Posted by darrindickey on February 19, 2008 at 6:32pm
I know there is a discussion going on here about building a business directory module. However, I also see other people are already doing this with existing modules. Could I fairly easily build a directory like this: http://www.pastigo.com/sites-amp-attractions-2.html using Drupal's existing modules? This directory was done in Joomla! using Mosets Tree. I've also been looking at using SOBI2 with Joomla!, but it's not updated yet to run with J! 1.5 and not sure when that will happen. Plus, I'm trying to see if there is a better way to organize the data.
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I don't see anything there
I don't see anything there that can't be done with drupal, but that's just a cursory look. I don't know if it was my ISP or the site, but it was a pig performance wise-- it took forever to load almost every page and hung my browse to boot. Bad enough on any site, but unusable for a directory site for sure.
Having played with both joomla and drupal, I prefer drupal-- it was just easier for me to grok, though it took a little effort. Just my $0.02 though... ymmv.
Thanks for the reply,
Thanks for the reply, worldfallz. Not sure what the load issue was. I accessed it several times last night from different computers without any lag. Strange.
I originally used Joomla because it was easy to start with and a developer I know recommended it. However, I've started using Drupal for a corporate intranet site and I like it so far. It's a bit of a learning curve getting used to templating and blocks instead of modules, but I'm getting it. Now I'm thinking I'd like to use it to redo the Pastigo site. It appears I can do the same stuff with Drupal as Community Builder does with Joomla (maybe more). The directory is the only hold back. I'm actually hoping I can create a better, more flexible directory in Drupal.
Thanks for the feedback!
Can, yes, easily, no
You can do this in Drupal. You can do pretty much anything in Drupal. But it's not an easy, drop in solution. There isn't currently a business directory module. There's been a lot of talk about making one but it hasn't gotten anywhere. I'm probably going to end up making one but that won't be for a few months.
You can do all that using cck and views and helper modules and a lot of theming. But it will take time and research. It's not just a module you can turn on and go.
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Thanks, Michelle. I don't
Thanks, Michelle. I don't mind a bit of work. I added the Google Maps and the module for saving listings into custom trips on my current site. (And I'll probably have to do it all again.)
So, should I start out using Drupal 5 or go right to 6.0? Views isn't available on 6 yet, is it?
D5
I'd go with D5. There's far too many modules that still need porting to D6.
Michelle
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Michelle, If it helps, you
Michelle,
If it helps, you might look at SOBI2 for Joomla. It's a very good open source business directory. It might give you some sort of head start on putting together a Drupal version.
Hmm
I took a look at their demo and I can't say I'm terribly impressed. I think what I've got already looks better than that.
Michelle
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Well, now you've got my
Well, now you've got my attention. SOBI2 and Mosets Tree are the two MAJOR directories for Joomla. Mosets is a bit more sophisticated, but it should be for nearly $100. However, both work pretty similarly. If you've got a better one, I can't wait to see it! I'm a sucky coder and DB designer, but if there is anything I can do to help you, let me know!
Darrin
Hmmm
Maybe I was looking at the wrong thing? I Googled and found http://joomla.sigsiu.net/sobi-2 . It just seemed rather boring. Not bad, I guess, but nothing all that special.
Mine isn't finished, yet, but it's got a pretty good start. http://couleeregiononline.com/directory . Unfortunately, it's all tangled up in my theme so not something I can just hand out. I need to modularize it like I did with user profiles.
Michelle
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That's the one. It's not
That's the one. It's not beautiful, but it's quite functional, themable and scales well. For that matter, so does MTree.
Drupal 6.x contributed module status
You can find the 6.x status of over 100 contrib modules here, including Views.
However, I completely agree with Michelle that you should, for now, go with Drupal 5. It will be a while before you can use many of the 6.x contributed modules you need for your site.
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Thanks for the direction.
Thanks for the direction. I'll remove 6 and install 5 for now. I'll probably be around again form help in the near future.
i've been reading the forum
i've been reading the forum and am quite interested in this module. What I want is basically similar to what has been asked for already - a searchable and indexable directory. I'll likely enter the business contact info myself, then encourage the contact to become a user, then a 'partner' (a defined role). In addition to what has been asked for already, my only other suggestion would be some kind of sanity check - to keep from entering duplicate contacts. Check for existing (or similar) phone numbers, similar addresses, email addresses, etc. That may be asking too much, but since I've not seen it, I'm not sure how the info is presented (auto-fills, etc).
Thanks a bunch!
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Can we do this with Taxonomy?
Hi There,
I've built a few Drupal sites that work extremely well but... I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to subjects like Taxonomy and views. I have used CCK and after getting the hang of it am quite impressed with what it can do.
So, I am building a Business directory which will be a searchable suppliers index for an architecture industry website. I think I've looked at all of the related threads (which lead me here). On the way I found an item about Vocabindex: http://drupal.org/node/225916
....which lead me to look at Taxonomy and categories.
This is obviously a different direction than CCK & views so I'm wondering what advantages each has if any.
I've never used categories on a site before so I have a little sandbox set up to figure things out... It looks like there will be some good functionality available but at the moment it is a bit of a mess.
Any thoughts and is anyone else using categories in this way?
Thanks,
Andrew