Drupal 7 Primer: Creating CMS-Based Websites: A Guide for Beginners (Paperback)

In the past, in order to make a website, you had to manually assemble all the files and develop a fair amount of technical expertise; however, an open source content management system (CMS) like Drupal can automate and significantly simplify many parts of the process. This book contains an easy-to-understand introduction to related concepts and a series of step-by-step examples that can help you learn how to use Drupal to create and maintain a website. The coverage also includes using a "quick-install" Web hosting account, which can greatly reduce the complexity of installing Drupal. You'll find that this book is written with beginners in mind; no prior expertise is required, except some familiarity with how to browse the Internet and use a PC. By the end of the book, you'll have a working knowledge of content management systems, installing and building a site in Drupal, and various Web promotion tactics that can help you share your new site with the world.

過去，要建立一個網站，你必須手動組合所有檔案並具備相當程度的技術知識；然而，像Drupal這樣的開源內容管理系統（CMS）可以自動化並顯著簡化許多流程。本書包含易於理解的相關概念介紹和一系列逐步示例，可以幫助你學習如何使用Drupal來建立和維護網站。內容還包括使用「快速安裝」網頁寄存帳戶，這可以大大降低安裝Drupal的複雜性。你會發現本書是針對初學者撰寫的；除了對瀏覽網際網路和使用個人電腦有一些熟悉外，不需要任何先前的專業知識。在本書結束時，你將具備內容管理系統的工作知識，能夠在Drupal中安裝和建立網站，以及各種網頁推廣策略，可以幫助你與世界分享你的新網站。