Product Description

A practical guide with clear, step-by-step instructions for setting up a home page, product catalog, blog, events calendar, and much more. This book is designed primarily for business owners who want to create a new website for their company or upgrade a company website to be easier to maintain and have advanced capabilities. Whether you know Drupal or not, this book will be your guide to a powerful website.

From the Publisher

Who this book is written for?

This book is designed primarily for business owners who want to create a new website for their company or upgrade a company website to be easier to maintain and have advanced capabilities.

Whether you know Drupal or not, this book will be your guide to a powerful website.

What you will learn from this book?

• · Create a user-friendly, professional looking, and branded site with clear navigation


• · Incorporate a blog or `latest news' page to keep your customers informed about new products, announce special offers, post news about your company, and share information that will attract prospective customers to you


• · Build a product catalogue with categories, product images, and custom information


• · Add e-commerce features so customers can order and buy products online


• · Use a built-in "events calendar" for upcoming special events and occasions


• · Build a community by integrating with user-generated content on Flickr and YouTube


• · Use Google Maps to make it easy for customers to find you -- display a professional map on your "where to find us" page


• · Essential maintenance tasks: upgrading Drupal, keeping backups, and optimizing performance