Drupal 8 Fundamentals Training in Astana, Kazakhstan

This course introduces participants to the essential features of Drupal 8, a powerful open-source content management system (CMS). Through practical, hands-on experience, learners will explore how to build, manage, and customize Drupal-based websites, understand its architecture, and gain familiarity with modules, themes, content types, blocks, views, and user management.

Course Agenda

Introduction to Drupal 8

• What is Drupal?

• Differences from other CMS platforms

• Overview of Drupal 8 architecture

• Key concepts: Nodes, Blocks, Taxonomy, Views

Installing and Configuring Drupal 8

• Installation via Acquia Dev Desktop or local environment

• Exploring the Admin Dashboard

• Configuration settings and maintenance tasks

Content Types and Fields

• Understanding content types and nodes

• Creating and configuring content types

• Adding fields: Text, Image, List, Reference

Menus, Blocks, and Regions

• Creating menus and adding links

• Creating custom blocks

• Placing blocks into regions

Taxonomy and Content Categorization

• Vocabulary and terms

• Adding and using taxonomies

• Display filtering using taxonomy

Views and Display Management

• Creating lists of content using Views

• Filters, contextual filters, and relationships

• Sorting and display customization

Users, Roles, and Permissions

• Creating and managing users

• Role creation and permission assignment

• Best practices for secure role management

Modules and Themes

• Installing and enabling contributed modules

• Overview of popular modules (Pathauto, Webform, Admin Toolbar)

• Switching and customizing themes

Basic Site Management and Maintenance

• Site backup and restore options

• Caching and performance basics

• Configuration export/import

Hands-on Exercises