Top 10 Drupal Modules
If I was only allowed to install my top 10 drupal modules (besides core and SEO-related modules), here's what they'd be. Also, check out the list of Drupal SEO modules.
| Module | Project Page | Ver. | Importance | Tutorials |
| Content Construction Kit (CCK) | http://drupal.org/ project/cck | 5/6 | must have | |
| The Content Construction Kit allows you to add custom fields to nodes using a web browser. |
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| Views | http://drupal.org/ project/views | 5/6 | must have | |
| The Views module provides a flexible method for Drupal site designers to control how lists and tables of content are presented. |
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| Recaptcha (or Mollom) | http://drupal.org/ project/recaptcha http://drupal.org/ project/mollom |
4/5/6 | good to have | |
| A CAPTCHA is a challenge-response test most often placed within web forms to determine whether the user is human. |
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| Administration Menu | http://drupal.org/ project/admin_menu | 4/5/6 | nice to have | |
| Administration menu module provides a theme-independent administration interface for Drupal. |
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| LoginTobbagan | http://drupal.org/ project/logintoboggan | 5/6 | nice to have | |
| The Login Toboggan module offers several usability improvements of the Drupal login system. |
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| Imagecache | http://drupal.org/ project/imagecache | 5/6 | for image-rich websites | |
| ImageCache allows you to setup presets for image processing. |
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| Filefield | http://drupal.org/ project/filefield | 5/6 | for image-rich websites | |
| FileField provides a universal file upload field for CCK. |
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| Image field | http://drupal.org/ project/imagefield | 5/6 | for image-rich websites | |
| ImageField provides an image upload field for CCK. |
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| Backup & Migrate | http://drupal.org/ project/backup_migrate | 5/6 | nice to have | |
| Backup and Migrate simplifies the task of backing up and restoring your Drupal database or copying your database from one Drupal site to another. |
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| Devel | http://drupal.org/ project/devel | 5/6 | developers only | |
| A suite of modules containing fun for module developers and themers. |
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I just spent a big chunk of time exploring your site. Thank you for the great info; I learned quite a few things (esp. about your own modules, which I hadn't heard of).
"Best modules" lists like this page's are a big help for Drupalers facing a list of – what is it now, about 5000? – modules. Beginners in particular appreciate the pointers on good places to start. My own list ( http://www.drupalace.com/great-modules-for-Drupal-beginner ) resembles yours, with the addition of Wysiwyg module and text editors (I like TinyMCE, and IMCE for images), Preferred Format, AddToAny, and many more – I was too weak to hold back at 10.
Hmm, I think some of my favorites may have changed a bit since making the list, though. I should schedule a twice-yearly or so update...
Anyway, thanks again for the useful info.
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Thanks for the link to your lists... never enough lists to sort out all those modules!! ;)
Kristen