Modules : Top 10 Drupal 5 and Top 10 Drupal 6 Modules

Drupal is awesome and grows in awesomeness all the time. It's easy to fall for the glam and glitz of certain jQuery and multimedia modules and install them all. So take some time to read the forums and you'll find that a lot can be achieved with CCK+Views and template.php instead. Remember: less modules means less system load, better performance and easier upgradability!

Tips : Quick Views theming tricks in Drupal 5

Here is a quick views theming trick in drupal 5. Take a look on the function

• $node->view_name : the name of the view this node is being rendered in
• $node->position_in_view : the position within the view for this node

function phptemplate_views_view_nodes($view, $nodes, $type, $teasers = false, $links = true) {
static $count;

Article : Using Drupal in Education, Training, and (Some) Next Steps

For a good portion of 2008, I have been writing a book on using Drupal in Education. It has been a pretty incredible process, filled with rewards and challenges I didn’t envision at the outset.

Module : Longer Node Titles

Longer Node Titles description

This Drupal module extends 'maxlength' value of 'title' field of the forms from set by default 128 characters to 255 characters.

Installation:

- Unpack in your modules folder (usually /sites/all/modules/) and enable under Administer > Site Building > Modules.

Requirements:

- Drupal 5.x

Tips : Upgrade Your Drupal CMS To 6.9 and 5.15

Cheat Sheet : Drupal 5 Forms API Cheat Sheet

Info : Drupal Developer’s Toolbox

Plugin Info : Introducing Kontera’s New Plugin for Drupal

Drupal users will be happy to hear that there’s a new plugin in town. Kontera ContentLinks are now offered along with a range of new features to accommodate your Drupal site.

Video : Upgrading From Drupal 5.x to Drupal 6.x By Greg Knaddison

Tutorial : Building Drupal 5 Themes

Building a New Theme

This tutorial takes us into the world of building Drupal themes from scratch. While many people may begin their theme project by copying and modifying an existing theme, in this tutorial, we cater to the purists who want to do it all themselves.