Understanding Drupal is the first video in The Lullabot Learning Series. This video provides an overview of Drupal as a content management system, as a PHP web application framework, and as a developer community. Its documentary-style exploration covers all the terminology and fundamental concepts for both site administrators and developers. If you've ever been confused by Drupal or are still trying to wrap your head around the community and platform, this video is intended as a roadmap to accelerate your journey up the Drupal learning curve.

Lullabots Addison Berry (add1sun), Angela Byron (webchick), Jeff Eaton (eaton), Nathan Haug (quicksketch), Jeff Robbins (jjeff), James Walker (walkah), and Matt Westgate (matt westgate) sit down to tell us about Drupal in this video directed and edited by Kent Bye (kentbye). A portion of the profits from this video will be donated directly to the Drupal Association.

Topics include...

• How content is entered and managed
• How users and user permissions are handled
• What blocks are and what they can do
• The concepts and capabilities of Drupal’s powerful module system
• How Drupal handles navigation and its menu system
• How themes alter the site layout, design, and presentation
• Site configuration and administrative messages and settings
• This video uses Drupal 6 for examples, however it is focused on general Drupal concepts rather than version-specific how to's.

High-resolution download is available immediately. DVD version is available for pre-order and should ship before July 21.

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