These handbooks offer a comprehensive guide to every aspect of installing, using and extending Drupal. All content is written and edited by volunteers, so please contribute where you see a need. If you have a Drupal.org account, you can edit a handbook page by clicking the "Edit" tab at the top of the page. You can also add new pages by using the "add a child page" link at the bottom. For more information on helping with the documentation, see quick ways to improve documentation.
Getting started
| Understanding Drupal |
Learn about Drupal concepts, technology stack, terminology, and resources. |
| Installation Guide |
Install Drupal and its contributed modules and themes. Run multiple sites from one installation. Migrate from other content management systems and address platform issues. |
| Administration Guide |
Manage users and content, perform backups, tweak performance, etc. Audience: System and site administrators |
Creating a site
| Structure Guide |
Work with content types, blocks, menus, Views, taxonomy, multilingual content and navigation. Audience: information architects |
| Site Building Guide |
Add functionality and features such as ecommerce, forums, media, social networking etc. Audience: site builders, developers and business architects |
| Theming Guide |
Customize the interface using templates, CSS etc. Audience: designers, usability and accessibility professionals, interface experts. |
Writing your own code
| Developing for Drupal |
Work with the API, coding standards etc. Audience: developers. |
| API Reference |
Search the complete Drupal API including forms, menus, node access, theme system etc. |
Reference
| Code snippets |
Reuse chunks of Drupal code that people have shared with the community. |
| Troubleshooting |
Identify and solve problems with servers, page display, permissions, logins etc. |
| FAQs |
Learn about documentation, licensing, the Drupal Association, community, etc. |
Tutorials
| Drupal Cookbook |
Follow a walkthrough of a typical Drupal Setup. |
| Tutorials |
Follow step-by-step instructions for a number of common Drupal tasks |
| Videos and slides |
View slide and video presentations covering a wide range of subjects from installation through to developing your own modules |
Community
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