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Extending Drupal 7

Drupal 7 will no longer be supported after January 5, 2025. Learn more and find resources for Drupal 7 sites

This documentation guide describes 'Extending' your Drupal 7 site beyond the capabilities of a standard Drupal core installation.

You can pick and choose from a wide range of contributed modules to add functionality to your site, and from a wide range of contributed themes to change your site's appearance. These addon modules and themes are also know as 'contrib', because they were contributed by members of our Drupal community, and are available on Drupal.org free of charge.

Overview

Install additional functionality and styles with addon modules and themes, contributed by members like you, and free here at drupal.org

Installing modules

Various information about how to install Drupal 7 modules

Installing themes

Instructions for installing a contrib theme on Drupal 7

Moving modules and themes

How to move modules/themes and fix potential problems.

Uninstalling modules

How to properly uninstall a module.

Directory precedence and multi-site considerations

Directory Precedence

Comparison of contributed modules

Note: For Drupal 8, see Drupal 8: Comparison of Contributed Modules. The information below pertains to Drupal 7-.

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Extending Drupal

Extend your Drupal site’s functionality with contributed modules or alter its appearance with contributed themes.

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