Drupal Lite 7: Create Sites and Contribute Content

This self-help guide is for building a site in Drupal Lite 7, including requesting and configuring your site, adding content to your site, and managing your site.

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Create a Basic Website

Drupal Lite Overview

Website Solution Selection Guide
A comparison of Drupal Lite and Enterprise Drupal
Example Drupal Lite Sites
Request a Drupal Lite Site

Configuring Website

Log in to Your Site
Use the Adminstration Toolbar
Set Up the Site's Header and Footer
Set Your Site's Home Page

Implementing Good Practice

About Accessibility
Web Accessibility: Issues and Techniques
Structuring Your Prose
Online Style
Text Formatting for Web Document

Adding Pages to Your Site

Create a Biography Page
Create a General Page
Create a News/Blog Page
Create a Session Presenter Page
Create a Sessions Page

Finding Content (Pages and Files)

Types of Content in Your Drupal Lite Site
Find Pages
Find Files (Media)

Working With Your Site's Menu

Manage the Navigation Menu
Rearrange Menu Items

Add Functionality to a Site

Changing Default Layouts

Default Page Layouts
Change Layout for a Page
Move a Content Pane
Style a Content Region
Style a Content Pane

Adding Custom Content Panes

Default Content that Appears on a Page
Types of Custom Content that Can be Added to a Page
Add a New Content Pane to a Page
Add Additional Content to a Page -- Types of Drupal content that can be added

Working With Hyperlinks

Types of Hyperlinks in Your Drupal Lite Site
Link to Pages on Your Site (Internal Hyperlinks)
Link to Pages Outside of Your Site (External Pages)
Create Email Links
Create Anchor Links

Working With Media (Files and Images)

How Files are Stored in Your Drupal Lite Site
Find, Edit, or Delete Media Files
Update a File
Re-using Media / Files
Add Rotating Images to a General Page
Upload an Image Using the Media Module
Hot Link an Image Using the Media Module

Manage a Site

Users

Drupal Lite User Roles
Add New People to Your Site

Drupal Concepts and Glossary

Drupal Lite Page Construction