Top 5 Drupal Modules that’ll Continue to Rule in 2014

Drupal has undoubtedly become a leading web content management system in the world. It’s not surprising to know that over 67 percent of organizations across the globe have switched to Drupal web development. The flexibility of building almost any type of web application/website has made Drupal the number one choice of enterprise owners who need to stay online for ensuring a smooth business. Thousands of add-ons and modules offered by Drupal module development experts have played a crucial role in helping Drupal attain the reputation, it holds today. Today, I’ve come up with top five Drupal modules that’ve been appreciated in 2013 and will continue to rule in the coming year 2014. So, without further adieu, let me introduce you to these 5 very-popular Drupal modules.

Drupal Module#1

Views

This Drupal module is definitely on number one position of every Drupal programmer’s favorite list. Combating the hassles associated with formatting taxonomy, this module has offered the flexibility of sorting the lists and tables of content in an organized manner. Views is the Drupal module that can aid in building an organized query, followed by executing it and displaying the results effectively. It allows you to generate reports, create query summaries and display the wide collection of images to be placed on the web pages.

Drupal Module#2

Contact Form Blocks

This is yet another innovative Drupal module that’s suitable for almost any type of Drupal website. If your website has a “Contact Us” form (like every site has these days) then Contact Form Blocks is the module for you. This module acts as the perfect tool for displaying your contact form at any location within your website. You can choose to place your contact form towards the side bar, making it appear on every page of your website.

In addition to this, Contact Form Blocks also allows you to modify the visibility of blogs on your web pages. You can opt for single-page visibility or multiple-page visibility for your blogs section.

Drupal Module#3

Image Zoom

If your website contains too many images then Drupal’s Image Zoom module is tailor-made for you. Working with this module allows you to add a functionality wherein users will be able to zoom images by simply hovering the mouse over them. You just need to select an image as your default display image. To top it all, Image Zoom also adds a zoomed image that moves as per the movement of the visitor’s mouse.

Drupal Module#4

Token

The term “Token” refers to the petite bits of content that can be placed into larger documents with the help of placeholders. This Drupal module itself doesn’t serve any functionality but simply offers a central API for enabling modules to use these tokens in the desired format.

Drupal Module#5

Paging

Finally, I’ll make you familiar with the “Paging” module of Drupal. Websites that need to contain a lot of information often opt for longer web pages. This results into a negative impact on the site’s overall performance. Drupal’s paging module offers a solution to this problem. You can install it in your Drupal website and break long web pages into smaller ones, thereby adding value to your site.

Here’s a customizable pagination tag that can be used for breaking larger pages into smaller ones:

First page here.

Second page here.

More pages here.

Summary

Now that you’re well aware about the five best Drupal modules, I’m sure it’ll become easier for you to choose one that fits your requirements. Moreover, don’t lag behind in exploring the add-on features of these modules as this would help you in making a well-informed choice within a much shorter span of time.

Jason Roiz is a fervent, self driven tech expert working in close tandem with a leading Software development company.