Modules
Be carefull
- Installing more than one (independent) module at the same time, when not knowing exactly how they work, is risky. When your site later shows some strange behaviour it will be more difficult to pinpoint the problem.
- Your site slows down when using many modules. Choose the ones you need.
- Test out the module on your test-site before installing it on a production-site.
Checklist when adding a module
This is just a checklist for those who added a module before. You find the complete explanation in the section: adding the first modules. The links here point also to that section.
Warning: when adding a module it's Best Practice to do this on a test-site first, to take the site offline and to make a backup of your site
- download the module
- take your site offline
- make a backup of your site
- install the module
- enable the module
- check permissions
- configure module
- put the site back online
Checklist when upgrading a module
This is just a checklist for those who upgraded a module before. You find the complete explanation in the section: upgrade of a module. The links here point also to that section.
Warning: when updating a module it's Best Practice to do this on a test-site first, to take the site offline and to make a backup of your site
- Log in as 1st-user
- download the updated version of the module
- take your site offline
- make a backup of your site
- install the new module
- enable the new module
- run update.php
- check permissions
- configure module
- put the site back online
Links for modules
- All the modules: On Drupal.org
- based on Usage statistics
- Alfabetical list
- drupalmodules.com: An independent community, not affiliated with drupal.org
- 40+ Essential Drupal Modules: An interesting list made by Nick Lewis
- Top 100 modules according to Fuzetto.com
- 10 Must Have Drupal Modules for Every Website according to Drupaltricks
Modules in the Reference
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