Drupal

Getting started

Learn how to install Drupal and explore key Drupal concepts.

• System requirements
• Installing Drupal
• Accessibility
• Understanding Drupal
• Umami: Drupal demonstration installation profile
• Distributions
• Multisite Drupal
• Sustainability

Administering a Drupal site

This guide contains a detailed information about administering a Drupal site

• Getting started with Drupal administration
• Managing content
• Multilingual guide
• Checklist for launching a site
• Configuration management
• Creating a static archive of a Drupal site
• Cron automated tasks
• Managing site performance and scalability
• Node Revisions
• Security in Drupal
• Uploaded file management
• Internal Page Cache
• Troubleshooting Drupal

Upgrading Drupal

Upgrading your site between Drupal major versions.

• Preparing your site to upgrade to a newer major version
• Upgrading from Drupal 8 (or later) to a newer major version
• Upgrading from Drupal 6 or Drupal 7

Updating Drupal

Upgrading your site between Drupal minor versions.

• Overview of options
• Update core via Composer
• Update core manually
• Update modules
• Migrate composer project for Drupal earlier than 8.8.0
• Troubleshooting database updates
• Known database update issues and workarounds
• Responding to critical security update advisories
• Automatic Updates
• Drupal updates and deployments

Extending Drupal

Extend your Drupal site’s functionality with contributed modules or alter its appearance with contributed themes.

• Overview
• Themes
• Contributed modules
• Drupal Recipes
• Installing Modules
• Installing modules' Composer dependencies
• Updating Modules
• Module Configuration
• Module Documentation and Help
• Uninstalling Modules
• Installing Sandbox Modules

Glossary

This glossary describes terminology and acronyms used in the Drupal project and by the Drupal community.