Start a new project
This section covers how to start your Drupal project (a module, theme, installation profile or translation).
If nothing else, please read the two page hand-out about maintaining releases that describes the essentials and best practices in condensed form.
There are four main steps to create your new project, assuming you have already developed a version of your code that is ready to release. The first three are required and the last is considered a strongly-encouraged best practice. The Step-by-step: Create a CVS project page will guide you through this process.
- Create the project page on drupal.org
- Add code to CVS
- Create a release
- Add a handbook page
A one page, stripped down Maintainer quick-start guide for module maintainers is also available, which focuses on CVS and contains some additional CVS tasks related to managing the project after it is started. There is also one for theme maintainers.