start-drupal.md

First time with Drupal

A step by step, opinioned, checklist for a Drupal rookie.

1. Basics

• I know what is PHP.
• I know what is MySQL.
• I know how to use composer.
• I know how to use git.
• I know how to use cli.
• I know how to write Markdown
• I know how to read and write YAML
• I can use an IDE (Phpstorm, VSCode etc).

2. Drupal basics

• I can understand Drupal.org project versions, issues etc.
• I know what is drush and I can use it from the cli.
• I can install Drupal 9.x+ using a tool from here. I propose using ddev.
• I can enable/disable modules from the Admin UI.

3. Local setup

• I have installed all the required software from Drupal Developer Setup

4. Community

• I have an account on Drupal.org.
• I have an account on drupal.slack.com.
• I have an account on drupal.stackexchange.com.
• I have joined my local community group. See drupal.org/community.
• I know about the Drupal.org scholarship on https://www.drupal.org/association/discover-drupal.

Resources

• How to Become a Drupal Developer - drupalize.me, 2021
• Drupal.org - Overview of Drupal

Ready to start your journey with Drupal.

See also Drupal Lessons.