Drupal modules

Recently, I faced a challenge while trying to display image galleries on a Drupal-powered website. While there are a few modules that you can use to build your gallery view, such as the Views Slideshow Gallery module, I recently discovered some Drupal-powered sites using the Flex Slider library. Excited by this new discovery, I tried to create a gallery with thumbnails, but unfortunately, it didn't work out as expected. However, I eventually found a solution on how to configure Flex Slider to…

Creating a Drupal masonry front page can be an effective way to showcase your website's content in a visually appealing way. Masonry layouts are popular for their ability to display content in an organized and dynamic manner, allowing users to easily navigate and explore your website. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the steps to create a Drupal masonry front page.  Step 1: Install and enable the Masonry module To begin, you'll need to install and enable the Masonry module in…

Drupal 9 is the latest version of the popular content management system (CMS), which is known for its flexibility and power. As a website owner, you want your site to be as visible as possible on search engines like Google. Drupal 9 provides a range of features to help you optimize your site for search engines, from built-in SEO tools to third-party modules. In this article, we'll take a look at some of the best practices for Drupal 9 SEO. Use Clean URLs Clean URLs are important for…

Drupal is a popular and powerful open-source content management system (CMS) that provides a wide range of tools and features to create and manage content on websites. One of the most useful tools in Drupal is the Widgets module, which allows users to create and embed custom content on their websites and other external sites. In this article, we will explore how to use the Drupal Widgets module to embed content on other websites. The Drupal Web Widgets module enables site administrators to…

The default Drupal search function is pretty much OK, but if you are looking for ways to control and extend search behavior  - you are stuck with the default out-of-the-box search.  I'll show you how you can boost your search functionality, by using just two (OK, three modules) Download the following modules: Search API module Search API DB Download and extract them into the sites/all/modules folder Enable Database search,  Search API, and Search views Now we must add a search server…

Drupal is a powerful content management system (CMS) that allows users to create and manage websites with ease. One of the features that make Drupal popular among users is its flexibility and extensibility. Drupal's module system allows users to add functionalities to their websites, including automatic watermarking of uploaded images. If you are making photos and publicizing them to the internet - sooner or later you will find that you want to protect them somehow. Protect yourself from…

Drupal is a powerful and flexible content management system that enables you to create visually appealing and engaging websites. One way to enhance the visual impact of your Drupal site is to add image hover effects to your thumbnails. In this article, we'll explore how to use Drupal to create image hover effects for thumbnails. Step 1: Install and Configure the Image Hover Effects Module To create image hover effects for your Drupal thumbnails, you'll need to install and configure the…

Recently I started a tutorial series - How to build a Drupal site from scratch. In part 1 I'm talking about planing a site. In part 2, I'm showing how to make a subtheme from Bootstrap theme.  Before digging deeper in site customization, I'm willing to show how to tune a little bit up Drupal administrative tasks. By default (out of box) Drupal is not very user friendly for making admin related tasks. But it can be easily solved by adding few (actually just one module) Administration menu:…

In Drupal, pagination is a common feature that allows website visitors to browse through a long list of content, such as blog posts or products, by breaking them up into smaller, more manageable pages. By default, Drupal offers a built-in pagination system that works well for most use cases. However, as your website grows, you may find that your visitors are spending a lot of time waiting for pages to load, which can negatively impact user experience. To solve this problem, you can use AJAX (…

If you have a Drupal website, adding a contact form can be a great way to improve communication with your visitors and potential customers. In this article, we will discuss how to add a contact form to your Drupal website, step by step. Download Webform Extract it to sites/all/modules Enable from the modules page   Almost done. After enabling Webform, go to admin/config/content/webform, and check the box next to the content type, you would like contact from appears. I have unchecked…