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See Advanced Courses NAH, I know EnoughModules of the Month: July - A big crop of interesting new Drupal modules
July saw a bumper crop of interesting new modules contributed, many of them with already-stable Drupal 7 releases. The kind of modules being released now also seems to be indicative of Drupal 7’s level of maturity. We are no longer seeing the modules which fill gaping holes in the standard feature-set, but now we are seeing loads of performance-enhancements, accessibility improvements, productivity tools for Drupal developers, backports of Drupal 8 awesomeness, mobile theming augmentation, and integrations with non-PHP-based systems, just to name a few of the common categories that seem to be trending at this point in the release cycle. And the mainstay modules that have had some major issues have almost entirely been released in stable versions (but they are not within the remit of this article). Yes, things are looking good.
Indeed, there are so many interesting new modules this month, that it’s harder than ever to choose which ones are worthy of profiling here, so the list is quite a bit longer than normal. I hope you are as excited as I am to see all the cool stuff that’s now easier-than-ever to do with your Drupal-based site.
As usual, this list does not include most “integration modules” for fee-based commercial services and likewise leaves out modules which, at time of review, did not have an official release of any kind. Modules for very “niche” audiences (such as those for integration of regional services) are also omitted, among others which seemed a bit too complicated to provide a short explanation of what they bring to the table. It’s possible some of these more complex modules might be covered in separate articles, though.
Enough with the caveats and chit-chat… let’s look at the modules!
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