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How to extend the functionality of Drupal 7?
Extend your Drupal 7 site’s functionality beyond the features that come from the built-in ‘Drupal core’ modules, by installing contributed modules from Drupal.org.
What do I need to install Drupal 7?
To install Drupal 7, you will need: 1 Web Server: Apache (recommended), Nginx, Lighttpd, or Microsoft IIS 2 Database: MySQL 5.0.15 and higher, PostgreSQL 8.3 and higher, or SQLite 3.x 3 PHP: 5.2.4 and higher 4 Memory: 32MB (A site with a number of commonly used modules enabled may require 64 MB of memory or more.) More
Is there an integration between Drupal and plupload?
Drupal 8 version provides integration between Drupal and Plupload library via form element. It also contains a test submodule which demonstrates the basic usage in a Drupal form and how to create File Entities for the uploaded files. This version is actively maintained.
How to set up Drupal with a SMTP server?
Prerequisites: You will need Drupal 8 installed. Go to Drupal’s SMTP Support Authentication page to install the SMTP module. Click on the ZIP file for the 7.x-1.7 version which will download automatically to your computer. After you have installed the SMTP module to your computer, log in to your Drupal account.
How do I install a module on Drupal?
With this first automated method, you go to the module’s project page at drupal.org, and copy the URL for the version of the module you want to use. You paste that URL into the appropriate box on the appropriate page of your site, and click “Install”.
When to use a contrib module in Drupal?
Before using a contrib module that you have not used before, you should always backup your site first, in particular your database with a record of which version of Drupal core that was used with that database.
Which is the current recommended version of Drupal?
Taking Drupal 8, for example, even though today Drupal 8.1 is the current recommended version of Drupal 8 core, the module’s ‘development release’ might be being prepared for future use with the Drupal core version 8.2, or 8.3, which will have features not found in the current 8.1 core version.
Do you need to install modules in Drupal?
It has a dedicated modules section that you can review for a module that will extend the functionality of your website the way you need. When you find one that you want to use on your website, make sure that you download the module for the Drupal version that you are running on your account.
How to add a module to a Drupal site?
Drupal modules ‘In a nutshell’: Find a module (or theme) to use. Go to that module’s (or theme’s) “project” page, and see if it seems like something to try. Pick a version of the module (or theme) to use. Import the module (or theme) into your Drupal site. Enable the module on your site. Configure the module, if needed.