5 Easy to use Drupal plugins to improve website functionality
By: Mark Wilston
Submitted: 2012-02-22 06:22:25 | Word Count: 497
Drupal is a well renowned content management system. What makes Drupal highly reliable and most preferred is plethora of useful features and a wide range of modules that help in enhancing the functionality of a website. Drupal development provides a flexible, robust, interactive and user friendly website. This is why Drupal CMS web design is highly preferred by a majority of people across the world. Mentioned below are 5 easy to use Drupal modules to improve a website's functionality.
1. Database Administration: This is a great Drupal module and provides Drupal administrators a direct access to their Drupal database tables from within the standard Drupal user interface. With the help of this module, you can easily execute scripts in order to create and alter tables. You can also back-up one or more tables. It also lets you view/edit/delete data within tables. Tables can also be emptied or dropped.
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2. E-Commerce: This module is a collection of a number of modules. This is used to sell goods or services in an effective manner. It makes the task of selling quite simple and has a lot of features. Some of its key features are-
a. Subscriptions and recurring payments
b. Inventory management
c. Invoice generation and shipping notifications
d. Transaction reports and sales summary
e. Transaction and payment work flow
f. Order history review feature for customers
3. FCKeditor for Drupal: This is another useful Drupal module which replaces text area fields with FCKeditor. This a HTML text editor and brings a lot of powerful functionality like that of Word. It is a light weight module and does not require any kind of installation on your computer.
4. Glossary: This is a useful module especially for those who are not aware of the technical jargon. This module scans posts for glossary terms. The glossary indicator is inserted after every found term, or the term itself is turned into an indicator depending on the site settings. In order to know the definition of a term, users can simply hover the mouse over that term. When the indicator is clicked, it leads the user to that term presented within the whole glossary. This module uses Drupal's built in taxonomy feature. Therefore, you can organize your terms in a Drupal vocabulary. You can also create hierarchical structures, synonyms and relations. Nodes can also be attached to the terms to provide detailed explanation on the keywords.
5. Image: With the help of this module, users with proper permissions can upload images into Drupal. It automatically creates thumbnails. You can post the images individually to the front page or can be included in galleries. Galleries can be personal(linked to a user) or global to the site. The administrator can administer images and can also set various parameters.
These are the 5 useful Drupal modules that will help in improving the functionality of a website. It is always in your best interest to hire professional Drupal developers to get the best results. A professional and experienced Drupal developer can provide quality results at an affordable price.
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