After publishing the recent WordPress Developer’s Toolbox, there were several Drupal developers calling out for equal coverage. In this post you will find a thorough collection of all kinds of resources that will aid designers and developers working with Drupal-powered websites. This collection is intended to simplify your tasks and save you time when working with Drupal.
This post covers essential resources related to Drupal — the basics, modules, Drupal design inspiration, Drupal themes, tutorials, starter themes, blog editors and Drupal-projects.
1. The Basics
Just getting started with Drupal? Looking for some general resources to have bookmarked for when you need them? These resources will help you cover the basics of Drupal and provide documentation for much of your future work with the platform.Drupal.org The Drupal home page and location for downloading the latest version.
Drupal Handbooks If you’re new to Drupal or just looking to learn something new, this is a collection of helpful handbooks to keep at your side. A good place to start if you’re new to Drupal (written for Drupal 5).
Theme Developer’s Cheat Sheet (for Drupal 5) A helpful PDF that you may want to refer to from time to time.
Drupal API Reference Get everything you need concerning the API from the official API reference.
Drupal Taxonomy, Drupal Nodes and Other Terms - What Do They Mean? Confused by some of the terms you’re reading about Drupal development? This post may clear some of that up.
Drupal Code Search A helpful resource for developers. You’ll be able to search the source code of thousands of Drupal modules and themes.
Drupal Whitepapers, Cheat Sheets and Free Books This post is a collection of other useful resources that may interest you. Some of them are written for older versions of Drupal.
WordPress vs. Drupal When should you use WordPress and when should you use Drupal?
2. Modules
Drupal developers and users alike need to be familiar with modules (plug-ins). There are countless modules available for a wide variety of purposes. The collection here includes some basic resources for working with modules, and also some links to various popular and useful modules. Drupal Modules The main page for finding available modules, according to category. Core Modules Get the documentation on the modules that ship with Drupal core. DrupalModules.com A community-powered rating and review service dedicated to helping you find the best Drupal modules for your project. Drupal e-Commerce An open-source package of modules to help you set up an e-commerce website with Drupal. Nice Menus If you’re looking for an easy way to create drop-down or expandable menus, try Nice Menus.Acquia
Acquia is dedicated to making Drupal more useful for developers by providing value-added software products and services. One of their projects, Carbon, focuses on social publishing applications and making it easier to develop community-oriented websites.
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