Drupal 7 has a new core module called "Fields", which replaces the CCK module in Drupal 6. To show you how it works, we are going to create a custom content type for Employees, and add some extra fields to it so you can create…
Webform is the module for making forms and collecting information from users in Drupal. After a submission, you can send users a thank-you email as well as sending a notification to administrators. Results can be exported into Excel or other spreadsheet applications. Webform also provides…
You've seen Captcha used on many, many websites. Before you can submit a form, it provides a question and asks for a response from you. This prevents many spam comments, form submissions and email submissions.
There is nothing quite so important to a developer as backups. Backup and Migrate makes the task of backing up your Drupal database and migrating data from one Drupal install to another easier. It provides a function to backup the entire database to file or…
Are you a total Drupal beginner? Do you use a one-click installer like Fantastico or QuickInstall that came with your hosting account and need to reinstall into a directory that already has Drupal installed? Sometimes the /sites/ directory just won't allow itself to be deleted.
The XML sitemap module creates a sitemap for your Drupal site. This sitemap is not for visitors but for search engines. It conforms to the sitemaps.org specification and helps search engines to more intelligently crawl your website and keep their results up to date. The…
Last month we wrote this tutorial showing you how to create backups using the Backup and Migrate module. Now we need to learn how to use it to either migrate or duplicate a site.
This tutorial will show you how to create a photo gallery in Drupal 6. It won't create the world's flashiest or most impressive gallery, but it will work. This tutorial is designed for beginners so that they can understand the key concepts behind creating a…
The Drupal Contact module is often replaced by the Webform module. However, it can be useful in some situations. For example, image that you have different departments and you want each of them to get a different contact form on your Drupal website. If you're…
