Installing modules (Drupal 7) Last updated. consider putting some deliberate roadblocks in place to make it a little less easy to install modules via this. DrupalEasy is a training and consulting company that specializes in public and private Drupal training as well as site building and consulting with a focus on best.
Installing modules (Drupal 7) | Drupal. You can add third- party contributed modules to extend or alter Drupal's behavior. Table of contents: In a nutshell. Download the module and extract it in the folder sites/all/modules/contrib.
It is recommended to place all third- party modules in a subfolder called contrib. Go to the Module page at Administer > Modules(http: //example.
Learn how to enable/disable Drupal Modules from the Drupal Administration panel. This tutorial will teach you how to enable, disable and manage different modules in. Easy LAMP server installation. When installing Drupal 7 on a local machine you may encounter problems with installing 'Modules' and Themes'. Here is my simplest way of installing Drupal modules by copy paste module package URL directly from Drupal module contrib page. At this time, I will install Views. With Drupal 7, you can add modules and themes to your site by downloading the file and installing it manually. It’s good to know how to do it yourself so you. Now that you've installed Drupal, you will want to customize it to your tastes by adding modules and themes. The basics of managing modules and themes are fairly similar. Install/Update Modules/Themes within Drupal. The Drupal module part of this implementation. Drupal temp directory to the drupal installation's 'modules' or.
Read the module's documentation (readme file or on- line here on drupal. Note: The drush commands drush dl module_name and drush en module_name offer probably the fastest way installing modules. Choose the module file. Choose the right release. When you have chosen a module to add to your site, you must choose which release to use. The version must be compatible with the version of Drupal you are using. Note that 'Development releases' are versions of the module that are in an active stage of development.
They may be written for a previous/current/future version of Drupal, are considered unstable, and should be handled with care. Recommended releases' are stable and ready to use. Upload the module. There are two basic ways to upload module files to a Drupal 7 site: Through the Drupal user interface. Manually on the server. The first option will not work on many types of servers, but may be a more user- friendly choice on servers where it does work.
The second option is always available. Option 1: Upload the module through the Drupal interface.
Navigate to the install page. Navigate to Modules > List (tab), or http: //example. Install new module.' (You must have the Update manager module enabled to see this link.
For those new to Drupal, go to "Modules", find "Update Manager," put a check mark in the box by "Update Manager" and then click "Save" at the bottom of the page. You should now have a link to install new modules.)Follow the prompts. You will be prompted to provide either the URL to the download, or to upload the . Click 'Install', and the Update manager will copy the files into your sites/all/modules folder. See Update manager for more information about what that core module can do.) The next screen gives you two links. Click 'Enable newly added modules' and skip down to the 'Enable and configure' section.
If your site asks for your FTP username and password, it is referring to the username and password to access your site, not drupal. A note about FTP: If FTP is not enabled for your server, you may receive an error message. Drupal will not be able to diagnose the problem, only tell you that there is one.
It's up to you to determine whether your server is properly configured for FTP. Option 2: Upload the module manually. Extract the files.
The downloaded module package will be in a compressed file format such as 'tar. On Windows, use a program like 7- zip to extract the files. On modern Mac systems, double- click the . On Linux or similar systems, use the command line. You should see a list of files extracted into a folder.
Upload the folder. Transfer your files with SFTP or FTP to the desired modules folder in your Drupal installation (or if you are using version control, add and commit them to your code repository). The modules folder at the top level of your Drupal installation is reserved for Drupal core modules (the ones that come with the original download of Drupal). Contributed modules belong in sites/all/modules. If you are running a multi- site installation of Drupal, use sites/my.
Modules that will be shared between all sites should be placed in sites/all/modules. Please note: Especially for sites with a lot of additional modules, many people have begun to further divide the modules folder, to help stay organized. A typical way of doing this would be: sites/all/modules/contrib for all contributed modules.
Features. Enable and configure. Read the directions. If the module has an installation file (usually INSTALL. README. txt), read it for specific instructions. There are modules that require special treatment, and even modules that depend on other downloaded files to function properly. Sometimes the README file has no .
If you double- click it, your computer won't know what program to use. In that case, open a text editor first, and then open the file using the editor's 'file open' command. Enable the module. Navigate to Administer > Modules or http: //example.
Check the 'Enabled' box next to the module and then click the 'Save Configuration' button at the bottom. Note: If you are updating an existing module, you'll need to click 'update script' at the top of the page or load http: //www.
Continue' (after making a backup of both your database and 'sites' folder). Set up permissions. Some modules will require that you change permissions to get them working. Permissions information may be in the instructions that came with the module. Navigate to Administer > Modules and click on the 'Permissions' button for the desired module. You can also do this on the Permissions page (Administer > People > Permissions).
Scroll down to see if the module appears in the list and, if it does, give the appropriate permissions to desired roles. Adjust settings. Most modules will have some type of settings page. It will vary from module to module but if not described in the README. Administer > Modules) and clicking on the 'Configure' link for that module. Not all modules have settings pages.
Please note: You can only have one copy of a module with the same name in each Drupal site. The module's name is determined by the name of the .
Tip: If you run into problems, search the module's issue queue and the forums. If your problem hasn't already been addressed, post a question or issue and someone will try to help you out. Tip: To keep up- to- date on any issues and fixes related to your newly installed module(s), you can create a user account on Drupal. For a collection of useful materials for module developers, see Module Development with Drupal.