Working with a Drupal site

Question 1

List the top-level entries under Manage on a core Standard installation

Answer 1

• Content
• Structure
• Appearance
• Extend
• Configuration
• People
• Reports
• Help

Question 2

What are contextual links?

Answer 2

They take you to some of the same pages that can be accessed through the admin menu, but are positioned near where the related content is displayed on your site. A pencil icon is used to indicate a contextual link.

Question 3

How do you navigate to edit the basic site information, such as site name?

Answer 3

Manage > Configuration > System > Basic site settings

Question 4

How do you change the time zone of your site?

Answer 4

Manage > Configuration > Regional and language > Regional settings

Question 5

How do you install a module?

Answer 5

1. Manage > Extend, check the box(es) for the modules you want to install, click ‘Install’
2. drush en module_short_name

Question 6

How do you clear all caches?

Answer 6

1. Manage > Configuration > Development > Performance and click ‘Clear all caches’
2. drush cache-rebuild (cr)

Question 7

How do you uninstall a module?

Answer 7

1. Manage > Extend > Uninstall, check the box(es) for the module(s) you wish to remove and click ‘Uninstall’
2. drush pm-uninstall (pmu) module_short_name

Question 8

Where can you manage who can register user accounts?

Answer 8

Manage > Configuration > People > Account settings

The setting is under Registration and Cancellation

Question 9

Who is a user of your site?

Answer 9

A user is anyone who visits your website, including you, whether or not they have an account.

Question 10

What is the difference between permissions and rules?

Answer 10

Permissions are very granular and determine specific access, while roles bundle sets of permissions together to make them easier to assign to different users.

Question 11

What are Permissions?

Answer 11

The ability to do actions on your site is governed by permissions, each one has a name and covers an action or a small subset of actions.

Question 12

What are Roles?

Answer 12

Permissions are grouped into roles rather than being granted on an individual level. You can grant one or more roles on your site. Roles supplied by core are Anonymous, Authenticated and Administrator.

Question 13

What is the user 1 account?

Answer 13

The first user account created during site installation. Independent of assigned roles, user 1 has permission to do all actions on the site. Also referred to as the root user.

Question 14

Why is it better to have individual user accounts rather than all admin users login using the user 1 account?

Answer 14

• Actions are logged so easier to know who carried them out
• Admin role permissions can be modified to be made safer than the user 1 permissions
• Can assign/unassign roles from a user as their responsibilities change
• Content or comment authors can be tracked which will not be helpful if everyone is using the same account

Question 15

How do you create a user role?

Answer 15

Manage > People > Roles and click ‘+ Add role’