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Lullabot is pleased to announce The Lullabot Learning Series.
The first DVD in the series, scheduled to be released this Spring, is an introduction to key Drupal concepts, capabilities and the community behind this powerful website-building software.

Understanding Drupal will quickly get users up to speed with all of the pre-requisite terminology for working with Drupal. It's tightly-edited, documentary-style exploration covers all of the key fundamental concepts for both site administrators and developers. If you've ever been confused by Drupal or are still trying to wrap your head around the community and platform, then this video is for you. Understanding Drupal will provide you with an overarching roadmap that will accelerate your journey up through the Drupal Learning Curve.

You will also see the Lullabot team in action; with firsthand experience they demonstrate a diverse set of perspectives, providing deep insight into the inner workings of Drupal.

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Specific topics include...

• How Drupal's flexibility gives you the tools to manage customized content on your website.
• How additional functionality is achieved with Drupal's extensible framework.
• How Drupal's role-based permission system enables the creation of dynamic community websites.
• The design philosophy behind Drupal's generalized node system.
• How Drupal uses content types and taxonomy to differentiate and relate content.
• What Drupal's menu system means for administrators and developers.
• How Drupal's event-driven hook system enables modules to extend and override functionality.
• How Drupal's theming layer system separates the content from the display.
• Why the Views and Content Construction Kit modules are the Swiss Army Knives of content management with Drupal.

Understanding Drupal provides an introduction on how to navigate the Drupal community and explore the various resources available in the world of Drupal including:

• Tips for finding and evaluating the popularity and quality of Drupal modules in the contributed repository.
• Strategies for searching and finding Drupal-related information.
• How to keep your finger on the pulse of the Drupal community.
• An explanation of how following "The Drupal Way" enables cooperative development.
• How to leverage the benefits of open source development.
• An explanation of the various different stages of the Drupal development cycle.

A portion of the proceeds from the this and other videos in the series will be donated to the Drupal Association.

In one afternoon the Understanding Drupal DVD gives you the seeds to grow your Drupal garden this Spring!

Understanding Drupal will be available in March at an introductory price of $40 USD. Sign up for our mailing list for special offers, news, and information about when this and other Lullabot Learning Series DVDs are released.