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The start of a free guide to Drupal performance and scalability, this online book is only a couple of pages long so far. But its Table of Contents looks great (and if nothing else, lets you know what sort of topics the performance "big picture" encompasses). 

One of the most common Drupal questions is "How do I build a clone of... ?" This article is light on detail, unfortunately, but offers useful pointers to modules for that Twitter, Digg, Blogger, or Drupal Ace (?) clone you have in mind. 

It's just a list, with no helpful info on how the sites were made. Still, the names show what can be done.

See some big-name sites made with Drupal – and see how great lots of them look, too. 

Directory of themes for Drupal and other CMSs. 

A third-party (not Drupal.org) site to discuss and review modules. Looks promising as an aid to wading through the thousands of modules out there!

Drupal.org forum for listing Drupal-made pages. Go see what's possible.

"A drupal link blog". Daily handful of links to new Drupal content online.

A directory of themes for Drupal.

Directory of nifty sites made with Drupal. Gaze upon them, as I do, and ask "why can't I make sites look this good?" With these sites as inspirations, we'll get there all the sooner.

Building a non-profit site with Drupal? Head here to see what some great inspirations. 

One of the key pages on Drupal.org, collecting valuable "recipes" to help you create specific types of sites. Bookmark this one!

Drupal.org overview of Drupal-made sites, conveniently listed by type. Good starting point to see what others have done in your field of social sites, e-commerce sites, portal sites, etc. 

The Drupal.org collection of user-contributed themes you can download and use. With so many, you're bound to find many you like (and many you viscerally loathe as well). Happy hunting!

Et tu, Britney? The list of companies, organizations, and celebrities using Drupal just keeps growing. This page showcases some of the bigger names. 

A 22-page overview for Drupal newcomers, with helpful pointers to specific modules for several common needs.

Low-cost ebook that takes readers through detailed creation of a real site loaded with community features. See my review.

One helpful Drupal pro's work at beefing up the documentation that newbies need to get running.

Also see http://nanwich.info/DrupalCookbook.htm.

The big Drupal.org documentation library.

A 95-page e-book presenting Drupal to beginners.

Site to discuss, learn about, and show off social network sites built with Drupal.

One of the most common Drupal questions is "How do I build a clone of... ?" This article is light on detail, unfortunately, but offers useful pointers to modules for that Twitter, Digg, Blogger, or Drupal Ace (?) clone you have in mind. 

It's just a list, with no helpful info on how the sites were made. Still, the names show what can be done.

See some big-name sites made with Drupal – and see how great lots of them look, too. 

The list isn't arranged by site type, and only shows a handful of screenshots. But if you've got the time for lots of "Open in new tab" clicking, you'll find a huge variety of gorgeous Drupal sites to inspire your next creation. (Or, if you're me, to break down weeping in inferiority-born frustration.) 

Short list of the types of social sites you can build with Drupal. Not a lot of detail, but some good links if you're looking for site "recipes". 

Building a non-profit site with Drupal? Head here to see what some great inspirations. 

One of the key pages on Drupal.org, collecting valuable "recipes" to help you create specific types of sites. Bookmark this one!

Drupal.org overview of Drupal-made sites, conveniently listed by type. Good starting point to see what others have done in your field of social sites, e-commerce sites, portal sites, etc. 

Step by step instructions for Drupal site development using the Ubercart ecommerce module. Great stuff!

Documentation to help you get started with the Ubercart ecommerce solution for Drupal.

Main site for Ubercart, a popular, free, open-source shopping cart solution for building Drupal ecommerce sites. (See also Review of Drupal E-commerce with Ubercart 2.x.)

Building a non-profit site with Drupal? Head here to see what some great inspirations. 

One of the key pages on Drupal.org, collecting valuable "recipes" to help you create specific types of sites. Bookmark this one!

Drupal.org overview of Drupal-made sites, conveniently listed by type. Good starting point to see what others have done in your field of social sites, e-commerce sites, portal sites, etc. 

Step by step instructions for Drupal site development using the Ubercart ecommerce module. Great stuff!

Documentation to help you get started with the Ubercart ecommerce solution for Drupal.

Main site for Ubercart, a popular, free, open-source shopping cart solution for building Drupal ecommerce sites. (See also Review of Drupal E-commerce with Ubercart 2.x.)

Simplifying or otherwise modifying forms in Drupal.

A nice look at the subject.

A short but nice overview on setting up Drupal from scratch and configuring a few basics.

Display Suite is a module for organizing content on a page that some users may prefer to the more complex Panels solution. This brief tutorial takes you through and overview and setup. 

Video that stuffs understanding of Drupal's menu system into your head. Great tutorial for avoiding beginner mistakes. (Spoiler version: Create target content before you set up menu items, or set menu items from the content's creation form. Things will go easier.)

Display Suite is a module for organizing content on a page that some users may prefer to the more complex Panels solution. This brief tutorial takes you through and overview and setup. 

A third-party (not Drupal.org) site to discuss and review modules. Looks promising as an aid to wading through the thousands of modules out there!

Basic tutorial on setting up multilingual sites using the Internationalization (i18n) module. 

Video overview of the benefits of the Drupal CMS, with many how-to tutorial videos offered (registration required).

One-minute video introducing Drupal. Can't get more succinct than that.

The start of a free guide to Drupal performance and scalability, this online book is only a couple of pages long so far. But its Table of Contents looks great (and if nothing else, lets you know what sort of topics the performance "big picture" encompasses). 

Video tutorials.

Great Drupal video lessons, podcasts, and other fun, from a respected name in Drupal learning.

Video tutorials.

Video podcasts full of Drupal how-to.

How to make an RSS feed for part of your site, not all of it?

