Modules in Drupal

Modules add functionality to your Drupal site. The core installation of Drupal includes several modules which are known as core modules. There are several key core modules that you should consider enabling on any Drupal-powered website. A list of the core modules that I recommend activating for most basic sites follows.

 Path - Allows you to manually set the path for any node that you create.

 Menu - Gives you control over the menu system for your site.

Blog - A must if you are using Drupal as a blog site. Also very helpful if you\'re building a personal or corporate website and want to have a blog as part of the final product.

Comments - Gives you the power to allow comments on any type of node.

Search - Provides site visitors with the ability to search for content in nodes published on your site.

Upload - Allows you to attach a variety of different files types to nodes of your choosing.

Many people choose Drupal because of its powerful user generated content features. If you are constructing a website that aims to provide social networking or user generated content features then you\'ll probably want to activate a few more modules:

Forum - Allows site users to create threaded discussions.

 Poll - Create polls and get responses from your community.

Profile - Adds the ability to customize the information that users can add to their accounts.

Tracker - Creates a view that allows users to see a list of the latest posts from the entire community or for an individual user.

Drupal features a vast array of modules that are contributed by the community. Modules contributed by the community are known as contributed modules. Contributed modules allow you to extend Drupal by adding almost any feature you can think of. The module repository should be your first stop if you desire a feature for your site that does not exist in core.