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Modules

Drupal, being an open source application, has a large user base that contributes a lot of additional functionality to it. Functional addons are referred to as "Modules" and there are a lot of them. While not even close to all of them are implemented her, but there are a few and it's quite likely more will be added over time.

As time permits, small information articles and tutorials for many of the bigger, and possibly more difficult to use modules, will be added here.

Modules are enabled and disabled at "Administer > Site building > Modules". On that page you will see a long list of all the modules available in your system with a checkbox next to them. If the checkbox is checked, it's enabled, if not, it's not. Beneath the name and short description of each module there are two lists, one of which modules require the module to support it, and one of which modules are required to support it.

If you want to enable a module, take note of any required modules listed underneath the module name. Those modules will need to be checked as well. Not all modules have required support module, but some do. if you try to enable one without one of the support modules, Drupal will generally tell you that and ask you if you want to enable it.

Be aware, particularly with the users of the advanced packages, that some modules do not really do anything in and of themselves, they are simply support mechanisms for other modules.