The best Drupal modules

First of all, it should be remembered that Drupal is a CMS (Content Management System - in other words, Content Management Framework, in Spanish), a free program that has a large number of modules. So its configuration is very useful for developing user communities and publishing images, texts and files, as well as other services (such as surveys, forums and blogs).

 

This system dynamically archives contents in a database and these can be edited in a web environment. Its usability and the quality of its codes stand out.

 

An introduction to the modules

 

With regard to modules, it should be noted that their functionalities can be extended by means of extensions called programmed modules that manage user communities. The free modules, therefore, are counted by thousands.

 

The following are the three classes of Drupal feature modules:

 

Core. These are the ones available at the time of installation. Some of them were included at the suggestion of user communities Web Design Company in Netherlands.

Contributed. They are those that have been shared by the Drupal community and are under GNU Public License (GNL).

Custom (custom). They have been generated by the site developer.

The most useful Drupal modules

 

In the following lines, some of the modules with more interest for the customer that supports Drupal will be reviewed, by different sections. As it is popularly said, they are not all that they are, but they are all that are. In this regard, it should be noted that there are modules that may have been forgotten or relegated to the background, in these cases because the developer has created better ones or can not devote the time to implement improvements.

 

In any case, it is worth debunking those that are quoted below:

 

Administration

 

Administration Menu. This generates a toolbar that allows access to the information of the site in a much more intuitive way than the original Drupal module. The interface drop-downs allow great usability and quick access to any web department. To use this module, you should uninstall the Drupal core toolbar module.

Environment Indicator. It allows to differentiate the environments in which it works by colors, which is certainly functional.

Adminimal Admin Menu. It facilitates a minimalist conception of the administration menu. In this case, you must disable Administration Menu Toolbar Style.

Masquerate. Aimed at masking as a user and of great use in development processes.

Navbar. It provides the most responsive and friendly menu, ideal for cases where navigation through smartphones or tablets will be necessary.

Coffee. It facilitates the creation of a search engine that is convenient for administrators and Web Design Company in Amsterdam.

Backup and Migrate. A module that should always be installed, regardless of whether it has been enabled or not. It is essential to make backups and, especially, the updates, since you have to make sure that certain contents and configurations are not lost.

Devel. A module specially designed for developers. It is necessary to uninstall it after it has been used.

Module Filter. It contributes to the coordination of the installed modules, since it groups them by categories.

Pathauto. Automatically createsURLs for the content and also allows to generate a pattern for the customized ones.

Display content

 

Views. Contributes to a personalized content visualization, both of databases and customized presentations.

Display Suite. It is used to preconfigure content types (forms, searches, etc.), customize tables and assign fields to spaces.

Views Accordion. Provides views in an accordion format.

Panels. Intended for publications in blocks or with more than one view. It is used for both the customized modules and the re-edition of the Drupal Core.

Extra Panels. Incorporapluginsal previous module.

Panels Extra Layouts. Add layouts of greater complexity than those contained in the Panels module.

Views Bulk Opperations (VPO). Provides checkbox checkboxes to view results.

Breadcrumbs

 

Breadcrumb Menu. Expose bread crumbs from any menu on the site.

PanelBreadcrumb. Generate the bread crumbs from the website panels.

CustomBreadcrumb. It facilitates the creation of customized bread crumbs based on the type of content.

Themes

 

Themekey. A very complete and valid module for assigning themes based on predefined rules.

List of basic themes. Designed for Web Design Company in Rotterdam.

Switchtheme. It gives users the option to choose the topics they wish to have enabled.

Theme Editor. It is worth to modify files and templates, directly, of the server.

Mobile Tools. Intended for the assignment of themes, depending on the mobile access device.

Mobile Theme. Like the previous one, but with some configurations and usability more achieved.

captcha

 

Captcha. This module allows you to add a form to the cadacaptchaque you choose.

Image Captcha Refresh. This captcha contains number images.

ReCaptcha. It is one of the most popular in the world of web pages.

Taxonomy

 

Taxonomy Menu. It facilitates the creation of a vocabulary in the menu quite easily for Web Design Netherlands.

Taxonomy Access Control. Intended for the management of access to the taxonomy of the user.

Taxonomy Manager. Management of own taxonomy and aggregation of different extra options.