2012
Lynda.com
Chaz Chumley
3h36m
English
Drupal 7: Creating and Editing Custom Themes shows the tools and techniques needed to build custom web sites with Drupal. Author Chaz Chumley introduces Drupal theme administration and takes a look at basic theming concepts, such as templates, regions, and variables. The course explores how Drupal default themes are configured and structured and how to install and edit a theme. The course also explores the tools a designer needs to create a Drupal 7 theme, using HTML, CSS, PHP, and Drupal templates, or migrate an existing Drupal 6 theme to Drupal 7. Exercise files are included with this course.
Topics include:

Installing Drupal 7 on Mac or Windows
Using the Devel and Theme Developer modules
Understanding templates and variables
Choosing global and theme specific settings
Exploring how CSS and JavaScript references work in Drupal
Creating a theme roadmap
Creating the theme folder, structure, and .info file
Customizing HTML templates and variables
Creating template regions and rendering page variables
Optimizing site CSS and JavaScript
Understanding performance considerations such as caching
Migrating themes from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7

Introduction 5m 58s
Welcome 1m 3s
Using the exercise files 2m 4s
Viewing the finished project 2m 51s
1. Setting Up the Environment 23m 21s
Installing Drupal 7 (Mac or Windows) 7m 23s
Using a development environment 3m 36s
Installing contributed modules 3m 43s
Using the Administration Menu module 3m 55s
Using the Backup and Migrate module 4m 44s
2. Using Theming Tools 15m 35s
Using the Devel and Theme Developer modules 7m 23s
Using Firefox, Firebug, and Web Developer extensions 4m 55s
Using the Block Class module 3m 17s
3. Theme Administration 9m 42s
Exploring the Appearance interface 3m 20s
Choosing global and theme-specific settings 2m 55s
Installing prebuilt themes 3m 27s
4. Theming Concepts 10m 40s
Anatomy of a theme 2m 57s
Structure of a theme 1m 52s
Understanding templates and variables 4m 11s
Exploring the theme registry 1m 40s
5. Customizing Existing Themes 27m 23s
Exploring the Bartik themes folder, file structure, and .info file 5m 45s
Exploring how CSS references work in Drupal 10m 49s
Exploring how script references work in Drupal 5m 7s
Exploring regions and how they are referenced in a theme 5m 42s
6. Creating a New Theme 11m 5s
Using the Backup Migrate module to create content for a web site 2m 33s
Creating a theming roadmap 3m 10s
Creating a theme folder, theme structure, and a .info file and enabling a theme 5m 22s
7. Customizing Templates 54m 5s
Customizing HTML templates and variables 5m 29s
Customizing page templates and variables 13m 43s
Creating regions and rendering page variables 11m 36s
Customizing region templates and variables 53s
Customizing node templates and variables 4m 49s
Customizing block templates and variables 12m 14s
Customizing view templates and variables 5m 21s
8. Making Your Theme Production-Ready 13m 36s
Removing unnecessary modules 2m 46s
Optimizing the CSS and JavaScript 2m 45s
Enabling caching 4m 43s
Exploring the performance settings 3m 22s
9. Migrating a Theme from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 44m 19s
Recreating HanselAndPetal content, files, and the .info file 14m 0s
Adding an HTML template and modifying page templates 11m 25s
Converting node templates and page variables 10m 30s
Converting block templates and page variables 3m 41s
Converting miscellaneous templates and cleaning up CSS 4m 43s
Conclusion 1m 11s
Goodbye 1m 11s
http://www.lynda.com/Drupal-7-tutorials/Creating-and-Editing-Custom-Themes/86650-2.html

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