Chapter 1. Introduction to Drupal
This chapter provides a basic overview of what a content management system (CMS) is, how Drupal fills the role as a CMS, the major building blocks of Drupal, and how to create content on your new Drupal website.
Content Management Systems
In its simplest form, a CMS is a software package that provides tools for authoring, publishing, and managing content on a website. "Content" is anything from a news story, a blog post, a video, a photograph, a podcast, an article, or a description of a product that you are selling. In more general terms, content is any combination of text, graphics, photographs, audio, and video that represents something that visitors to your site will read, watch, and hear.
A CMS typically provides ...
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