Some Drupal Advice - what modules
Oct 12 2007 15:49
Just tinkering with Drupal for a project at the moment and am curious as to what modules libcom found useful in developing the site. I need something that allows the site to have a news feel rather than the flat blog feel drupal comes with. Is there something that can facilitate that with out wrecking a templates design? Hook me up!
Oct 12 2007 15:51
#2
and taxonomy.
Oct 15 2007 18:06
#3
OK so with the luck of beginners we've ampled through and got the site we want going some way.
Now using the attach image module, the one that shrinks for teasers and nodes to display articles makes the site look great with teasers and photos - when you are an admin logged in. But when logged out no one can see the images. All the persmissions are on and I am baffled. I know it is something easy - any ideas?
What do Libcom use for this and is there anyway out of this predictament.
Also that standard Drupal method of threading is an eyesore, its not chronological and replies go under whats being replied too - often the order gets flipped too. I hear flat_forum is good, but is there any guide to doing the required css edit/php edit to activate that?
Oct 15 2007 18:26
#4
We use cck, imagefield and imagecache and views for thumbnails - it's the future, ignore the rest.
forums - flatforum module is alright - if you google around there are some howtos in the forums for improving on the default php/css.
With the chronological listing this is a bug - you want flatcomment.module (again search on drupal.org will find it) - this forces comments flat in the database so you don't get weirdness.
views cck panels.
the holy trinity of drupal.