Within many organizations the hierarchy of the website structure maps directly to the permissions or roles of the content editors. The following compares various modules which either integrate with the Menu or Book modules for node permissions.
Note that on Drupal 6, the Book module actually uses the Menu module behind the scenes, so it's possible that modules which would have needed to be seperate in Drupal 5 could be coalesced into a single module for Drupal 6.
There is a discussion in the Access Control group about this functionality. As well, there is a discussion on the development mailing list about this functionality.
| Module | 4.7.x? | 5.x? | 6.x? | Notes | Module Updated | Info as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Manager | - | - | Yes | This module appears to be similar to the Book access module, however it also allows users access to the "Outline" tab for books they own. By default, that tab is only available to Book administrators. | 2009-Jan-14 | 2009-Apr-03 |
| Book Access | - | Yes | Yes | This module limits access per book only. The module page notes possible stability issues with the Drupal 6 version. | 2008-Jan-28 | 2009-Apr-03 |
| Menu Access | - | - | Yes | This module does not have a very good description of it's functionality. It looks as if other modules in the suite may be duplicates of other more established modules. More information about it's differences with other solutions would be useful. | 2009-Mar-25 | 2009-Apr-03 |
| Book Page Access | - | - | Yes | This module is based on the Book access module, but allows access to be defined for each page and all of it's children. | 2009-Mar-26 | 04-Apr-2009 |