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By Balda-1 on
I need to create link aggregation web site, it's not like the aggregator module (which takes RSS feed from other site). What I'm looking for is similar to http://art.alltop.com/ or http://popurls.com/ -basically is bunch of links by categories and columns all manually added to database.
Could you please point me to the Drupal module is one exists if not then how hard is to write one???
Thanks
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You should be able to do this with the cck, link, beautytips, and views modules.
Easy?
I'm a novice in Drupal, so are you saying that it's easy???
Idea
I just thought what if I slightly modify Aggregator module to fit my needs? How hard is this?
I have php knowledge. Can it be done in couple hours???
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"Easy" is a relative term. If you create your own or modify a core module you've now created something you have to maintain yourself going forward. If you use existing modules to build something, you can just update those modules as necessary.
Question
Do I need to use them( cck, link, beautytips, and views) all? Or just pick one?
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all to get a site similar to those you linked.
What are they? 3rd party
What are they? 3rd party modules or core ones? How hard to install them and use? Couple hours?
Thanks!!!
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They're not core. Drupal modules can usually be found with "http://drupal.org/project/" + module name (ie http://drupal.org/project/cck).
As for how long-- again, that's relative. I could probably get a site, similar to the ones you linked, up and running in a couple of hours. But that doesn't really tell you anything. Your best bet is to just give it a shot.
Okay, sounds convincing (I
Okay, sounds convincing (I was choosing between Drupal and other CMSs).
If a Drupal pro can do it in couple hours I might do it in a few days which is good ;-)
Thank you!
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you're welcome ;-)
I spend quite a bit of time looking around for a cms to call home-- i didn't find anything that came close to drupal's power and flexibility.
Ah one other module you might want to look at is http://drupal.org/project/panels -- it's still in beta but quite stable and the combination of cck + views + panels is unbeatable.