Issue #2115737 by darol100, rhuffstedtler, andythomnz, jemandy, ijf8090, zealfire, er.pushpinderrana, jhodgdon: Make the text in modules, themes, and profiles README.txt files more user-friendly
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Place downloaded and custom modules that extend your site functionality beyond
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Modules extend your site functionality beyond Drupal core.
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Drupal core in this directory to ensure clean separation from core modules and
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to facilitate safe, self-contained code updates. Contributed modules from the
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Drupal community may be downloaded at https://www.drupal.org/project/modules.
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It is safe to organize modules into subdirectories, such as "contrib" for
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WHAT TO PLACE IN THIS DIRECTORY?
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Placing downloaded and custom modules in this directory separates downloaded and
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custom modules from Drupal core's modules. This allows Drupal core to be updated
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without overwriting these files.
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DOWNLOAD ADDITIONAL MODULES
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Contributed modules from the Drupal community may be downloaded at
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https://www.drupal.org/project/project_module.
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ORGANIZING MODULES IN THIS DIRECTORY
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You may create subdirectories in this directory, to organize your added modules,
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without breaking the site. Some common subdirectories include "contrib" for
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contributed modules, and "custom" for custom modules. Note that if you move a
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contributed modules, and "custom" for custom modules. Note that if you move a
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module to a subdirectory after it has been enabled, you may need to clear the
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module to a subdirectory after it has been enabled, you may need to clear the
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Drupal cache so that it can be found.
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Drupal cache so it can be found.
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In multisite configuration, modules found in this directory are available to
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MULTISITE CONFIGURATION
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all sites. In addition to this directory, shared common modules may also be kept
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in the sites/all/modules directory and will take precedence over modules in this
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directory. Alternatively, the sites/your_site_name/modules directory pattern may
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be used to restrict modules to a specific site instance.
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Refer to the "Developing for Drupal" section of the README.txt in the Drupal
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In multisite configurations, modules found in this directory are available to
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all sites. You may also put modules in the sites/all/modules directory, and the
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versions in sites/all/modules will take precedence over versions of the same
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module that are here. Alternatively, the sites/your_site_name/modules directory
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pattern may be used to restrict modules to a specific site instance.
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MORE INFORMATION
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Refer to the “Developing for Drupal” section of the README.txt in the Drupal
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root directory for further information on extending Drupal with custom modules.
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root directory for further information on extending Drupal with custom modules.
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Place downloaded and custom installation profiles in this directory to ensure
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Installation profiles define additional steps that run after the base
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separation from Drupal core profiles and to facilitate safe, self-contained code
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installation provided by Drupal core when Drupal is first installed.
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updates.
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In multisite configuration, installation profiles found in this directory are
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WHAT TO PLACE IN THIS DIRECTORY?
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available to all sites during their initial site installation. Shared common
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profiles may also be kept in the sites/all/profiles directory and will take
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precedence over profiles in this directory. Alternatively, the
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sites/your_site_name/profiles directory pattern may be used to restrict a
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profile's availability to a specific site instance.
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Additionally, modules and themes may be placed inside subdirectories in a
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Place downloaded and custom installation profiles in this directory.
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specific installation profile such as profiles/your_site_profile/modules and
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Installation profiles are generally provided as part of a Drupal distribution.
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profiles/your_site_profile/themes respectively to restrict their usage to only
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They only impact the installation of your site. They do not have any effect on
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sites that were installed with that specific profile.
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an already running site.
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Refer to the "Installation Profiles" section of the README.txt in the Drupal
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DOWNLOAD ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS
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root directory for further information.
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Contributed distributions from the Drupal community may be downloaded at
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https://www.drupal.org/project/project_distribution.
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MULTISITE CONFIGURATION
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In multisite configurations, installation profiles found in this directory are
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available to all sites during their initial site installation.
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MORE INFORMATION
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Refer to the "Installation profiles" section of the README.txt in the Drupal
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root directory for further information on extending Drupal with custom profiles.
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Place downloaded and custom themes that modify your site's appearance in this
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Themes allow you to change the look and feel of your Drupal site. You can use
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directory to ensure clean separation from Drupal core and to facilitate safe,
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themes contributed by others or create your own.
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self-contained code updates. Contributed themes from the Drupal community may
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be downloaded at https://www.drupal.org/project/themes.
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It is safe to organize themes into subdirectories and is recommended to use
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Drupal's sub-theme functionality to ensure easy maintenance and upgrades.
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In multisite configuration, themes found in this directory are available to
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Placing downloaded and custom themes in this directory separates downloaded and
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all sites. In addition to this directory, shared common themes may also be kept
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custom themes from Drupal core's themes. This allows Drupal core to be updated
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in the sites/all/themes directory and will take precedence over themes in this
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without overwriting these files.
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directory. Alternatively, the sites/your_site_name/themes directory pattern may
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be used to restrict themes to a specific site instance.
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Refer to the "Appearance" section of the README.txt in the Drupal root
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DOWNLOAD ADDITIONAL THEMES
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directory for further information on theming.
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Contributed themes from the Drupal community may be downloaded at
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https://www.drupal.org/project/project_theme.
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In multisite configurations, themes found in this directory are available to
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all sites. You may also put themes in the sites/all/themes directory, and the
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versions in sites/all/themes will take precedence over versions of the same
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themes that are here. Alternatively, the sites/your_site_name/themes directory
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pattern may be used to restrict themes to a specific site instance.
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MORE INFORMATION
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Refer to the "Appearance" section of the README.txt in the Drupal root directory
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for further information on customizing the appearance of Drupal with custom
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themes.
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