Module Madness 10 Important Modules

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Discussion and illustration of 10 important modules. Favorite Modules Part I 1. Admin Menu 2. CAPTCHA 3. CCK and Date and Link 4. Events 5. FAQs 6. Image and Image Assist 7. Pathauto 8. Table Manager 9. Views 10. Web Forms Favorite Modules Part II Lightening talks – several participants will discuss their favorite modules two minutes or less include why how when to use the modules

Favorite Modules Part I 1. Admin Menu 2. CAPTCHA 3. CCK and Date and Link 4. Events 5. FAQs 6. Image and Image Assist 7. Pathauto 8. Table Manager 9. Views 10. Web Forms

Favorite Modules Part II Lightening talks –

several participants will discuss their favorite modules

two minutes or less

include

why

how

when to use the modules

Admin Module Provides an admin menu at the top of the site. You set permissions who can see it Easy Install & Easy to Configure Great way to navigate your site

Provides an admin menu at the top of the site.

You set permissions who can see it

Easy Install & Easy to Configure

Great way to navigate your site

CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA reduces spam Easy Install & Easy to Configure Different Styles Math, Image, Text Configurable

CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA

reduces spam

Easy Install & Easy to Configure

Different Styles Math, Image, Text

Configurable

CCK (and Date and Link) Adds Fields to Content Types Custom Fields What Type of Fields? media user reference dates images node reference text ............................. Imagine it .... and you can have it Easy Install, Easy Config, Flexible, and Tremendous Power to your site

Adds Fields to Content Types

Custom Fields

What Type of Fields?

media

user reference

dates

images

node reference

text .............................

Imagine it .... and you can have it

Easy Install, Easy Config, Flexible, and Tremendous Power to your site

Power? Provides a way to LAYOUT information Add fun stuff (media) Provides control can set rules (ie: email field, link field, hidden field) Flexible Sortable with Views Integrates Content node referencing Adds Style Adds Functionality

Provides a way to LAYOUT information

Add fun stuff (media)

Provides control

can set rules (ie: email field, link field, hidden field)

Flexible

Sortable with Views

Integrates Content

node referencing

Adds Style

Adds Functionality

Events Keep Track and Displays Events - Events are Nodes Easy Install and Config Has Different Views day, week, month, table and list Can filter events Comes equiped with calendar block "Upcoming Events" block - when event passes it no longer appears in the bloc Has Views Easy to Theme Different time zones, formats, etc etc Can Use CCK

Keep Track and Displays Events - Events are Nodes

Easy Install and Config

Has Different Views

day, week, month, table and list

Can filter events

Comes equiped with

calendar block

"Upcoming Events" block - when event passes it no longer appears in the bloc

Has Views

Easy to Theme

Different time zones, formats, etc etc

Can Use CCK

FAQs Frequently Asked Questions Easy Install and Configure Displays FAQs Easy to Change Display of FAQs Can Categorize FAQs Can Assign Weights Provides FAQs Block FAQs are Nodes Can Use CCK

Frequently Asked Questions

Easy Install and Configure

Displays FAQs

Easy to Change Display of FAQs

Can Categorize FAQs

Can Assign Weights

Provides FAQs Block

FAQs are Nodes

Can Use CCK

Image and Image Assist Images Are Nodes Easy to Install and Configure Thumbnails, and other Sizes are Automatically Added Has Gallery Provides Blocks Can be Attached which Provides Consistency Can Use in Node (Image Assist Makes it Easy) Can Use CCK

Images Are Nodes

Easy to Install and Configure

Thumbnails, and other Sizes are Automatically Added

Has Gallery

Provides Blocks

Can be Attached which Provides Consistency

Can Use in Node (Image Assist Makes it Easy)

Can Use CCK

Pathauto Automatic URLs Easy to Install and Configure (though a bit hard to find: site building, URL alias, automatic alias settings) Lots of Options with Settings Can be Very SEO Friendly Saves Hundred of Hours and Provides Control

Automatic URLs

Easy to Install and Configure (though a bit hard to find: site building, URL alias, automatic alias settings)

Lots of Options with Settings

Can be Very SEO Friendly

Saves Hundred of Hours and Provides Control

Table Manager Creates Tables (static) Easy Install and Configure Can Import Spreadsheets (CSV) Has Choice of CSS Tables Can be Embedded in Blocks, Views, Panels, Nodes Simple Bar Graph Sortable Columns *6.x is still in dev

Creates Tables (static)

Easy Install and Configure

Can Import Spreadsheets (CSV)

Has Choice of CSS

Tables Can be Embedded in Blocks, Views, Panels, Nodes

Simple Bar Graph

Sortable Columns

*6.x is still in dev

Views2 Creates Queries Easy to Install and Configure Bit Challenging at First Drag and Drop Tables, Lists, Grid, Node, and Teaser Node View Uses Filters and Arguments Sortable GREAT with CCK Select and Display Fields Great Way to Layout (display) Content

Creates Queries

Easy to Install and Configure

Bit Challenging at First

Drag and Drop

Tables, Lists, Grid, Node, and Teaser Node View

Uses Filters and Arguments

Sortable

GREAT with CCK

Select and Display Fields

Great Way to Layout (display) Content

Web Forms Creates Forms that Can be Completed by Users Easy to Install and Configure Results are Stored and Emailed Fields and Field Groups Forms are Nodes Provides Results as Submissions, Tables, and Download Analysis Submissions are NOT Nodes Not Dependent on CCK Can Use CCK

Creates Forms that Can be Completed by Users

Easy to Install and Configure

Results are Stored and Emailed

Fields and Field Groups

Forms are Nodes

Provides Results as Submissions, Tables, and Download

Analysis

Submissions are NOT Nodes

Not Dependent on CCK

Can Use CCK

What Can You Do With These Modules? Example: Shopping Cart for Events use cck, views, events + PayPal Add Cart Field (text field) Create Event Add PayPal button in text field Shopping Cart (general) use cck, views + PayPal see http://drupaltrainer.com

Example:

Shopping Cart for Events

use cck, views, events + PayPal

Add Cart Field (text field)

Create Event

Add PayPal button in text field

Shopping Cart (general)

use cck, views + PayPal

see http://drupaltrainer.com