Site building

The following sections explain how to work with various components, such as blocks, modules, menus and themes, in order to control the look and feel of your site. If you haven't already, read Before you Start to get a better understanding of Drupal Terminology.

Blocks
Blocks display a wide variety of information, usually from installed modules. This section explains how to configure and place blocks within regions of your site.

Contact form
Make sure your visitors have a way to contact you. This section explains how to configure a site-wide contact form and add additional contact information if you desire.

Menus
Primary, Secondary, and Navigation menus are installed by default. Learn how to manage them and add your own menu items.

Modules
Learn how to harness the power of contributed modules to extend Drupal's core functionality. This section also explains how to improve site performance by using the Throttle module with other modules.

Themes
Learn how to change the entire look and feel of your website by using a different theme. This section explains how to download and install a pre-made theme. Please see the Theme Guide for more information on creating your own Drupal 6 theme.

Translate interface
Learn how to translate your site into a different language.

Triggers
Learn how to act on system events, called Triggers, when new content is added or a user logs into your site.

URL aliases
Learn how to use URL aliases to make your pathnames more readable as well as improve SEO.