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Dive into how Drupal works. Learn what regions, blocks, node, and taxonomies are, and how they interact together.

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  • 1. Drupal 262 Breaking down Drupal RegionsBlocksMenusNodesTaxonomyFieldsUsers

2. Drupal Regions Think of regions as your outline 1) Header a) Branding i. Company Name ii. Company Logo b)Menu i. Main Navigation 2) Content a) Main Content i. About Us ii. Home iii.News b)Sidebar 3) Footer a) Copyright b)Company Info i. Address ii. Phone numberAt the template levelContain bits of contentCreate the content of the page.Regions contain blocks??? 3. Using Blocks Blocks contain menus, content, or other data. Multiple blocks can makeup one region Your main content is part of a block Blocks are modular 4. Menus Linking Your Content Menus provide links to content Links can be external or internal Menus are exposed and place as blocks Create the flow of your site. 5. What are nodes? Nodes are like pagesContent endpoints for visitorsHave paths for accessMenus provide access to nodesNodes displayed through Drupal's system page content block Drupal utilizes node types for customized types of content. Content types utilize fields to extend the kind of content provided.Nodes can be customized for your content needs. Example Types A Basic PageEmployee ProfileProduct 6. Taxonomy Vocabularies make up a Drupal site's taxonomy. Similar to the concept of categories Contain terms Taxonomy provides attributes to nodes Fields extend vocabularies.Drupal Commerce uses terms as product attributes (ex: clothing sizes) Create supplemental content to go with nodes. 7. Fields! Fields provides different types of dataTypes of fieldsMake it easy to create customize content Field has formatters for displaying data Modules provided fields for handling different kinds of data.ListsTerm referencesFilesImagesTextNumbersEmailPhone numbersLinks 8. Users Drupal is user account drivenUsers have rolesPermissions control access to parts of DrupalUsers can have fields to provide custom dataUsers are content, too!You are content to Facebook, Google, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and any online service. 9. Breaking Down DrupalQuestions & Comments! 10. Breaking Down DrupalQuestions & Comments!