Drupal Training in Velachery, Chennai

Introduction

• Why to build to module instead of modifying source.
• Setting up the module file structure
• Writing secure code for secured drupal
• Using doc block comment

Hooks

• What is hook
• How hooks works
• Basic Introduction of some hooks with examples

What is Entity in Drupal vs Bundle ( Content Type) , Fields

• Use entity for custom data storage
• Creating custom entity with a custom table
• Why Content Type are not for all kind of data ?
• Drupal default entity i.e content, user, taxonomy, comment, file
• Using hook_entity_info() ,entity_load()

Form API

• Benefits of using form api
• Creating a simple form , validating and submitting form using Form API
• drupal_get_form()
• Exploring more elements
• Populating dynamic select options, radio button option
• Submitting (Insert or Update) form in any drupal database table
• Sending email using drupal_mail
• Showing message using drupal_set_message('message')
• form alter
• autocomplete and #ajax form

File Upload System

• Understanding file_managed and file unmanaged
• File unmanaged with an example
• File managed with an example
• Understanding drupal table 'file_managed' - Using drupal inbuilt ajax to upload files
• Preview files on form
• Validating files
• Uploading files in drupal 'files' directory using file_save_upload
• Use $file->status=1 and save_file($file) to permanently save file
• Showing uploaded files using theme_image_style($params)
• Register custom image style

Working with Menus

• How to use render array and creating tabs & subtabs
  
• How to pass argument through path
• Using placeholder
• Using hook_page_alter & menu_alter
• Use include files to improve performance

Theming

• How theme layers can helps work together designer and coders
• How to invoke a theme function, e.g theme_item_list() & theme_table()
• Creating own theme function or creating templates
• preprocess a theme function to alter data
• Adding css & js
• Override template files

Database API

• Running drupal dynamic mysql query using db_select()
• Insert Query
• Update Query
• Delete Query
• example to show latest members , recent comments
• Rollback query using drupal Transactions

Entity Field Query

• Understanding why use entity field query
• Using EntityFieldQuery() to interact drupal entity base table like node, user, comment
• Showing any taxonomy term (vocabulary terms) using EntityFieldQuery()

Node access rights

• Understanding Drupal node_access, role_permission table
• using hook_permission to register a permission
• user_access() function to check permission

Drupal Module development Debug method

• Using Drupal Devel Module for better debug options. usage dpm($vriable_name)
• Understanding dpm(get_defined_vars()) to show available variable in the page
• Using drupal inbuilt watchdog() function for debug log
• using simple & easy drupal_set_message($vars)

Creating Custom Module from scratch (i.e Ads Management Module)

• Declaring custom tables using hook_schema in .install file
• Registering 2 menu for ads listing and ads add
• Creating ads add page using form API, file upload system
• Creating ads listing page using entityFieldQuery()
• Creating new bloc using hook_block_info(), hook_block_configure(),hook_block_save()
• Showing all ads in form add/edit page to select with checkbox
• Saving form custom checked ads value in our custom table
• show ads on front end site using hook_block_view() - Testing and debuging our newly created module