
admin/modules
admin/modules/install
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== Themes ⌘==
"Allow you to change '''the look and feel''' of your Drupal site."
* Contributed Themes
* Custom Themes
* Sub-themes
* Blocks configuration '''can change when you change your theme'''
* Administration Theme
* You can '''allow users''' to change your theme

=== Theme Configuration ⌘===
* ''admin/appearance/settings''
* Customizing '''colours''' (color module)
* Configurations '''depends''' on the theme

=== Exercise 2 ⌘===

<pre>
Installing themes
- Choose and install a suitable Drupal theme
- Set your admin theme to Bartik
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution
https://www.drupal.org/project/professional_responsive_theme
https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal8_parallax_theme
admin/appearance#edit-admin-theme
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== Content ⌘==
* Entities
* Nodes
* Files
* Taxonomy

=== Entities ⌘===

* Entity types in core
** '''Configuration Entity'''
*** Used by the '''Configuration System''' 
*** Supports '''translations''' and can provide '''custom defaults''' for installations
** '''Content Entity'''
*** Consist of '''configurable and base fields'''
*** Can have revisions and support translations
* '''Bundles''' (sub-types)
** Configuration Entities that enhance a Content Entity
** Their configuration stores the differences between the content entity types, such as settings and fields
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Quick links
https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/api/entity-api/bundles
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=== Entities Con't ⌘===
''Entity Structure Examples''
{| cellpadding="10"
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'''Content Entity Types:'''
* Node
** Node Bundle (Content Type):
*** Basic page
* Taxonomy
** Taxonomy Bundle (Vocabulary):
*** Tags
* Blocks
** Custom Block Bundle (Custom Block Type):
*** My Block Type
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'''Configuration Entity Types:'''
* Custom Block types
** View
** Menu
** Role
|}

=== Nodes ⌘===
* Structure/Content types (''admin/structure/types'')
* Content vs Content Types
* Node can mean either, though Node Type is used as well
* Each Content type can differ
** Fields
** Workflow
** Permission
** Autopath and Menu options, etc...

=== Fields ⌘ ===
* Field Type vs Field Widget
* Common types are Text, Number, Date, Email, Location, etc...
* Visibility in Teaser (Summary) and Full Node

=== Exercise 3 ⌘===

<pre>
Creating content
- Create two or three content pages (use the default content type Basic Page)
- Create one Article, related to your company
</pre>
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web/node/add
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=== Revisions ⌘ ===
* Create new revision by default
* Log message
* Reverting
* Diff Module*
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Quick links
https://www.drupal.org/project/diff
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==== Exercise 4 ⌘====

<pre>
Time vehicle
- Edit existing basic page and add new line of text in the Body field
- Change it again and add another line, same field
- Revert it to the very first version
- Compare version 2 and 3 (diff)
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution
todo
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=== Comments ⌘===
* Moderation
* Status

==== Exercise 5 ⌘====

<pre>
Creating comments
- Allow all users to comment basic pages
- Comment one of them
- Answer to that comment
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution to Ex 1
admin/structure/types/manage/page/fields/add-field
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=== Workflows ⌘===
* '''Unpublished''' means visible to the author and administrators/moderators
* Content can be unpublished by default
* Content Moderation (Still '''experimental''' part of the core)

=== Files ⌘===
* Uploading

==== Images ⌘====
* Images can be handled via WYSIWYG or Image Field
* Configuration/Media/Image Styles (''admin/config/media/image-styles'')
* Assign a style to Display settings in a content type

=== Exercise 6 ⌘===

<pre>
Content types
- Create your own content type, related to your company
-- add at least 2 new fields, with different type of field
-- add some pictures to your pages (use proper field type)
-- make it appear-able in menus: Tools, Footer 
-- should be unpublished by default, added to the front page and sticky
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution
admin/structure/types/add
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=== Taxonomy ⌘===
* Vocabularies and Terms
* HS, Taxonomy Menu*
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Quick links
https://www.drupal.org/project/taxonomy_menu
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==== Exercise 7 ⌘====

