Files and Documents Organization: Module / Setup Suggestions

markwk's picture

I've setup a COD (conference organization distro) for a yearly environmental conference that works quite well in general. Unfortunately, the group I made this site for is transitioning from a simple HTML site with most changes being uploaded as pdfs via ftp. Traditionally they do most of their changes and communications via documents and files. Instead of providing ftp access, what modules or setups provide a good, safe and clean UI for Files and Documents Organization?

Thanks...

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Hmm... I'd probably just have

btopro's picture

Hmm... I'd probably just have a filefield upload cck added to a content type and give them access to that. Then use views / downloadcount module for some basic stats.

A few leads

LP's picture

You may be interested in:
http://drupal.org/project/filedepot
...full featured Document Management module that has a google docs like feel... (6.x)

http://www.leveltendesign.com/blog/randall-knutson/collapsing-folders-ta...
A clever method of using Drupal to display a file manager-esque display, but the files exist as more typical Drupal content. Perhaps an elegant, lightweight solution, depending on your workflow.

A folders feature built for Open Atrium, p'raps it won't explode if used with a standard install?
http://nuvole.org/blog/2011/may/25/apps-open-atrium-atrium-folders (6.x/Atrium)

There's a module application in process here which bridges Drupal and the EnterMedia DAM (Digital Asset Management) software. (6.x)

Elfinder

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http://drupal.org/project/elfinder works pretty well for me.

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