This document provides information about installing and using modules, themes, and distributions in Drupal. It explains that modules extend Drupal functionality, over 27,000 free modules are available, and how to find, download, and enable modules. It also discusses how to find, install, and enable themes in a similar process as modules. Finally, it defines distributions as packages that provide pre-configured sites for specific uses, with over 800 free distributions available.

1. Drupal
Mumbai
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DrupalMumbai.org
@DrupalMumbai
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Gplus.to/DrupalMumbai

2. Extending
Drupal
Blisstering
Solu:ons
1300
Clay
Street,
#600
Oakland,
CA
94612.
Phone:
+1
510
596
1711
Email:
info@blisstering.com
Website:
www.blisstering.com

3. Agenda
Download
and
Install
Drupal
Module

4. What
is
Module
?
module
is
a
so)ware
(code)
that
extends
Drupal
features
/
func:onality
Core
modules
Contributed
modules
-­‐
addons
27,828+
free
community
(As
of
September
2014)
Custom
Modules
:
You
can
also
create
your
own
modules
using
a
rich
set
of
Drupal
APIs.

5. Download
and
Extend
Go
to
hps://www.drupal.org/

6. How
to
find
a
module
and
use
it
?
If
you
know
a
module’s
name,
you
can
search
for
it
at
hp://www.drupal.org/project/
project_module
Otherwise
search
for
keywords
and
read
carefully!

7. Drupal
Online
TesAng
Environment
Go
to
hp://simplytest.me/
Type
examples
in
Project
name
autocomplete
field
and
select
‘Examples
for
Developers’
Select
7.x1.x
Version
from
Next
Dropdown
Click
on
Launch
sandbox
and
Your
Drupal
Test
Environment
is
ReadyJ

8. Installing
a
Module
in
Drupal
Recommended
Releases,
Other
Releases,
Development
Releases
How
to
Install
Module
?
1) Installing
from
a
URL
2) Manually
downloading
Module
Source
files
into
drupal
folder
structure

9. 1)
Install
from
a
URL
Navigate
to
Administra:on
menu
>>
Modules
>>
Click
on
Install
new
Module
Link

10. 2)
Manual
Method
● Download
the
tar
file
(if
on
Mac
or
unix
-­‐-­‐
zip
if
on
Windows)
to
somewhere
in
your
“sites”
folder.
● Expand
the
tar
or
zip
archive,
usually
by
double-­‐clicking
on
it
● By
conven:on,
contributed
modules
are
usually
placed
in
sites/all/modules/contrib

11. Enable
installed
module
Once
the
file
is
in
place,
you
need
to
enable
the
module.
In
your
web
browser,
visit
hp://yoursite/admin/modules
Find
the
module
you
just
installed,
and
click
the
checkbox
next
to
it.
Click
“Save
Configura:on”
Your
new
module
is
now
enabled;
consult
it
documenta:on
to
find
out
where.

12. How
to
find
a
Theme
and
use
it
The
process
of
finding
a
theme
is
very
similar
to
that
for
finding
and
enabling
a
module.
Navigate
to
www.drupal.org/project/project_theme
Find
a
theme
and
download
like
a
module
to
your
sites/all/themes
directory

13. How
to
find
a
Theme
and
use
it
-­‐
2
How
to
Install
Theme
?
Installing
from
a
URL
Manually
downloading
Theme
Source
files
into
drupal
folder
structure

14. Enable
the
theme
● Once
the
new
theme
is
in
place,
navigate
to
Administra:on
menu
>>
Click
on
Appearance
● Select
“Enable
and
set
default”
to
make
it
ac:ve.

15. What
is
DistribuAons?
DistribuAons
Provide
site
features
and
func:ons
for
a
specific
type
of
site
as
a
single
download
Single
download
containing
Drupal
core,
Contributed
modules,
themes,
and
pre-­‐defined
configuraAon
838+
free
community-­‐contributed
Distribu:ons
(As
of
September
2014)
hps://www.drupal.org/project/project_distribu:on
Examples
:
Commerce
Kickstart
(E-­‐commerce),
Classified
Ad
(Olx
Clone),
etc..

16. Extending
Drupal
?
QuesAons?
Private
&
Confiden:al

17. Thank
you!
Private
&
Confiden:al
Ashish
Dalvi