By araujo.guntin on

Hi...

I'm new in drupal, could you please help me to choose the best modules.

I need to create a website which has:

1. A book: this content is divided in section, chapter and article. I need to have more than one book. The articles can have texts, images, sounds and videos. I've read about the Apture module but it isn't ready to the version 6.

2. Any user can post tips (specific comment). The other users can vote or comment that tips. The best tips will be showed in the tips page or in a block.

3. Newsletter.

4. I have three domain name, each domain name will have different configuration in the drupal but the same content (same database). Is it possible to do? how to do?

5. I need to create an application with a calendar. Is there a calendar API or something similar in the drupal API?

I think that's all.

Thank you very much.

Araujo

⋅ Categories: Drupal 6.x

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zilla commented

Books: this in drupal core - just enable and start creating books!

CCK: you'll need this to add fields to things like Books (like custom fields or whatever)

Input Filters: this is in core, just make sure that they let you embed videos or whatever

VotingAPI and FiveStar - this makes voting with little stars/ajax easy, and tallies and counts it all

Views: complicated but will make showing top rate content way easier in the long run (for page or block)

Newsletter: Simplenews Module, very easy - or standard Notifications Module (and set users to subscribe to anything they update or create)

Multiple sites on one dbase: dig around, many articles on this - and yes, it's more than possible, many are doing it already (i'm not, so not sure where to steer you)

Calendar: Views, Date Module and Calendar for Views are killer! but for something wicked easy, check out "Event Module" (it's way easy to set up including the big calendar for everybody to see, add events, etc)

Images: that's a HUGE can of worms - many things - for something easy, including galleries and so on, check out Image Module - for something more flexible, check out Imagefield Module and Imagecache, and use with CCK (a bit more to learn for that, just like with views)

good luck!

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araujo.guntin commented

Thanks Zilla...
I'll download and test everything right now.

Araujo.

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mm167 commented

about 3 domains same content ...

short answer ..not that easy ...

Drupal in general allows 1 drupal for multi-domain. But the meaning is, 1 set of drupal files (php, template,logo image..etc) for multiple domains (sites).
Each site will have her own set of db tables. Each site has her own contents and configuration.

of course, u can get what u want, but not that easy ...

good days.