Ebooks

I won't lie: multilingual content can be enough to make your head spin if you don't understand the basics. Fortunately a lot of programmers have spent a lot of time developing the multilingual capabilities of Drupal--so it is possible to create a multilingual Web site...if you know how. This guide walks you through the basics of content translation models and creating your own multilingual sites with Drupal. Perfect for site builders with experience creating Drupal sites, but with no experience working in multiple languages. This guide will help you to choose the right content strategy for your translated content--saving you valuable development time.

PHP for Drupal Designers helps you build better themes. It was written for designers who need help with PHP to use advanced theming techniques. This 32-page eBook (PDF format) jumps right into using PHP for Drupal. All of the examples are specifically related to theme development. If you're a wanna be module developer this book is not for you. The ebook covers all the basic topics that always get skipped including:

• How to insert PHP in your themes.
• How to make things appear and disappear in your template files using conditional statements.

Over the years I have built more business directories for community groups than I can shake a stick at. It's a popular request, and with Drupal it's trivial to build...if you know how. In this comprehensive 100-page guide you will learn step-by-step how to build a business directory with Drupal.

The ultimate guide to the most popular image and jQuery effects for Drupal. If you want to learn how to add lightbox effects, image carousels and rotating banners to your Web sites, look no further than this guide.... and the best part is that you don't have to be a programmer to add these effects to your site.

Matt Haughey (MetaFilter) once said, “Forms are tedious, confusing, often poorly designed, and most people equate their use with things like paying taxes.” In this workbook, you will learn how to alter Drupal’s forms so that their purpose is obvious and they are easy to use. Most Drupal themes focus their styles and manipulations on the customization of content, not input forms. As a themer, you may have created a page template and perhaps individual node templates for each of your content types.