Modules

Widgets is a module that enables a site editor to, on a per node basis, select "widgets" that should be displayed when viewing a node. A "widget" in it's simplest form is just a regular node (page, story etc) but the power of the module is that you can create custom content types (with CCK) to use as "widgets". You could say that Widgets brings the power of the block right into the node edit form.

This module was developed by me and sponsored by Happiness.

I have previously written about creating photo galleries using the Flickr Field module. Before I came up with the solution described in the post Drupal Flickr gallery using Flickr field I developed a Flickr Photoset block module. Since I'm not going to use it nor contribute it to the Drupal contrib repository I thought I at least upload it here put it on GitHub so that anyone that might be in need of a Photoset block can use it.

Drupal is a great CMS, during the time I have spent working with it I have come to love it. However, for an emerging Drupal developer the abundance of different modules can be a real hassel. Sometimes you need third party modules to perform simple tasks, such as getting the breadcrumb trail to work properly or to display a simple menu. Below you will find a list of modules I find indespensable when developing a Drupal web site. I have left out the modules Views and CCK since they are so vital to developing a Drupal site you are probably already using them.