A short look at modifying the .htaccess file and robots.txt to reduce the number of paths search engines will take to reach to the same content. (Though as pointed out, the Global Redirect module will do the same too, if you don't mind another module.)

Nice tutorials, with SEO-related goodness too.

Good overview!

The title says it all.

One of the most common Drupal questions is "How do I build a clone of... ?" This article is light on detail, unfortunately, but offers useful pointers to modules for that Twitter, Digg, Blogger, or Drupal Ace (?) clone you have in mind. 

It's just a list, with no helpful info on how the sites were made. Still, the names show what can be done.

See some big-name sites made with Drupal – and see how great lots of them look, too. 

The list isn't arranged by site type, and only shows a handful of screenshots. But if you've got the time for lots of "Open in new tab" clicking, you'll find a huge variety of gorgeous Drupal sites to inspire your next creation. (Or, if you're me, to break down weeping in inferiority-born frustration.) 

Short list of the types of social sites you can build with Drupal. Not a lot of detail, but some good links if you're looking for site "recipes". 

Showcase of sites made with Drupal.

Drupal.org forum for listing Drupal-made pages. Go see what's possible.

Gallery of sites made with Drupal.

Directory of nifty sites made with Drupal. Gaze upon them, as I do, and ask "why can't I make sites look this good?" With these sites as inspirations, we'll get there all the sooner.

Building a non-profit site with Drupal? Head here to see what some great inspirations. 

Drupal.org overview of Drupal-made sites, conveniently listed by type. Good starting point to see what others have done in your field of social sites, e-commerce sites, portal sites, etc. 

Et tu, Britney? The list of companies, organizations, and celebrities using Drupal just keeps growing. This page showcases some of the bigger names. 

Short list of the types of social sites you can build with Drupal. Not a lot of detail, but some good links if you're looking for site "recipes". 

It's just a list, with no helpful info on how the sites were made. Still, the names show what can be done.

Low-cost ebook that takes readers through detailed creation of a real site loaded with community features. See my review.

Site to discuss, learn about, and show off social network sites built with Drupal.

A short but nice overview on setting up Drupal from scratch and configuring a few basics.

A theoretical look at what taxonomy means for Drupal. Good reading if you know something about CMS but are a newbie to Drupal itself.

Categories = taxonomy, terms, vocabulary, tags, keywords; that stuff. One of Drupal's strongest features, and often a puzzle for newbies. Any resource to help here is a great thing!

Useful stuff to make any site look better!

Directory of themes for Drupal and other CMSs. 

Wow. This one is more advanced – not on the Drupal admin front, but in the graphic design and theming department. Gaze upon this amazing Drupal job and despair. Or become inspired.

How-to addressing a common Drupal question. 

A directory of themes for Drupal.

Simplifying or otherwise modifying forms in Drupal.

Author-specific comment theming, displaying content type and "last edited" info, ordering Terms, and more.

Tutorial on a perennial topic of interest.

On the cutting edge: themes and related info for Drupal 6.

The Drupal.org collection of user-contributed themes you can download and use. With so many, you're bound to find many you like (and many you viscerally loathe as well). Happy hunting!

May you not need this too much. (But you will anyway.)

Useful stuff to make any site look better!

Display Suite is a module for organizing content on a page that some users may prefer to the more complex Panels solution. This brief tutorial takes you through and overview and setup. 

Wow. This one is more advanced – not on the Drupal admin front, but in the graphic design and theming department. Gaze upon this amazing Drupal job and despair. Or become inspired.

How-to addressing a common Drupal question. 

Low-cost ebook that takes readers through detailed creation of a real site loaded with community features. See my review.

Video overview of the benefits of the Drupal CMS, with many how-to tutorial videos offered (registration required).

Video that stuffs understanding of Drupal's menu system into your head. Great tutorial for avoiding beginner mistakes. (Spoiler version: Create target content before you set up menu items, or set menu items from the content's creation form. Things will go easier.)

Basic tutorial on setting up multilingual sites using the Internationalization (i18n) module. 

Video tutorials, and lots of them! Views, CCK, many of the most-asked-about topics.

Site to discuss, learn about, and show off social network sites built with Drupal.

Drupal services site with a number of how-to screencasts.

Wow. Lessons for Drupalistas of all levels. It's resources like this that are going to make the platform thrive. Dive in!

Also see http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-doj

Videos from Dec 2008 Do It With Drupal seminar. Full, 40-hour video archive available for purchase.

Video tutorials.

How to make an RSS feed for part of your site, not all of it?

How-tos and video on a variety of Drupal topics. 

Great Drupal video lessons, podcasts, and other fun, from a respected name in Drupal learning.

Nice tutorials, with SEO-related goodness too.

Simplifying or otherwise modifying forms in Drupal.

Video tutorials.

Tutorials and general content related to Drupal.

Build your own full-featured user portal, or port themes.

A short but nice overview on setting up Drupal from scratch and configuring a few basics.

Tutorial on a perennial topic of interest.

A nice look at the subject.

Video podcasts full of Drupal how-to.

Step by step instructions for Drupal site development using the Ubercart ecommerce module. Great stuff!

The drupal.org list of educational videocasts.

Video that stuffs understanding of Drupal's menu system into your head. Great tutorial for avoiding beginner mistakes. (Spoiler version: Create target content before you set up menu items, or set menu items from the content's creation form. Things will go easier.)

One of the key pages on Drupal.org, collecting valuable "recipes" to help you create specific types of sites. Bookmark this one!

Step by step instructions for Drupal site development using the Ubercart ecommerce module. Great stuff!

Documentation to help you get started with the Ubercart ecommerce solution for Drupal.