Eh? Pee Eye Dot Dee Dot Oh!
Submitted by emmajane on June 9, 2009 - 05:00
Your session in a few words:
Learn how to find awesome information in the Web site api.drupal.org.
Track:
From zero to hero
Session Type:
Lecture
Level of expertise:
Intermediate
Language:
English Remember the first time you heard someone say "Drupal" out loud and the word they used was nothing like what you'd been hearing in your head? Remember that other time when someone said, "dee dot oh" out loud and you wondered what secret code they were referring to? The Drupal community is rife with confusing jargon, but it's also jammed full of awesome information that you can use to quickly build an amazing theme. This talk will show you how to take advantage of http://api.drupal.org from a themer's perspective.
You will learn:
- How api.drupal.org is compiled
- Why it isn't just for developers
- Effective techniques to find relevant functions
- How to uncover hidden gems: the template variables
- How to use api.drupal.org when upgrading your themes from DX to D7
Put on your safety goggles and rev up your engine, we're going to take a wild ride through one of the most useful Drupal core references.
PS "dee dot oh" is how we say drupal.org and "eh? pee eye" is Canadian for API.
