// $Id $ CONTENTS OF THIS FILE -------------------------------------------- * About Drupal * Use and configure your Drupal site * Change the look and feel of your Drupal site * Write code for your Drupal site ABOUT DRUPAL -------------------------------------------- Drupal is an open source content management platform supporting a variety of websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community-driven websites. For more information, see the Drupal website at http://drupal.org/. USE AND CONFIGURE YOUR DRUPAL SITE -------------------------------------------- * To install, upgrade, and maintain Drupal: See INSTALL.txt and UPGRADE.txt in the same directory as this document. * To create and improve your Drupal site: See http://drupal.org/getting-started * To join the Drupal community: See http://drupal.org/contribute CHANGE THE LOOK AND FEEL OF YOUR DRUPAL SITE -------------------------------------------- * New Designs ("themes") for Drupal: http://drupal.org/project/themes http://drupal.org/getting-started/5/install-contrib/themes * To change Drupal's appearance and output ("theme"): See http://api.drupal.org/api/group/themeable/7 * To collaborate with other Drupal themers: See http://drupal.org/contribute/themes WRITE CODE FOR YOUR DRUPAL SITE -------------------------------------------- * Don't hack Drupal core: Place new modules and themes in sites/all/modules and sites/all/themes. See http://drupal.org/node/144376 * Extend Core Functionality ("modules") to Drupal: See http://drupal.org/project/modules http://drupal.org/getting-started/5/install-contrib/modules http://drupal.org/developing/modules * Use Drupal's API: See http://api.drupal.org/. * Understand Drupal's hook system: See http://api.drupal.org/api/group/hooks/7 * Hone your skills by helping build Drupal itself: See http://drupal.org/contribute/development