Historically, one of the major problems on drupal.org is comparing multiple modules that all do similar things. See results of a survey of drupal.org users.
This group was created with multiple purposes around finding duplicate modules, analyzing their similarities/differences, and seeing if there is room for collaboration between them. Some times there are good reasons to fork a module, or similar looking projects can be very different when you actually use them, sometimes modules get released simply because people couldn't find what they wanted, or because they didn't realize they could file a patch instead.
Please use Wiki pages to post comparisons of projects which seem to be duplicates so they can be updated and expanded by other group members.
This group won't be dealing with module metrics and rankings - because that group already exists: http://groups.drupal.org/module-metrics-and-ranking it's about dealing with the 4000+ projects we have already, and hopefully leading to new and fruitful relationships between contrib developers.
See also a similar comparison of similar modules in the handbooks on Drupal.org.
Profile Role and User Types
Profile Role vs. User Types.
They look the same, and seems to have the same functionality.
I haven´t tried them yet, but frankly, don´t know which one to try first.
Probably will go for the stable D6 release of Profile Role first.
Anyway, I think that the "Usage Statistics" in this case isn´t a good source to look for advice, because they have pretty similar numbers (D6 version).
Just my 2 cets for this exellent group idea!
Rosamunda
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This page compares project management and ticket tracking systems.
Please edit this page to update / add information.
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Node finder module
Already got couple of node finder there
http://drupal.org/project/node_quick_find
http://drupal.org/project/autocomplete_node_finder
And one more is coming... :)
http://drupal.org/project/finder
CCK Multipage Form Modules
Last updated by stborchert on Wed, 2012-09-26 17:53
| Module | 4.x | 5.x | 6.x | 7.x | Usage | Notes | Updated | Info as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCK Wizard | Dev | Dev | - | - | - | 2007 | 2012.09.26 | |
| CCKWitch | - | - | - | - | - | Access denied (project deleted?) | 2012.09.26 |
IE6 PNGs
http://drupal.org/project/pngfix
http://drupal.org/project/pngbehave
http://drupal.org/project/belatedpng
Discussion to merge them is going on here: http://drupal.org/node/344533
Read moreCode deployment and build management
Here's a group of modules that seem to be heading rapidly toward the same goal(s):
- http://drupal.org/project/deploy
- http://drupal.org/project/autopilot
- http://drupal.org/project/dbscripts
I've encouraged collaboration between the deploy & autopilot module's developers several times, but so far nothing's taken place.
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Shopping carts, donation, accepting money
All in one general purpose e-commerce solutions:
E-commerce frameworks
These modules provide no commerce themselves, but integrate with payment systems to provide an API to make it easier to build commerce sites:
lm_paypal
Simple Paypal Framework
Smaller/ Lighter weight modules / External shop integration
Zen cart integration (no releases?)
Read moreList of Advanced Cron Modules
Modules are sorted alphabetically by supported Drupal version:
Drupal 8.9 || 9
Simple Cron
The Simple Cron is a light-weight module for cron job management.
The module provides a SimpleCron plugin that simplifies the implementation of new cron jobs. The build configuration form is also included in the SimpleCron plugin to make it easier to create a custom cron job settings.
- Releases: 1.0.0 (June 3, 2021)
Drupal 8
Ultimate Cron
Read moreThe Ultimate Cron handling for Drupal.
ACL Permission UI && DO project similarity block?
http://drupal.org/project/content_access
http://drupal.org/project/nodeaccess
I think there are some more access / permission UI modules but those two look for me nearly absolutely identical except content_access uses ACL for user permissions.
BTW: I see sometimes a block "Recommendation: Related projects" when accessing projects.. who is maintaining those information? Is it automatically tag based? Because in both cases each other isn't showing up.
Read moreComparison of Node Limiter type modules
Last updated by duncan.moo on Wed, 2012-09-26 13:06
There are a lot of modules which aim to limit the number of nodes that a user/role can create. Here's a brief roundup (please add more types or qualifications via comments).
Node limitnumber
- 5.x, 6.x only
- 6.x-2.x relies on rules
- Limits can be created using rules.
- Time-intervals are now implemented
- Under active development
create quota
- Relies on rules
- 6.x only
- Claims to be extensible
Default Input Filter
http://drupal.org/project/default_filter
http://drupal.org/project/filter_default
I love the difference in names.
Then, there's http://drupal.org/project/better_formats and http://drupal.org/project/preferred_format, which are both supposed to be improvements over the first two listed above.
Read moreSitemap modules
Last updated by developerweeks on Fri, 2014-04-25 22:04
| Module | Used for | 5.x? | 6.x? | 7.x? | 8.x? | Notes | Last official release | Info updated on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XML sitemap | Search engines | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Actively maintained. | 2012-12-08 | 2013-07-22 |
| URL list | Search engines | - | Yes | Yes | - | Lightweight alternative to XML sitemap. | 2010-10-09 | 2013-07-22 |
Comparison of Layout editors
Drupal sites and distributions have various needs for block placement and layout solutions. This wiki page aims to capture key needs and how each of the leading solutions addresses them. While the focus is on Drupal 7 versions, some observations may apply to Drupal 6 as well.
Aims:
- Enable site designers and Drupal distribution authors to understand the relative merits of different solutions and so make informed choices.
Digg-like voting modules
Last updated by marvil07 on Wed, 2010-10-20 00:57
Modules with the stated goal of creating digg/reddit-like clones in Drupal:
| Module | User Base | 5.x? | 6.x? | Notes | Module Updated | Info as of |
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| Drigg | 355 | Yes | Yes(dev) | Changing Maintainer; Voting is controlled by Extra Voting Form + Voting API | 2008.11.28 | 2009.04.19 |
Buddylist, Friends, etc. modules
There are two main contenders in the Drupal 6 "relationship" space as of July 2010: User Relationships and Flag Friend.
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CSS Sprites vs Sprites
Last updated by nonprofit on Fri, 2010-07-23 15:59
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Activity stream modules
Activity stream functionality (eg Facebook's activity stream) is an increasingly popular feature for social websites. It's also a very complex feature both in terms of functionality and architecture, so it's unfortunate that we've got developer fragmentation in this area.
Luckily, we have the power to collaborate! The goal of this analysis is to understand the differences of the main activity stream modules and ideally, spur cooperation between the maintainers on fewer projects, or to at least understand why four essentially competing projects are necessary.
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