2012
Lynda.com
Jon Peck
2h 57m
English
Extend your Drupal 7 sites with custom modules, which allow you to create everything from admin interfaces to forms. Author Jon Peck describes how modules extend your base Drupal installation, then walks through how to write your own module with a practical example featuring geo-positioned alternative energy centers. The course also describes how to control access to site features, create new content types, build forms, understand data persistence, embrace coding standards, and much more.
Topics include:

Creating your first module
Interacting with hooks
Working with permissions and roles
Controlling access
Adding a menu item to an admin interface
Using the Form API (FAPI) to quickly create a form
Creating custom form validation
Manually creating a custom content type
Validating user input
Importing content using feeds
Creating a block
Understanding best practices and coding standards

Introduction 4m 51s
Welcome 39s
Using the exercise files 3m 30s
Understanding what you should know 42s
1. Key Concepts 24m 55s
What are modules and why use them? 6m 1s
Creating your first module 10m 13s
Interacting with hooks 8m 41s
2. Creating an Administrative Interface 53m 14s
Working with permissions and roles 2m 1s
Creating a custom permission 3m 28s
Adding a menu item for an admin interface 8m 32s
Using the Form API (FAPI) to create a form quickly 14m 29s
Creating custom form validation 8m 30s
Handling successful form submissions and saving variables 6m 45s
Exploring best practices with variable persistence 9m 29s
3. Creating a New Content Type Programmatically 46m 36s
Introduction to content types 2m 17s
Creating a custom content type manually 3m 44s
Fleshing out a content type with fields 18m 36s
Validating user input for a content type 13m 12s
Removing a content type 8m 47s
4. Extending the Module Functionality 40m 41s
Importing content using feeds 10m 14s
Adding a Google Map using theming 12m 49s
Creating a block 17m 38s
Conclusion 6m 52s
Exploring best practices and coding standards 4m 1s
Next steps 2m 11s
Goodbye 40s

http://www.lynda.com/course-tutorials/Drupal-7-Module-Development/110715-2.html

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