Get your feet wet with Drupal and see how easy it is to build and manage your website

Need to build a website but don't want to drown in technical mumbo-jumbo? This book and Drupal 7 are just what you need. You don't have to know coding, you don't even need to know how to create web pages. Here's how to get and install Drupal, build a basic site, add a blog, manage user activities, even set up a shopping cart. Why not dive right in?
* Getting started -- conquer the challenge of installing Drupal and take advantage of its free, flexible, and customizable features
* Adding pages -- learn the structure and format of a Drupal site and build your first Drupal basic pages
* Managing content -- create and enable polls, blogs, forums, and contact forms, and update your site with a click
* Planning your purpose -- decide whether your site should convey information, share news, sell products, or serve a community
* Using modules -- understand modules and use them to create interactive site elements
* Beefing it up -- pull content and data from other sites, customize colors, and add logos and art
* Playing in the Garden -- see how Drupal Gardens lets you create a site without worrying about web hosting or installing software

Open the book and find:
* Steps for installing Drupal
* Dynamic things that Drupal can do to enhance your site
* Sensible guidelines for user registration
* How Drupal uses nodes
* All about modules
* Tips for creating blogs and forums
* How to keep themes, modules, and Drupal up to date
* Directions for building a storefront