Feb 17

Related Links is a very useful module for any Drupal content management application. Your content can display links to other content in a number of interesting and automated ways, such as based on the content type, the author, common taxonomy terms or keyword search results.Read more

Feb 09

I have been working on polishing up user registration routines for a number of sites, and downloaded the Username Check module by Dmitry Kresin last night. The module performs an AJAX request during registration to check for the availability of a username so that the user does not have to submit the form only to find out the chosen username is unavailable. This is good usability practice, but the module remains a little rough around the edges.Read more

Feb 01

Role Watchdog automatically logs all role changes made through the user profile or the User List. Role Watchdog can also monitor one or more roles for user additions or deletions and notify via email whenever a change occurs. This module might be useful when there are multiple administrators for a site, and you need auditing or alerting of manual role changes.Read more

Oct 15

These instructions had originally appeared as an addendum to the blog post Must Have Module: Trackback. I had not intended to provide installation/configuration tips while reviewing the module, but in this case, I could have used a little guidance in testing the module. Here's what worked for me...Read more

Oct 15

Content that you publish and comments about the content you publish are both just as likely to be found beyond the ramparts of your website as within it.1 In the latter case, a communication standard broadly called trackbacks has evolved to facilitate automated notification between websites, letting the original content publisher know that related information has been created and inserting a brief excerpt of the new content on the original site.Read more

  1. Does the proposition of not controlling the message, discussion or dissemination of your content scare you? Meet Stewart Brand...