what drupal modules should i use? tom sliker broadstreetconsulting.net [email protected]
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Drupal Core vs Contrib• 19 Core Modules
• Contributed Modules• Everything Else!• 5000+ Contrib Modules available
Aggregator Contact Path Taxonomy
Blog Content translation Poll Tracker
Blog API Forum Profile Trigger
Book Menu Search Upload
Comment OpenID Statistics
How to Decide What Modules?
• Acquia Drupal• Lullabot Podcast #40 and #80• This presentation –
www.BroadstreetConsulting.net/pptwww.DrupalSouth.com/presentations
• Other
Acquia Agent Filefield Markdown Filter
Acquia Site Information Fivestar Voting Mollom
Acquia Search Google Analytics Pathauto
Administration Menu ImagePrinter, e-mail and PDF versions
Advanced Help Image API TagadelicApache Solr Search Integration
Image Assist (aka "img_assist") Token
Calendar Imagecache ViewsContent Construction Kit (CCK) Imagefield Voting API
Comment Notify Link (CCK) Webform
Date (CCK) Lightbox2
Acquia Agent Filefield Markdown Filter
Acquia Site Information Fivestar Voting Mollom
Acquia Search Google Analytics Pathauto
Administration Menu Image Printer, e-mail and PDF
Advanced Help Image API Tagadelic
Apache Solr Search Integration Image Assist Token
Calendar Imagecache Views
Content Construction Kit (CCK) Imagefield Voting API
Comment Notify Link (CCK) Webform
Date (CCK) Lightbox2
Acquia Agent Filefield Markdown Filter
Acquia Site Information Fivestar Voting Mollom
Acquia Search Google Analytics Pathauto
Administration Menu Image Printer, e-mail and PDF
Advanced Help Image API Tagadelic
Apache Solr Search Integration Image Assist Token
Calendar Imagecache Views
Content Construction Kit (CCK) Imagefield Voting API
Comment Notify Link (CCK) Webform
Date (CCK) Lightbox2
Acquia Agent Filefield Markdown Filter
Acquia Site Information Fivestar Voting Mollom
Acquia Search Google Analytics Pathauto
Administration Menu ImagePrinter, e-mail and PDF
Advanced Help Image API Tagadelic
Apache Solr Search Integration Image Assist Token
Calendar Imagecache Views
Content Construction Kit (CCK) Imagefield Voting API
Comment Notify Link (CCK) Webform
Date (CCK) Lightbox2
• Podcast #40 – Top 40 Modules(May 2007)http://www.lullabot.com/podcasts/drupal-podcast-40-top-40-projects
• Podcast #80 – Top 40 Modules (Nov 2009)http://www.lullabot.com/podcasts/lullabot-podcast-80-top-40-drupal-modules-revisited
• Podcast #40 Noteworthy modules:– Devel– Panels
• Podcast #80 Noteworthy Modules – Backup and Migrate– Filefield Sources– Captcha / ReCaptcha– NodeQueue– Ubercart– Admin Role*– Poormans Cron*
WYSIWYG Editors
• CKEditor (formerly FCKEditor)• TinyMCE• WYSIWYG Module– allows for either WYSIWYG editor– no additional module required
Evaluating Modules
• Drupal Module Project Page• Usage Statistics• Google Search “Issues” or “Problems”• Local Drupal Group / Word of Mouth
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