Drupal Core
Contact
Enables the use of personal contact forms between members of the site. Reveals the email address of users to each other, so you may want to consider using Privatemsg instead.
Configure File Uploads
If administrators enable and configure the Upload module, users can attach files to the site. Administrators can restrict file uploads to certain user roles and even limit the size of individual files as well as the cumulative size of all uploads by that user. Files can be uploaded as attachments to individual items and images can be uploaded and placed inline with individual items using this module.
- Make sure the upload module is enabled. Click Administer (top menu) » Site building » Modules and check the box next to "Upload".
- Select which types of content will accept file attachments by configuring the default workflow. Click Administer » Content management » Content types.
- For content types you wish to allow uploads, click the 'edit' link.
- Inside the content type configuration, near the bottom, select "Enabled" under "Attachments".
- Click Administer (top menu) » Site configuration » File uploads.
- Select the maximum size a user can upload. You can override this setting for each role (see Step 4).
- If you have multiple roles, then you can set the upload limits for each role through. (If you haven't done this yet but would like to, check out our instructions on creating roles and setting permissions.) Each role will have the following settings:
- file extensions allowed. If you want users to be able to upload certain types of files, you can add the extension—which is the type of file, so .pdf for PDF files, .doc for Microsoft Word files, etc.—to the "Permitted file extensions:" list separated by a space.
- "Maximum file size per upload" is the maximum size in megabytes (MB) that an individual uploaded file can be.
- ."Total file size per user" is the maximum amount of space a user has to upload files.
Attaching (Uploading) Files to Content
If the site's administrator has allowed attachments on content types you have access to, you should see at the bottom of the content submission screen a box labeled "Attachments".
- Click Create content then the type of content you wish to create. If you see a box labeled Attachments, you may proceed. Otherwise, contact your site's adminstrator if you believe you should be able to attach a file to individual items.
- Click the "Browse" button.
- Locate the file on your computer and click "OK" or "Open".
- Click the "Attach" button.
- If you get an error message, it may either be because the file type is not supported, the file is too big, or you have exceeded your upload limit.
- (optional) Scroll down to the attachments and choose whether you want the file listed at the end of the content. The URL of the file is listed, so you can copy that to your computer's clipboard memory and link to it directly in the content without it being listed at the bottom of the content.
- Important: you must save the content for the file upload to remain permanent.
Uploading Images in the WYSIWYG Editor
The upload module must be enabled for uploading images directly from your computer to be able to place the images inside content. Click Administer (top menu) » Site configuration » modules and check the box next to "upload". See our documentation on uploading images directly inside content for more information.
Make Polls Available to Users
Administrators can let users create polls where readers vote on choices and show results graphicallly on the page.
- Make sure the poll module is enabled. Click administer » modules and check the box next to "poll" in the module list.
- Enable the correct permissions to allow users to create polls. Click administer » users » configure tab » permissions sub-tab and add "create poll" permisssions to all the roles (user groups) that should be allowed to make polls.
- Select defaults for the workflow, i.e. whether polls go to the front page automatically, whether they automatically can receive comments, add revisions, etc. Click administer » content » configure tab » default workflow sub-tab. and change the settings as appropriate for the poll content type.
Configure, Add and Edit User Profile Fields
To configure profiles, click Administer » User management » Profiles. The following goes into detail about how to configure individual fields for users to type in their information.
Bryght sites come with a default set of fields so that site users can add profile information. Users are not required to fill in any of the blanks, but the ones with an asterisk (*) are shown at the new user registration screen.
Tracker
Tracks recent posts for users. If you have a member account and are signed in, it will indicate new and updated content, as well as unread comments. Can also be used on a per-user basis to see which posts someone has either authored or commented on.
Throttle
Allows configuration of congestion control auto-throttle mechanism.
Taxonomy
Enables the organization of content into categories.
Statistics
Tracks access statistics for your site. Permissions can be set so that only privileged users can view these access statistics.
Search
Enables site-wide keyword searching. Most themes allow for the optional display of a search box as part of their interface. The full search options can be accessed through the search page.
Queue
Enables content to be moderated by the community. It can control whether submitted content is published or not, as well as determining whether or not it is promoted to the front page.