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When using alternative search methods (Lucene API, Apache Solr), you're probably no longer using Drupal's default search, but it will continue to index content on your site. Use this method to disable the core search module from indexing content, and leave it to the big boys.

I used this howto for setting up Tomcat to provide the Solr service while using the out of the box Tomcat6 from the normal Ubuntu channels. I'm using Jaunty. I've highlighted a couple of things in the process.

"This module will display a view of images using the ImageFlow JavaScript plugin available from http://finnrudolph.de/ImageFlow. ImageFlow is a picture gallery, which allows an intuitive image handling. The basic idea is to digitally animate the thumbing through a physical image stack. That intuitive handling is automatically caused by the metaphorical use of the well known process of thumbing through. This solution is known as the Cover Flow technique, which has been developed by the artist Andrew Coulter Enright. Now - after it has been bought by Apple - it is used in iTunes and the file browser of Apples OSX."

Image FUpload (Multiupload) which is an addition to image and CCK's imagefield module, gives the ability to every user who is allowed to upload images by using image module or imagefield module, to upload multiple images with one simple click. All selected images are uploaded via a flash module (swfupload) and are automatically processed. So, there's no need any more to upload image by image. Features Upload multiple images with one click Fully integrates in image and imagefield module (thumbs creation [also using imagecache module] / file size limit) + using Drupals AJAX Every user can upload images depending on permission (Not only restricted to administrator) Preview list of all uploaded images in which title, body, taxonomy and imagefield specific fields can be edited all at once (customisable [decide which fields should be provided] / themeable / preview image handling customisable / additional permission restrictions) Taxonomy and all other modules (for example CCK fields like node reference) are supported Automatic node title creation and predefining of imagefield fields (customisable / themeable / editable by user / token support [imagefield])

"The RealName module allows the administrator to choose fields from the user profile that will be used to add a "real name" element (method) to a user object. Hook_user is used to automatically add this to any user object that is loaded. It will also optionally set all nodes and comments to show this name."

" The Filter Default module allows you to assign a default input format for new nodes and comments for each role on your site. It adds a 'Defaults' tab to the Administer > Site configuration > Input formats page on which you can manage the assignments. Note: This functionality will be built into Drupal 7, so Filter Default will not be maintained beyond Drupal 6. Also, Drupal 6 users should take a look at Better Formats module, which covers more ground than Filter Default. Whenever a new node or comment is being created, each text input box with multiple allowed input formats is initially configured based on the settings for the user's roles. The user's lowest-weighted role (as defined on the settings page) that the user posseses is used. For a user that does not have any role indicated in the table, the default input format will be the one selected on the Input formats > List page. This module has no effect on which input formats any user is allowed to use. It merely sets initially selected input format when there are multiple choices. For example, suppose you have roles 'author' and 'admin' on your site in addition to the standard 'anonymous user' and 'authenticated user' and that your input formats defaults table looks like this:"

This set of modules and themes turns Drupal into a platform for developing Facebook Applications. This allows you to embed your content and features within facebook, or allow facebook users onto your site via Facebook Connect. With Drupal for Facebook, you can harness all the power of Drupal in you Facebook App. If you already have content in Drupal, you can expose it on Facebook. The Drupal for Facebook philosophy is that the functionality already built into Drupal should be used to create Facebook Applications. Where possible, we use Drupal's user management, permission schemes, blocks, views, etc. to implement the Facebook App. Experienced Drupal users will find it very straightforward to build a Facebook App. While Facebook developers new to Drupal may want to spend some time on Drupal.org learning best practices. Drupal for Facebook contains several sub-modules. Enable just those that you need. For example if you need Social Plugins, enable just fb.module. For Facebook Connect, enable fb_connect.module; Canvas Pages, fb_canvas.module; wall posts and status updates, the fb_stream.module; and so on... Additional documentation can be found here: http://drupal.org/node/195035. Take the tour! http://www.drupalforfacebook.org/content/tour

The GMap module provides an interface to the Google Maps API within Drupal. It integrates with the Location module to provide users a clickable map for entering latitude and longitude, as well as to display maps of Drupal nodes and users. GMap can be used to create interactive maps with various map markers and content in map bubbles, taking advantage of Drupal's other content management features. The module also provides a Views display plugin which allows users to display the results of a view on a Google map. The GMap package consists of the following modules: GMap: provides the GMap API, integration with Views and Location, and GMap macros. GMap Location: Provides a map of all a site's nodes and a map of all of the site users. GMap Taxonomy: Allows you to display different map markers based on taxonomy of a specific node. GMap Macro Builder: Provides a GUI for building "macros" (a text-based way of describing arbitrary GMaps). In order to use this module, you need a (free) Google Maps API key.

Content Creation Kit or CCK is an extremely useful utility in Drupal. CCK comes handy while creating content using forms on a Drupal website. Once the CCK module is enabled in Drupal any number of custom fields can be added to any custom type. Websites built on the Drupal platform come built in with standard features such as Blogs, Story and Page. These in turn have 'Title' and 'Body' fields as basic features and if a user wants to add any extra field the same can be achieved through the use of Content Creation Kit.

"Drupal's multi-site hosting capability is built in with any installation. This is great news for users who run numerous web sites from a single hosting account. A single Drupal installation can be used to run multiple domains, which makes it much easier to manage and maintain the code base. Even if you are dealing with only one domain, the multi-site capability may be valuable by providing the ability to run a separate domain or sub-domain for a development version. This page describes the set-up of the /sites directory for multi-sites."

"Views Slideshow can be used to create a slideshow of any content (not just images) that can appear in a View. Powered by jQuery, it is heavily customizable: you may choose slideshow settings for each View you create. "

"Chris from LevelTen recently posted a great article on Drupal modules for improved usability. However, these focused on the administrative side of the website, not end users. So here is our own list of modules for the front end of your site! You do not want your Drupal site's users to get lost in a myriad of long forms, fieldsets, page redirects, and confusing tagging. You want to do everything you can to make navigating your site and completing frequent routine tasks as painless as possible for the end user. This will keep them calm and give them warm fuzzies to know that they can use your Drupal site with ease without having to pop a Valium just to endure the overwhelming experience of encountering your site. When you have relaxed, confident and in-control users - you have happy customers which can translate into more traffic, more sales, more word-of-mouth about your website! Now that sounds good doesn't it? Here are nine sure-fire modules to ensure users aren't selecting the "nightmare" button when interacting with your Drupal site."

"How to get a notification whenever you receive a comment from your drupal web ? This is how I do it with RULES module . I think trigger module would also do the trick, but I found RULES module has many more options & work better with token (as I had bad experience with Trigger module for not being able to make a proper tokenized email)."

This module allows you to specify content type(s) as being a block. This allows the content managers of the site to edit the block text and title without having to access the block administration page. Users only need edit access to that node in order to edit it. It is very handy to create a simple block content type and enable this content type for blocks and use these in place of the normal 'add block' functionality. Now supports translatable content In the 6.x-dev version, if Content Translation is enabled, then only a single node block per translation set is exposed and the node from the translation set with the appropriate language is loaded into the block.

Gives some further details for use with Drupal and has screenshots.

Looks to be a pretty fair and balanced comparison. Having said that, I've never even downloaded Übercart. The comparison seems to be fair as she says she's used both, and isn't pushing one harder than the other. Looks like the choice needs to be made on a site-by-site basis

Excellent info re: using Flash to read content managed by Drupal