Are there any good Drupal Q&A plugins or widgest to add Q&A functionality to my site? Preferably free.
You can build Q&A site using Answers module(Answers | drupal.org). Here is the nice tutorial series to build the site from scratch:Creating a question and answer website in Drupal - Part 1 (using the answers module)Creating a question and answer website in Drupal - Part 2 (using the syntaxhighlighter module)Creating a question and answer website in Drupal - Part 3 (using the community tags module)More sessions are about to come..Stay tuned on this site :)
How can I automatically post new Drupal posts to Facebook?
"Drupal for facebook" module can do this for you.This module can automatically publish new comments and/or new nodes to facebook.The module is not final, yet it has reached a very stable version (rc7). Dave, the maintainer, will try to address any issues you may be having. "Drupal for facebook" however, uses its own fb connect method, so I think you will have to dump the fbconect module.
How do I post from Facebook or Twitter to Drupal 7?
use Drupal for Facebook. there is a detailed documentation here: Tour
What is better in Drupal 7 from previous versions?
1. All the UX improvements for admin interface2. Not needing Pressflow to do reverse proxy caching3. Entity API (not core)4. PDO Database abstraction layer5. The admin section is usually a lot easier to use and prettier with the admin theme, the overlay, the dashboard, and the admin toolbar (all of that is new in D7)6. In D6, you needed to use Pressflow (which is more or less a Drupal fork) to use reverse proxy caching like varnish (for performance). With D7, you can do it with plain old Drupal.With the new Entity system, everything is fieldable.7. You can add fields to users, comments, taxonomies, etc., so site building is really robust and consistent.8) Database abstraction layer (aka DBTNG - "Database, The Next Generation") means that you can write database queries using PHP rather than raw SQL. A big win here is that it makes it easy (or easier at least) to support multiple databases with the same codebase.9. Various modules that have been integrated into core such as CCK (content types), image cache = image styles etc10. Built in content field system (within user and taxonomies)11. Greater control of fields within the theming layer12. Greater security controlsManagerValueCoders
What is the best social networking module for Drupal 7?
Out of the blue, I just got a request from Sean Murphy for me to answer this question.So here goes...There is no "best module" for adding social network functionality to your site. Instead of trying to find out what available functionality exists, you should dream up your perfect social networking site then seek HOW to build it.The analogy os a good one of a person who wonders around the grocery store for hours, trying to imagine how to prepare the best dinner ever. By the time they get home with a ton of ingredients, they realize they have no idea what they're even trying to do any more.The HOW [to build it] got in the way of the WHAT [to build]As others have noted.... Drupal is a pile of legos. You must organize them in the proper order to build exactly what you want. Dream big, then come up with an Drupal architectural plan. At that point you should be able to determine how much time and budget you need to build it all. If you don't have enough time/$ to build it all, then decide what is more important and lose some of the other until you can get your Phase1 launched.Does that make sense?Using Quora is a very useful tool for more specific questions.[a] What are some ways to create a "friending" feature between Drupal users?[b] How do I allow users to receive notifications when new content is created which includes topics they are interested in?[c] How would I duplicate the FB LIKE feature in Drupal?As you begin building out your social network site in Drupal, you will invariably come across questions like those. As you do, post them here and you'll likely get a lot of feedback! :-)THNX!
How do I add profile information to a node in Drupal 7?
The best bet is to allow the users to add their location during registration. Then create a power failure content type, and use the author field as the user reference you need, which is populated automatically. Then in Views, you can reference the user, and their location for map plotting.Also you can add fields to a user profile directly without the need of additional modules.
What are some good social networking mods for Drupal?
You might want to start off with Drupal Commons - Drupal Commons | Drupal.org
On average, how many content templates do you use in Drupal, either page, story or node?
I avoid using new .tpl wherever possible, and prefer to change layouts with template preprocessors. Drupal 7 introduced the render API, which allows one to leverage the above approach even more.I typically have only a handful of tpl, and am under the impression that this is the "Drupal" way. Check out a theme framework, like Basic, for a good example.
What are the best Drupal modules for adding social sharing buttons?
Hello, the best solution for Drupal would be to install the widget offered at the Elfsight Apps cloud service. You can check out the online demo version at https://elfsight.com/social-shar....Installation tutorial:1. Register an account and get the code;2. Login to the admin panel and go to pages editor.3. Copy the buttons’ code to your page, and save the changes.4. Done!
Can you build a relatively complex social network with Drupal? If not, which platform is recommended?
Actually, you can try with many social platforms by searching the term "Social Platform" in Google.With my experience, I would like to make a point of view about several famous platforms and hope that it may helpful for you:1. Drupal: For social networks, yes! You can use it but you have to have a good background around PHP.2. Social Engine: It costs about 500$ for the standard version. All you have to do is install it on your server. The standard version includes all of the needed functions for small network such as: wall (like facebook wall), blog, forum, video, chat ... but it still has a lot of bugs and very slow performance. 3. PHPfox: Just like Social Engine with enough functions, but very slow.4. Isocial: Looks great, but really expensive--over 700$. I did not try it before, but some of my friends have. They say it's not good for the price.5. Joomsocial: Not stable at all. Requires Joomla knowledge.6. Buddypress: Not enough functions for a real social network. But runs very fast and is stable. Requires Wordpress CMS knowledge.