Overview

This is a practical, hands-on guide packed with examples that will help you build rich Drupal 7 media web applications.If you are a Drupal site builder and you wish to spice up your web applications with rich media content, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of HTML, JavaScript, and basic PHP module development in Drupal would be helpful, but is not necessary.

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Author:   Liran Tal
Publisher:   Packt Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Packt Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 7.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 9.30cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781849516082

ISBN 10:   1849516081
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   02 April 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
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Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1: Drupal's Building Blocks Chapter 2: Views, Blocks, and Themes Chapter 3: Working with Images Chapter 4: HTML5 in Drupal Chapter 5: Video Capabilities Chapter 6: Audio Capabilities Chapter 7: Leveraging Other HTML5 Features Chapter 8: Enhancing Media Content Chapter 9: Drupal 8 and Beyond Index Preface Up Chapter 1: Drupal's Building Blocks Nodes and entities Nodes Entities Creating a content type Fields Adding fields to Memo Configuring the Memo display Summary Up Chapter 2: Views, Blocks, and Themes Views Installing the Views module Adding a new Views Blocks and themes Blocks Understanding block regions Assigning blocks to regions Creating blocks Themes Installing a new theme Template engines Summary Up Chapter 3: Working with Images The Media module Adding a media asset field The media library Remote media assets WYSIWYG Text formats Adding a rich-text editor Embedding images in content Image galleries Enabling an image gallery feature Creating an image gallery Galleries as blocks Summary Up Chapter 4: HTML5 in Drupal HTML5 form elements HTML5 media HTML5 canvas HTML5 resources HTML5 in Drupal A canvas playground Creating a content type for the canvas field Creating a new DigiDoc Summary Up Chapter 5: Video Capabilities Adding videos hosted on third-party websites Creating our video content type Adding a new video using the YouTube browser Adding a new video using URL Embedding videos in WYSIWYG editor Customizing videos Customizing video fields Customizing video display modes Customizing YouTube player Adding videos hosted locally Installing an HTML5 media player Uploading videos and playing them Galleries and playlists Video galleries Video playlists Installing the MediaFront module Configuring the MediaFront module Creating a content type for the MediaFront videos Creating a Views-based playlist Summary Up Chapter 6: Audio Capabilities Supported audio formats Enabling audio play Adding a new content type Customizing audio nodes Aiming for multi-channel playback Creating a drum machine Leveraging audio metadata ID3 Installing the ID3 module and library Preparing custom node template Extracting metadata Storing metadata in fields Summary Up Chapter 7: Leveraging Other HTML5 Features RDFa and Microdata Introducing RDFa Enabling RDF support in Drupal Introducing Microdata Enabling Microdata support in Drupal Testing semantic mark-up Visualizing data with graphical charts Enabling charts in Drupal Visualization API using Views Visualization API developer interface Responsive web design Responsive web design with AdaptiveTheme Summary Up Chapter 8: Enhancing Media Content Understanding media configuration The filesystem Image toolkit Image styles Colorbox Colorbox for media images Colorbox for WYSIWYG integration Installing colorbox Colorbox for views Multiple file uploads Multiple file uploads for site administrators Multiple file uploads for user's Image fields Extending image style effects Adding your own effects with custom modules Enabling rating of content Adding a rating field for content types Summary Up Chapter 9: Drupal 8 and Beyond Introduction to Drupal 8 Drupal 8 architecture changes Integration with Symfony2 Release timeline and when to expect Drupal 8 Drupal 8 tour guide Summary

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Liran Tal is a leading software developer, an expert Linux engineer, and an avid supporter of the open source movement. In 2007, he redefined the network RADIUS management by establishing daloRADIUS,a world-recognized and industry-leading open source project.Liran currently works at HP Software, leading the development team on a Drupal-based collaboration platform in HP's Live Network R&D group. At HPLN, Liran plays a key role in system architecture design,shaping the technology strategy from planning and development to deployment and maintenance in HP's IaaS cloud.Acting as the technological focal point,he loves mentoring his team mates, providing a drive for better code methodology and seekout innovative solutions to support business strategies.He graduated cum laude in his Bachelor of Business and Information Systems Analysis studies and enjoys spending time with his beloved wife and soul mate Tal,playing his guitar,hacking all things Linux, and continuously experimenting and contributing to open source projects.

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