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Title
Beginning Backdrop CMS [electronic resource] / Todd Tomlinson.
ISBN
9781484219706 (electronic book)
1484219708 (electronic book)
9781484219690
Published
[Berkeley, CA] : Apress, 2016.
Distributor
New York, NY : Distributed to the book trade worldwide by Springer,
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxv, 259 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
TK5105.8883
Dewey Decimal Classification
006.7
Summary
Learn what Backdrop CMS is and how it fulfills the role of a content management system, along with how to install and configure it. This book teaches how to create and manage content, taxonomy, users, page layouts, and menus to get the best site possible. You'll also see how to install on shared hosting - which is a focus of the Backdrop CMS team - to make hosting your website affordable. Backdrop has a very strong community, and Beginning Backdrop CMS shows you how to leverage Backdrop's repository of contributed modules and themes to expand the functionality and look of your site, along with how to contribute your own material to the community. Beginning Backdrop CMS focuses on the user who is responsible for building, maintaining, and managing an organization's website and who is interested in Backdrop's ability to meet their site's requirements. It covers why you should consider using a content management system when building a new web site. By reading this book, you will: Understand why you should use Backdrop CMS and the power of the platform. Build confidence in your ability to use Backdrop CMS. Gain the knowledge necessary to build, deploy, and manage web sites of moderate complexity on Backdrop. Understand the process for migrating a Drupal 6 or 7 site to Backdrop CMS.
Note
Includes index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 22, 2016).
Series
Expert's voice in Web development.
1. Introduction to Backdrop CMS
2. Creating and Managing Content
3. Creating and Managing Users
4. Taxonomy
5. Content Types
6. Creating Layouts
7. Using Backdrop Themes
8. Creating Menus
9. Backdrop Blocks
10. Views
11. Creating Pages
12. Backdrop Modules
13. Anatomy of a Module
14. Creating Themes
15. Multilingual Capabilities
16. Using Git
17. Putting it All Together
18. Administering Your Backdrop Site
19. Creating a Blog Site using Backdrop
20. Creating a Company Site using Backdrop
Appendix A. Installing Backdrop
Appendix B. Contributing to Backdrop
Appendix C. Additional Resources.
