The 20 Most Popular Drupal Modules - MAAN Softwares

MAAN Softwares INC., one of the Drupal core developers, has used the statistics available on Drupal.org to make a list of the most popular Drupal 7 modules. This is different from the public stats on Drupal.org module pages, which show the popularity of modules across all versions.

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1. TOP 18 DRUPAL MODULES YOU SHOULD HAVE
2. More info on how to use this template at www.slidescarnival.com/help-use-presentation-template This template is free to use under Creative Commons Attribution license. You can keep the Credits slide or mention SlidesCarnival and other resources used in a slide footer. 2 MAAN Infoweb Solutions, one of the Drupal core developers, has used the statistics available on Drupal.org to make a list of the most popular Drupal 7 modules. This is different from the public stats on Drupal.org module pages, which show the popularity of modules across all versions. With its uniqueness and flexibility, Drupal has always been one of the top CMS. Besides the cores, the backbone of the Drupal system, what makes this CMS special is its large collection of modules.
3. Chaos tool suite Most popular Drupal 7 module 3
5. “ Chaos tools (or CTools) as it's often known, is a set of APIs that assist other modules. In this top 20 list alone, CTools is used by Views, Views Slideshow, Webform. It's also required by popular layout modules such as Panels and Display Suite. 5
6. Views 6
8. “ Views the most popular module when you count all Drupal versions. Why? Because Views is the way to organize content in Drupal. It's so essential to so many sites that it will be part of the Drupal 8 core. 8
9. Token 9
11. “ Token allows you to create re-usable patterns across your site. For example, the Pathauto module (#5 in this list) uses Token to create URL patterns. 11
12. Libraries API 12
14. “ Libraries API is similar to Chaos Tools in that it is a foundational module. It's an essential part of the WYSIWYG and Colorbox module and powers several Views Slideshow features. Libraries API works to connect Drupal to external scripts so if a module asks you to install Libraries API you'll probably need to download and install a 3rd party script also. 14
15. Pathauto 15
17. “ Pathauto, together with the core Path module, is the difference between having URLs like this /?q=node/3 or this /node/3 on your Drupal site, and having URLs like this /about-us/. Pathauto combines with Token (#3 in this list) to allow to create default patterns for your URLs. 17
18. Entity API 18
20. “ Entity API is similar to Chaos Tools (#1) and Libraries API (#4) in that you'll never use it directly. Entity API provides a unified way to deal with entities. What are entities? This post explains. Entity API is an essential part of the Rules, Features and Search API modules amongst others. 20
21. Webform 21
23. “ Webform is the best module for accepting any user submissions, from contact forms to event registration. 23
24. Administration menu 24
26. “ The normal Drupal 7 toolbar can require several clicks to get to parts of the admin area. As a result, many developers find the Administration Menu module to be a great help because they can jump to any administrative task much more quickly. 26
27. Date 27
29. “ The Date module allows you to add Date fields to your Drupal content. It also has an API so that other modules can more easily handle the complexity of dates (timezones etc) 29
30. IMCE 30
32. “ IMCE is a great module that will give you file management capabilities while editing your articles in Drupal 7. You can add various WYSIWYG editors to Drupal to allow you to have advanced editing capabilities. Among these are TInyMCE, CKEditor, BUEditor and more. However, while you get a great toolbar, these plugins don't natively allow you to search your file system to find a picture to insert in your page. 32
33. WYSIWYG 33
35. “ WYSIWYG fits alongside Chaos Tools, Libraries API and Entity API. By itself, WYSIWYG doesn't do anything but it allows Drupal to connect to external text editors such as CKEditor and TinyMCE. 35
36. Google Analytics 36
38. “ The Google Analytics module does allow you to add the basic tracking code, but it's the most popular analytics option because it also provides a wide range of more advanced settings: 38
39. CKEditor 39
41. “ One thing that many people notice when they use Drupal for the first time is that there's no WYSIWYG editor. CKEditor is one solution. CKEditor provides a WYSIWYG editor and also integrates with modules to improve Drupal's image, file and link handling. 41
42. jQuery Update 42
44. “ It's not easy for the Drupal core and all the contributed modules to standardize on one version of jQuery. If your site needs a more recent (or even an older) version of jQuery, this module can provide it for you. 44
45. Backup and Migrate 45
47. “ Backup and Migrate simplifies the task of backing up, restoring or moving your Drupal site. You can schedule your backups and and send them to a variety of destinations. 47
48. Views Slideshow 48
50. “ Views Slideshow can be used to create a slideshow of anything that can be displayed with Views (#2 on this list). 50
51. Colorbox 51
53. “ Colorbox allows you show media inside a pop-ups. Using pop-ups can make it easier for visitors to quickly browse through multiple images or videos. 53
54. Rules 54
56. Module Filter 56
58. “ The Drupal modules page can become very long and difficult to navigate once you've installed a lot of modules. Module Filter provides a much better interface for navigating through a long list of modules. 58
59. Link 59
61. “ Link is possibly the simplest module on this list. It allows you to add a field with links to external websites. This will be part of the Drupal 8 core. 61
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