Drupal, Drupal, Drupal

Lots of Drupal related news for me. I have come across Drupal Modules and Drupal Code Search, wrote my first Drupal module, and contributed it after getting approved for a Drupal CVS Account.

Drupal Modules

It is pretty well known that finding a Drupal Module can be a daunting task. There can be many modules that have very similar functions. And even if you can narrow it down, it is often difficult to compare the modules without installing them and playing around with them. Let alone the fact that documentation can almost always be better.

This is where Drupal Modules comes in and fills these voids. It offers a really well-done interface to search modules. There are affective comments and ratings. This is a much needed service.

What is also amazing is that this site was built by one person that saw the need and is providing it to the Drupal community for free. Sweet, sweet Drupal and the amazing people involved.

I hope that Drupal.org and Drupal Modules will come together to provide a good integrated solution. Or at the least, not try to recreate the same thing in two places.

Drupal Code Search

Drupal Code Search is a similar service created by the same person as Drupal Modules. This is an extremely helpful service as well.

My First Module

I created my first Drupal module last night. It is called External Link Page and is a simple content filter that redirects any external link to a customized page to notify the user they are leaving the site. This seems like a popular function of government sites.

It is nothing wild, and I don't actually even need to use it in any of my projects. My goal was more to write a module that could be contributed to the Drupal community than to write something amazing. I was looking for something that was simple and was not already a module. There are some other modules that mark external links, but they do not notify the user like this.

I learned a lot about writing modules and coding conventions. My focus in writing this module was to make sure that it was coded to specific standards and that the module had all the necessary and suggested parts. The actual programming logic behind this module is nothing special, but all the hooks and comments are there correctly. I used the Coder module to make sure it adhered to the Drupal coding standards. I also used the Translation Template Extractor module to create a template for translators.

Drupal CVS Account

Once the module was created, I had to apply for a Drupal CVS Account so that I could contribute the code. I got a pretty speedy response and it was "Yes"!

Again, most of today was spent learning the ins and outs of maintaining a Drupal module. There is lots of CVS documentation. I will definitely understand it better as I do it more.

Re: Drupal Installation

Hi,

I was trying to install the module, but it seems that with the version of php 5.4 is giving too many problems and a lot of error logs on Cpanel, do you recommend to host it and install it on a php 4.3 version ? As it seems is not ready for the php 5.4 module.

Thanks in advance,

Andy Colleman

drupal module

It is pretty well known that finding a Drupal Module can be a daunting task. There can be many modules that have very similar functions. And even if you can narrow it down, it is often difficult to compare the modules without installing them and playing around with them. Let alone the fact that documentation can almost always be better.

Gread job.

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Nice info

Drupal is sure growing all the time. It looks like the next big thing in content creation. Thanks for sharing your toughts on this drupal platform.

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Great article Alan, it is

Great article Alan, it is very helpful. I have been trying to figure out Drupal for awhile now and the modules and codes, and basically it has been a big mess and very difficult for me. The advice you gave in your blog is soooo helpful, I have everything set up for my Drupal cms just the way I need it to be. I wouldnt have been able to do it without your blog. Thank you.

Good job, I'll try this

Good job, I'll try this surely if i found something new I'll share with you.Thanks

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thanks for sharing. Nice toc in the beginning of this article. Does that come build in with drupal or what?

Durpal

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Durpal CMS

I have use this system in my project http://fridayrelease.com in bollywood movie section ,it's a really good one to use.

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This is a great site the article has been very very helpful and i would recommend it, and some good points have been made here, this what blogging should be about.

Starting anything new is

Starting anything new is always cumbersome and tiresome to learn and to implement but later we are always happy with results and development.

Thank for sharing.

Thank for sharing.

"I created my first Drupal

"I created my first Drupal module last night. It is called External Link Page and is a simple content filter that redirects any external link to a customized page to notify the user they are leaving the site. This seems like a popular function of government sites."

Thanks for the information. What you're doing is great! It doesn't have to be something amazing. what you think as small and irrelevant can be very useful sometimes. Thank you for the links. I am looking forward to reading your informative entries.

Great Stuff....

Once again, I keep hearing about all the great stuff in Dupral. I have finally given a look and from what I have seen so far, I absolutely love it.

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Drupal is wonderful platform and with ppl like you sharing experiences it is easy to build up wit that

Movie Now

Excellent record, I am happy with it.

