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Theming

Theming Basics for Drupal 7

Course
Theming
Drupal 7
15 tutorials
Introduction to Theming Basics for Drupal 7 Free
Preparing a Site for Theming
Enabling Themes and Theme Settings
Translating a Design into a Drupal Theme
Helpful Browser Extensions for Drupal Theming
Creating the .info File and Adding CSS
Customizing the Page Template File
Adding Regions to the Page Template
Customizing the Node Template
Creating Dynamic Templates for Specific Node Types
Using the Theme Developer Module
Add JavaScript to a Theme
Tour of Popular Page Template Variables
Add a Screenshot to Your Theme
Conclusion to Theming Basics
Site Building

Markup in Drupal 7

Course
Site Building, Theming
Drupal 7
33 tutorials
Zen: Introduction and Installation Free
Why Use a Base Theme? Free
Zen: Identify HTML5 Markup in Templates
Recap: Markup in Zen
Fences: Semantic Markup for Fields
Introduction to Markup in Views
Views Unformatted List Format
Views HTML List Format
Views Table Format
Views Default Field Wrapper Markup
Views Advanced Field Wrapper Markup
Views Theme Information
Theme Developer Module and Views
Views Template Files
How to Add a Class to a View
Recap and Challenge: Markup in Views
Introduction to Markup in Panels
Overview of Layouts in Panels
Set up Demo Panel Page
Panels: Add or Remove CSS Body Classes
Panels: Add CSS Classes to the "Main" Region
Panels: Add CSS Classes or IDs to Panel Panes
Override Panel Pane Template File
What Is Style in Panels?
Recap: Markup in Panels
Introduction to Markup in Display Suite
Display Suite: Provide a Custom Layout
Display Suite: Create a Custom Layout with Drush
Display Suite: Add CSS Classes to Regions
Display Suite: Add CSS Classes to Fields
Display Suite: Add Custom HTML Wrappers
Display Suite: Utilize Field Templates
Recap: Markup in Display Suite
Theming

PSD to Drupal 7 Theme

Course
Theming
Drupal 7
21 tutorials
PSD to Theme Introduction Free
Introduction to the Domicile Theme Free
Theming by Component
Create a Theme Style Guide
Extract Design Assets
Create CSS Stub Files
Layout Rules for CSS Stubs
Create a Checklist of Drupal Elements
Prepare Drupal for Theming
Customize Image Styles
Create and Place Custom Blocks
Create the Theme Infrastructure
Prepare the Theme Info File
Incorporate Style Guide Stubs into the Theme
Establish Page Layout Structure with page.tpl.php
Insert Site-Wide Components into page.tpl.php
Install Your Theme
Enable Your Theme
Identify and Theme Components
Review the Completed Theme
Next Steps for Your Theme
Theming

Advanced Theming for Drupal 7

Course
Theming
Drupal 7
17 tutorials
Introduction Advanced Theming in Drupal 7 Free
PHP for Themers Free
Altering Variables with Preprocess Functions
Adding New Variables with Preprocess Functions
Adding New Variables to a Specific Node Type
Adding Conditional CSS and Javascript
Dynamic Templates with theme_hook_suggestions
Overriding Theme Functions
Creating a Preprocess Function for a Theme Function
Function Name Suggestions
Theme Alter Hooks for CSS and JavaScript
Altering the Page from the Theme Layer
Altering Forms from the Theme Layer
Best Practices for hook_form_alter()
Theming Forms
Theme Settings
Strategies for Keeping Template Files Clean
Theming

Legacy Theme Development

Guide
Theming
Drupal 7
Site Building

Working with Drupal Multisite

Course
Site Building, Backend and Infrastructure
Drupal 7
7 tutorials
Overview of Working with Multiple Drupal Sites Free
DNS, Domain Names, and Apache vhosts
How Drupal Multisite Works
Configure Apache for Multiple Domains Free
Configure Drupal for Multisite
Use a Local Development Environment with Multisite
Using Drush with Multisite
Site Building

Introduction to Domain Access for Drupal 7

Course
Site Building, Backend and Infrastructure
Drupal 7
11 tutorials
Introduction to Domain Access for Drupal 7 Series Free
Domain Access Overview
DNS, Domain Names, and Apache vhosts
Drupal Node Access System
Configure Apache for Multiple Domains Free
Install Domain Access Free
Configure Domain Access
Domain Access Content
Domain Settings and Themes
Domain Access Permissions
Extending Domain Access Free
Site Building

Image Styles

Course
Site Building, Theming
Drupal 7
5 tutorials
Using Image Styles in Node Display Free
Creating Custom Image Styles
Using Image Styles with Views
Imagecache Actions - How to Make Circle Images
Exporting Image Styles to Code: Making Deployment Easier
Backend and Infrastructure

Importing Data with Migrate and Drupal 7

Course
Backend and Infrastructure
Drupal 7
18 tutorials
Introduction to the Migrate Module Series Free
Migrate Module Overview Free
Install and Tour Migrate Module
Run Migrations with the Migrate UI
Run Migrations with Drush
Review the Migrate Example Modules
Set up Migrate Demo Site and Source Data
Preparing Your Environment to Run Migrations
Write a Simple Migration Class
Migrate Field Mappings
Use Preparerow to Perform Extra Operations
Adding Additional Metadata to a Migration
Using Sourcemigrations to Add Related Data
Map Multi-Value Fields with the Separator Method
Create Migrate Stubs
Migrate Source Classes
Migrate Destination Classes
Strategies for Resolving Migrate Failures
Module Development

Coding Standards in Drupal

Course
Theming, Module Development
Drupal 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11
7 tutorials
What Are Drupal Code Standards? Free
Drupal Code Standards: Formatting Free
Drupal Code Standards: Documentation Free
Drupal Code Standards: Object-Oriented Programming Free
Drupal Code Standards: The t() Function Free
Drupal Code Standards: Twig Free
How to Implement Drupal Code Standards Free
Backend and Infrastructure

Composer for Drupal Users

Course
Backend and Infrastructure
Drupal 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11
8 tutorials
What Is Composer? Free
Install Composer and Try It Out Free
Anatomy of a Composer Project
Specify the Version of a Composer Package
Composer Configuration for Drupal Free
Use Composer with Your Drupal Project Free
Deploy to a Hosting Environment
Troubleshoot Common Composer Issues
Theming

jQuery and JavaScript in Drupal 7 Series

Course
Theming
Drupal 6, 7
14 tutorials
Introduction to jQuery and JavaScript in Drupal Free
jQuery Overview Free
Adding JavaScript Through a Theme
The jQuery Macro Maker Demonstration Module
Adding JavaScript and Variables Through a Module
Drupal.behaviors and Drupal-Specific JavaScript
Making Tables Sortable with jQuery
JavaScript-Related Form Api Properties
Dynamic Forms in Drupal 6: Ahah Framework
Ajax Framework in Drupal 7
Creating Ajax-Enabled Links in Drupal 7
JavaScript Form Dependencies with the States System
JavaScript-Related Drupal Contrib Modules
jQuery and JavaScript in Drupal Review

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