Over the last month, users of Drupal CMS have had their update plans shaken. Some have marked the latest security update for Drupal as a learning experience for the Drupal community, but even more than that, it is a general reminder to anyone that owns or maintains websites.

Whether for the Drupal community or the web community at large, the question still stands, “Do you have an update plan?” If you don’t, then it’s time to rethink that. And if you do, it may still be time to review whether the plan is working. The latest security release of Drupal, also known as “Drupageddon,” has forced me to think about my plans, not only with my Drupal sites, but with my Wordpress sites also.

Not too long ago I heard a Drupalista speak of how long it takes to learn Drupal. He said it took four to five years. I found this to be true so far. I am approaching two years of developing in Drupal. It seems to me that the learning curve is more steep than flat.

I think I hit a learning plateau for a little while, but over the past month I have a new friend in Drupal modules. What is this module? Rules. Now, I have used this module before to do some complex order of items, but I never really understood exactly what they were doing.

How to Use Drupal Rules to Send Blog Notifications to Subscribers

Last year I wrote a post about the Drupal modules I use the most in building websites and thought an update might be in order. As I look back at the original list, I find that not much has changed in my usage of these modules. The only thing that has really changed is now they are not only my most used, but are almost a given for installation at the start of a project. So, I thought that I would leave the list alone and just add modules that have also become almost a given for installation.

Top Drupal Modules for Web Development