Posted by miro.dee on December 23, 2006 at 4:44pm
Hello all,
I want to make a niche specific social network and I want to have following functionality, Can somebody please guide me which modules should I use. I need
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profile: editable fields
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Individual blogs
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Forums
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Groups
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Classifieds
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invite a friend, addressbook import from gmail, hotmail etc
i am a total newbie and have no knowledge of php etc but I can follow the instructions in documentation well, is it possible for me to make this kind of site with drupal
I ll appreciate any help.
Thanks
Deepak
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PHP knowledge is required.
You wont be able to run a social networking website on Drupal without PHP knowledge. Some of the things you've mentioned require some code hacking and/or even creating custom code/modules for it to work.
There are however some (commercial) ready made scripts you can use. Google "phpfox" - it'll lead you on the right path.
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seconded, but very possible
Hi there,
I second the comment about needing php experience and a deep knowledge of drupal. But don't despair! I was in the same position as you 5 months ago, knowing nothing but a little HTML and now I have a fully functioning SN site. If you have a head for coding you should be able to pick up the basics of drupal and php fairly quickly (well, a few months). Get xampp set up on your computer and get experimenting!
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i would suggest the modules
i would suggest the modules with the exact names of the things you want.
for example, for 'forums', i suggest the 'forum' module. for the groups, i suggest the 'organic groups' module. and so on, and so on.