I have recently upgraded My Drupal website from v6.2 to v6.10 and I have noticed that most of the modules for making a social networking site are currently for v5.x.

What I would like to accomplish with my site is:

- User Interaction (users adding other users as 'friends or buddies')
- Some kind of Panel Module (changing the way the content is displayed)
- Advanced Profiles (Administrator Editable Fields for User profiles)
- Uploading of Photos/Pictures and Displaying in Gallery
- Chatting between different users

If anyone could tell me the name of the modules I can use in v6.x (If there is any) to get these results and how to use them and set them up as I have only been using Drupal for under 1 week.

If there is no modules in v6.x that can supply my needs is it possible to 'rollback' to version 5.x so those modules are available?

Thanks for you help =D

Ome Knomee

Comments

WorldFallz’s picture

You can search for d6 versions easily using the "filter by compatibility" box on the modules page.

Also there's some good drupal social networking info available at http://socnet.shellmultimedia.com.

Jamesroughton’s picture

If you want to learn about social networking, you should consider, purchasing 3 books that I use.

http://www.ohbytheway.biz/blog - Drupal 6 - Drupal 6 - Ultimate Community Site Guide

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Drupal%206%20Social%20Networkin... - Drupal 6 Social Networking

and the last

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=drupal%20for%20education&index=... - Drupal for Education and E-Learning

These books will walk you through a lot of you are talking about.

I own test book and think that each has it own merit.

Enjoy

Jim, ohbytheway.biz, emeetingplace.com