Hi,

Drigg is a module that adds digg-style features and functionality to the award-winning free/open source Drupal content management system (CMS). In conjunction with Drupal it provides a democratic, community driven site
which can be set up to mimic Digg.

Digg, originally launched three years ago, is the major player and arguably the initiator of community-driven democratic news hubs. Digg's popularity is mainly due to the idea behind it, and its democratic and userdriven system.
However, Digg's software is proprietary and the code is not revealed to the public. Pligg was released as a free/open source software CMS designed to provide users with a Digg-style site. It has been the only option for web developers wishing to build community-driven democratic sites for the past couple of years, but development and usability problems have plagued Pligg.

Enter Free Software Magazine's Editor In Chief Tony Mobily. Mobily has created a new free software system to rival Digg named after a the town in the UK in which he previously lived Drigg (also conveniently a cross between Drupal and Digg). Drigg, which is based on Drupal, allows anybody to create and modify their own Digg-style site.

The first implementation of Drigg has now been launched. Free Software Daily - a free software news hub dedicated to the free and open source software community is the first site to take advantage of Drigg's advanced functionality and flexibility.
FSDaily was launched earlier this year by Dave Guard and Tony Mobily in order to to provide an alternative to, and extend upon, Digg's Linux/Unix section. Initially, FSDaily used the Pligg CMS. They experienced software issues with Pligg, and also found it lacking in features (such as blogging, forums, etc.). The need for an improved Digg-like news hub for FSDaily morivated Mobily to create a more secure,stable and flexible alternative, using Drupal as a solid foundation.

Drigg's home site is: http://www.drigg-code.org/, the latest default installation of the Drupal + Drigg system is running here:

http://www.drigg.org/ . And you can also head to http://www.fsdaily.com/ and

check out what a possible configuration of the Drupal + Drigg system can provide.

Comments

.carey’s picture

That fsdaily.com site is awesome!

Politolog’s picture

The good module. Used it on the site. Has earned at once. Even problems with Russian has not arisen.

mercmobily’s picture

Hi Politolog,

I absolutely love http://politolog.com.ua/ ! I think your theme is really strong.
I don't suppose it would be at all possible for you to donate your theme, or even just your voting form, to the Drigg project?

If so, please contact me using the contact form!

Thanks either way :-D

Merc

alex.b’s picture

Idea is great. "Drigging" is functional and looks nice also. Hope it will become popular.

Alexander
ThemeArtists.com

wasaka’s picture

I just put up my own Drigg site last week:

http://www.reclaim.org

Alexander, what would you charge to make a custom theme for me?
Anyone else out there have any suggestions, I'd like to learn how to
do my own themes--any good links you might suggest?

/mark

alex.b’s picture

Please contact us using our contact form: ThemeArtists contact and we will be pleased to answer these kind of questions. Thanks.

Alexander
ThemeArtists.com

geoline’s picture

Looks like a great modul. But the two example sites are a bit slow... :(

kuttu666’s picture

Netzarim’s picture

Love the theme here...

CaseyA’s picture

Hey @kuttu666 - I like how the Drigg theme looks on your ReadOf site, even though it looks like you haven't touched the site in awhile. Are you open to discussing how you got this up and running? Happy to pay for your time.

Thanks - Casey

Netzarim’s picture

Any updates? All the URLs for this appear to have gone dead... Really need the help from the forums... Did a co-sponsor/developer never materialize?

codeman1234’s picture

What is going on with this project guys? is it coming for drupal 7?

Cheers!

mercmobily’s picture

Hi,

It doesn't look like it.
I have zero time to dedicate to it... and Digg-like sites seem to be completely out of fashion now.

Merc.

CaseyA’s picture

I think there could be some great sites based on the "Digg idea" but altered for specific communities (eg. Drupal, travel, bitcoin, etc.). Please let me know if you, or somebody else, jumps back into this project. Thanks!