Part A: Drupal core basics

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This part covers the most important functionality and concepts in Drupal core (Drupal without any additional modules). These concepts are used on virtually all Drupal sites, and they are essential for understanding how to use Drupal.

1: Nodes

It is a strange but never-failing effect that people who know a lot about a subject start building their own language; they create words

2: Users and permissions

Next to content, users are probably the most important component of a website; they might even be more important than content. This chapter

3: Blocks

The initial version of this section of the Community Documentation came from the book Drupal 7: The Essentials, courtesy of NodeOne and

4: Menus

By default, content on a Drupal site is not automatically placed in any particular structure. When creating a node, you don't choose where

5: Other basic Drupal core settings

This chapter collects some miscellaneous administrative settings a Drupal developer should know.

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