By Olli1984 on

Hi, ..

I´m absolutely new in Drupal.
I intalled Drual 6, so far, no problem.

Now i start to install some modules but there are 1000s of it.

My first question to you is, which modlues and plugins i need to create a user profil site like this:
http://drupalsn.com/user/aszozo
With buddies, pictures, userfoto, profile visitors, ....

Some of you surely have an overview and could help me a litte bit.

Thx a lot ....

Sorry for my bad english.

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serkan.arikusu commented

http://drupal.org/project/advanced_profile module may be a good start point

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dnewkerk commented

Fortunately there's a lot of helpful information on how DrupalSN was made:
http://drupalsn.com/modules_used.php
http://drupalsn.com/drupalsn-modules
Here Tom writes about his recommended social networking modules.
Here's a post I wrote on how someone could reproduce the druaplsn.com home page (many of the same concepts apply to profile pages too).
There's also a wide variety of other helpful lessons, tutorials, etc on the site in the Learn Drupal section.

DrupalSN is currently a Drupal 5 based site, so now some things would be a bit different on Drupal 6. But many would be the same. Drupal 5 will no longer be supported by around the beginning of next year, so I strongly suggest you only use Drupal 6 at this point.

Michelle (maker of the Advanced Profile Kit and Advanced Forum modules) also is writing an eBook on building a Drupal social networking site... here's her list of modules to consider (of course not everything, just what you need):
http://shellmultimedia.com/tutorials/contributed-modules
(note that Advanced Profile Kit is not ready in D6 due to delays in Panels module which it is largely dependent on... you can use it without Panels if you want though, using a method like I outlined in the post about how to make the DrupalSN home page)

For a nice easy to use Buddy/Friend list feature, my top recommendation is Flag Friend. If you need much more advanced options, there are several heavier alternatives, e.g. User Relationships, Friendlist, etc.

The key to building excellent sites in Drupal is learning about CCK and Views module, which can do "just about anything". I have a guide on CCK and Views which you might find helpful.

Anyhow, hope this info helps you get on the right track. Good luck with your site! :)