how to select modules for new drupal users
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Selecting the right Drupal modules
Heather James - Learning Services
Purpose: How to locate, evaluate and select modules
About you:
→ For those who are new to Drupal
→ Evaluating Drupal solutions
→ Know some Drupal essentials already: Blocks, content
types, Drupal building basics
In this webinar?
BEAN module?
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1. Define and discover
Define your requirements
Purpose?
Integrations?
Data for views display?
Fields?
Skills?
Templates?
Blocks?
Do you need a module?
You might be searching for
an all-in-one solution.
You can build with Drupal
out of the box
Three step solution
1. Model the data with fields and entities (usually content
types, there are others *)
2. Configure display
3. Create lists with Views
* Entities include Content types, Taxonomy, Comments, Profiles, Blocks (with a
contributed module :)
Example content types
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2. Searching for modules
Drupal.org
https://www.drupal.org/project/project_module
Categories
Case studies
Other sources of info:
Your local community!
Attend events.
Ask questions.
http://groups.drupal.org/
Search videos from DrupalCamps
YouTube
DrupalCon sites
DrupalCamp sites
Groups.Drupal.org
3. Initial evaluation
Reading a
project page
Stump the chump!
Do you have a module you’d like to evaluate?
Ask a question now. We can look at the page together.
4. Test a module
Simplytest.me
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Existing account?
Acquia Hosting
Free hosting
account
Install Drupal
docs.acquia.com/cloud/manage/code/install-module
Manage your local copy
Connect to Acquia cloud hosting
5. Learn a module
What to look for?
Help / documentation
Configuration options
Review the permissions
Is there a block available?
Is there a new content type made available?
Is there a theme template available?
Modules list
Configuration options?
Help options?
Other modules includes?
People > Permissions
What permissions are available?
Structure > Content types
New content type available?
Structure > Blocks
Module folder > Templates?
Functionality
What is the module supposed to do?
Does it work as intended?
Questions?
Keep an eye on the Acquia Blog
I’ll follow each of these steps in depth in upcoming
tutorials.