<pre>
Playing with categories
- Create new vocabulary related to your own content type
-- Add some terms (at least 3)
- Create new post and apply some taxonomy
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution to Ex 1
admin/structure/taxonomy/add
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== Users ⌘==
* User Accounts settings (''admin/config/people'')
** Email Templates 
** Fields 
** Profile2*
* Roles and Permissions
** Creating '''Roles'''
** Granting '''Permission'''
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Quick links
https://www.drupal.org/project/profile
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=== Exercise 8 ⌘===

<pre>
Handling users
- Create a role for only 'Basic Page' editor and assign all necessary permissions
- Set permissions so only authenticated users can comment and create your content type
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution
admin/people/roles
works by default
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== Structure ==
=== Blocks ⌘===
* Structure/Blocks (''admin/structure/block'')
* Blocks are part of the structure NOT content
** No search
** No revisions
** No workflow (publish/unpublish)
** No authorship information
** No fine-grained permission for editing blocks
** No index support (search)

=== Exercise 9 ⌘===

<pre>
Blocks
- Position some blocks in your theme
- Set which pages certain blocks should appear upon
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution
admin/structure/block
admin/structure/block/demo/bartik
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=== Menus ⌘===
* Structure/Menus
* Menu vs Menu Item
* Create when editing the content
* Primary/Secondary Menu
* Two menu items to the same content

==== Exercise 10 ⌘====

<pre>
Menus
- Build a menu for your website
- Add your own type nodes to the menu (you can do this by editing the nodes too)
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution
admin/structure/menu/add
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=== Text Formats (Input Filters) ⌘===
* Configuration/Content Authoring/Text Formats (admin/config/content/formats)
* Text Formats allow to filter and transform text when saving and viewing a field
* Keep it Simple
* Rules can overlap with WYSIWYG

=== Display modes ⌘===

Content, Custom block, Comment, Taxonomy term, User - they can have:
* Form modes
* View modes

=== Contact forms ⌘===
Simple default forms to serve the feedback for the site, etc

=== Views ⌘===

* Provides a back end to fetch information from the database
** content, user accounts, taxonomy terms, and other entities
* Can present it to the user as filtered
** a grid, HTML list, table, unformatted list, etc.
* Use cases
** Adding functionality to administrative pages
** Expanding functionality via contributed projects
** Improving table accessibility
** Working with multilingual views

==== Exercise 11 ⌘====

<pre>
Views
- Create new view with nodes only from your own content type
-- allow users to filter it via one of the fields
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution
admin/structure/views/add
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== Admin Tasks ⌘ ==
* Configuring Search
* Cron
* Customizing Error Messages
* Maintenance(site offline)
* URL Aliases
* Reporting
* Configuration management
<!--
Quick links
https://www.drupal.org/project/pathauto
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=== Exercise 12 ⌘===

<pre>
URL Aliases
- Make your url aliases to work auto-magically (contributed module 'pathauto')
</pre>
<!-- Example of solution
https://www.drupal.org/project/pathauto
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== Additional Exercises ==

<pre>
MODULES

1. Install 'book' module and create simple wiki about your company
- create one book with at least 3 pages 

2. Make your website a little bit smarter/automatic
- it should send email to you, each time when the basic page will be created (actions, rules)


THEMES

1. Add Mayo theme and play with it's many configuration options
- chose color set 'Tricolor'
- change font family to 'Verdana, geneva..'
- make default fonts bigger (18px)
- provide rounded corners to frames (blocks and content)
- add font resizing controls to the header


CONTENT

1. New content type
- Install the Field group module
- Create a content type called Booking
- Add two fields, From and To, of type Date
- Create group of newly added fields called Dates
(https://www.drupal.org/project/field_group)

2. Create relationship between 2 content types 
- make them both link-able


STRUCTURE

1. Block
- Create your own Custom Block Type (My Block Type)
- Create block using this type and place it in Footer

2. Menu
- make your Main menu nicer (https://www.drupal.org/project/tb_megamenu)

3. Taxonomy
- Create 2 taxonomies with relation between them
- Apply it to the basic pages

4. Views
- Create view with Basic Pages and some data from related Articles (make a content reference)

</pre>