Pro Drupal 7 Development [Paperback]

Pro Drupal 7 Development updates the most popular development reference for the?release of Drupal 7. With several new and completely-rewritten essential APIs and improvements in Drupal 7, this book will not only teach developers how to write modules ranging from simple to complex, but also how Drupal itself works.

• Learn the Drupal APIs and major changes in Drupal 7
• Learn how to write Drupal modules using the APIs
• Learn proper development practices and how to become a contributing community member

Pro Drupal 7 Development updates the most popular development reference for the?release of Drupal 7. With several new and completely-rewritten essential APIs and improvements in Drupal 7, this book will not only teach developers how to write modules ranging from simple to complex, but also how Drupal itself works.

• Learn the Drupal APIs and major changes in Drupal 7
• Learn how to write Drupal modules using the APIs
• Learn proper development practices and how to become a contributing community member

1. How Drupal Works
2. Writing a Module
3. Hooks, Actions, and Triggers
4. The Menu System
5. Working with Databases
6. Working with Users
7. Working with Nodes
8. Working with Fields
9. The Theme System
10. Working with Blocks
11. The Form API
12. Manipulating User Input: The Filter System
13. Searching and Indexing Content
14. Working with Files
15. Working with Taxonomy
16. Caching
17. Sessions
18. Using jQuery
19. Localization lÛ