Creative context

We are loving the Drupal context module here,as it puts a lovely user friendly formal front end onto creating context's for your site, something we had previously been doing with various snippets of code.

" is a simple content filter

" is a simple content filter that redirects any external link to a customized page to notify the user they are leaving the site"

It may be simple but it is definitely useful. It's good to know when you have actually left a site and are not still actively "there".

Thanks for making this clear

Thanks for making this clear for us. Really helpfull info here. bookmarked.

“There can be many modules

“There can be many modules that have very similar functions. And even if you can narrow it down, it is often difficult to compare the modules without installing them and playing around with them.”

Thanks for this information. It gives an in-depth advice on creating contents. A sure big help for amateurs like me because it takes a lot of patience to compare various modules before installing them.

This article is very

This article is very informative. It really gets down to the details about what Drupal can offer. What are the advantages of using Drupal over its competitors?

Thanks a lot for this info,

Thanks a lot for this info, it is my third reading, and all your post are helping me a lot.

Your post is very helpful,

Your post is very helpful, lots of great info thanks!

Thanks

Not Original I know but thanks a lot really helpful for me ( sorry for my english I'm French ;) )

i like a lot your post,

i like a lot your post, alway giving to us something new, im learning a lot whit your articles.

Thank You.

"Drupal Code Search is a

"Drupal Code Search is a similar service created by the same person as Drupal Modules. This is an extremely helpful service as well."

I think so. Drupal Code Search is useful. I also expect the Drupal Modules to be as useful as well.

"I created my first Drupal module last night. It is called External Link Page and is a simple content filter that redirects any external link to a customized page to notify the user they are leaving the site. This seems like a popular function of government sites."

Wow, it's great that you created your first Drupla Module.

Drupal is great, I'm really love it. It got a great flexibility!

Drupal is great, I'm really love it. It got a great flexibility! All kinds of databases...

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Very helpful

Very helpful information for the users that use Drupal, I personally use Wordpress or Blogspot but heard many great things about Drupal, I might switch over one day and see if Drupal is to my likings, ill bookmark this page and come back for it later, thanks.

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Web sites

Tens of thousands of people and organizations are using Drupal to power scores of different web sites...

Thanks for your explanation

Thanks for your explanation about Drupal Modules and Drupal Code search. Because I never knew about it before...

"It is pretty well known

"It is pretty well known that finding a Drupal Module can be a daunting task"

That is so true. So, I am grateful that you are focusing on the Drupal. It's time that others get to know Drupal's benefits better.

Drupal Installation

We are currently developing most of our client websites on Drupal and Joomla. And we are seeing a sea change to their seo rankings and collaboration feature to drive relevant traffic. Thank you "Alan" to provide such useful resources on Drupal on your website.

-JD

Drupal

I can't stand Drupal personally. I've only briefly used it, but I found it very frustrating to use. My hatred could partially do to the fact I was turned down for a Drupal job when I was younger.. who knows.

Never got hold of Drupal,

Never got hold of Drupal, seems complicated to me. Instead i am using Blogger now.
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I Love Drupal, But Prefer Wordpress

I love Drupal Too, but prefer Wordpress as there are more Themes, Plugins, and the learning curve i much smaller.

Drupal Modules

I agree about Drupal modules and how finding them can be difficult. I really prefer Wordpress because of how easy it is to get plugins on that platform. WP is not as robust as Drupal on some things but it is much easier to find great plugins for it.

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I'm beginning to like Drupal

I have been learning quite a lot from all of you guys through the Net regarding Drupal. I just hope that I can also finally understand all of these things and hopefully, help me with my online tasks....

Module

I seem to have problems installing the module. Perhaps it's the version of the php.

I got what I was searching for..

So finally you solved my problem.. I came on this page after performing a search on google, and I found exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks,
Ashish

Wow that clears things up a little bit

Wow, thanks this post really clears things up a little bit i have been driving myself insane trying to work out Drupals the last few nights

Thanks for sharing

Thanks for sharing your toughts on this drupal platform. Drupal is sure growing all the time. It looks like the next big thing in content creation.

Drupal

Drupal is for heavy hitter while WP is more like for simple blogging. Drupal use a lot more resources that WP though

Comfortable

I tried using Drupal once...But I am quite comfortable in using Wordpress,thank you...

Drupal v Wordpress

I think it's horses for courses really - Wordpress is good for basic stuff, while Drupal is for people who want to get more technically involved.