Posted by Anonymous on April 1, 2013 at 10:13am
Once again it seems there's a whole slue of ways to go about something in drupal. I came across this tutorial http://www.pasadamedia.com/news/drupal-7-user-login-and-registration and thought I would get your opinions on this topic, if possible. I've used LoginToboggan before, which this tutorial doesn't go into. In fact, that tutorial uses quite a few modules, including Facebook OAuth, which I'm interested in, plus some spam deterrents. Is the method and set of modules used in this tutorial "good practice" and "current thinking"?
I'd appreciate your input, if you have a moment. Thanks in advance!
S
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You can find lots of opposing
You can find lots of opposing opinions on whether or not using 3rd-party login services (ex. Facebook) is good. I've seen case studies that show user-interaction dropping when 3rd-party login services are used, and I've seen case studies that show user-interaction increasing. You need to consider your target audience. User personas may be valuable here.
The last three modules on the list (Spambot, Honeypot, Mollom) are all spam deterrents. You probably only need to invest in these until spam starts to become an issue.
The other modules on that list can all make the user login and profile management processes easier, or more customized. Though sometimes with a security trade-off ("No current password" makes it easier for someone to edit their email/password/username, but also makes it easier for some other person to alter an account. This is really a second-line-of-defence though so it may or may not be important for your site).
Like any new feature/customization that you do with your site, you need to consider if the new thing is worth the time spent in setting it up, and the time spent in the long-term maintaining it.
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Thanks!
I'm going to plug along with Drupal's default for now and see if I can work with it as is. I'll also check out that User Personas as well. You've given me food for thought ... as usual! :)