I have inherited a fairly complex site with a boat load of modules installed (many disabled).
Is there a simple way of finding out what modules are actually being used?
If the modules are disabled, they are not in use. If you want to uninstall disabled modules, go to the Uninstall tab. Sometimes the Uninstaller doesn'tremove the files from your server, so if you're sure you don't want to enable them at some point, you have to remove the files from the server.
Cindy Dykstra
On 1/30/2013 3:58 PM, Al Sessions wrote:
I have inherited a fairly complex site with a boat load of modules installed (many disabled).
Is there a simple way of finding out what modules are actually being used?
-- Al Sessions http://o http://420summit.comld-cards.com http://ld-cards.com
Thanks, Cindy.
My problem is that I'm not sure what modules are in use.
There are dependencies upon dependencies and I'm hesitant to remove anything.
What I was looking for is a module or snippet that would let me know *every* module actually in use.
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Cindy Dykstra, WebMaker Inc. < cindy@webmakerinc.com> wrote:
If the modules are disabled, they are not in use. If you want to uninstall disabled modules, go to the Uninstall tab. Sometimes the Uninstaller doesn't remove the files from your server, so if you're sure you don't want to enable them at some point, you have to remove the files from the server. Cindy Dykstra On 1/30/2013 3:58 PM, Al Sessions wrote:
I have inherited a fairly complex site with a boat load of modules installed (many disabled).
Is there a simple way of finding out what modules are actually being used?
-- Al Sessions http://o http://420summit.comld-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
On 1/30/13 8:54 PM, Al Sessions wrote:
Thanks, Cindy.
My problem is that I'm not sure what modules are in use.
There are dependencies upon dependencies and I'm hesitant to remove anything.
What I was looking for is a module or snippet that would let me know *every* module actually in use.
A module that is "Enabled" is in one sense "In use", as part of it is potentially run on every page access. A module that is disabled can't be in use.
If you go to the admin/module page, it will list every module loaded on you site, and if it is enabled, and what it depends on and what depends on it.
To my knowledge, there isn't an easy way to tell if disabling/removing a module will actually break any functionality for a site (of course many will clearly cause problems because you know they are being used, but to prove that an enabled module is safe it remove is hard to do.
For the more obscure ones that you have enabled and don't know if they are in use, disable them and test if anything is broken. If something breaks, reenable them. Nothing is lost in the process. After running for awhile you are pretty safe in uninstalling them. That does delete any data they may have saved and there is no going back other than to a backup. You did backup before doing any of the above playing around, right?
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Richard Damon Richard@damon-family.orgwrote:
On 1/30/13 8:54 PM, Al Sessions wrote:
Thanks, Cindy.
My problem is that I'm not sure what modules are in use.
There are dependencies upon dependencies and I'm hesitant to remove anything.
What I was looking for is a module or snippet that would let me know *every* module actually in use.
A module that is "Enabled" is in one sense "In use", as part of it is potentially run on every page access. A module that is disabled can't be in use.
If you go to the admin/module page, it will list every module loaded on you site, and if it is enabled, and what it depends on and what depends on it.
To my knowledge, there isn't an easy way to tell if disabling/removing a module will actually break any functionality for a site (of course many will clearly cause problems because you know they are being used, but to prove that an enabled module is safe it remove is hard to do.
-- Richard Damon
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
This module may help, I haven't used it. The bad thing is there isn't a D7 version.
http://drupal.org/project/sitedoc
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Al Sessions fultonchain@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, Cindy.
My problem is that I'm not sure what modules are in use.
There are dependencies upon dependencies and I'm hesitant to remove anything.
What I was looking for is a module or snippet that would let me know *every* module actually in use.
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Cindy Dykstra, WebMaker Inc. cindy@webmakerinc.com wrote:
If the modules are disabled, they are not in use. If you want to uninstall disabled modules, go to the Uninstall tab. Sometimes the Uninstaller doesn't remove the files from your server, so if you're sure you don't want to enable them at some point, you have to remove the files from the server.
Cindy Dykstra
On 1/30/2013 3:58 PM, Al Sessions wrote:
I have inherited a fairly complex site with a boat load of modules installed (many disabled).
Is there a simple way of finding out what modules are actually being used?
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
The is another class of contrib modules on some sites, e.g. devel or node clone, which are normally on the site but disabled, and occasionally enabled while you do something specific, e.g. debug something, or create a clone of a node. The only affect of having modules on the site but disabled is clutter in the modules listing.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Earnie Boyd earnie@users.sourceforge.netwrote:
This module may help, I haven't used it. The bad thing is there isn't a D7 version.
http://drupal.org/project/sitedoc
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Al Sessions fultonchain@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, Cindy.
My problem is that I'm not sure what modules are in use.
There are dependencies upon dependencies and I'm hesitant to remove anything.
What I was looking for is a module or snippet that would let me know
*every*
module actually in use.
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Cindy Dykstra, WebMaker Inc. cindy@webmakerinc.com wrote:
If the modules are disabled, they are not in use. If you want to
uninstall
disabled modules, go to the Uninstall tab. Sometimes the Uninstaller
doesn't
remove the files from your server, so if you're sure you don't want to enable them at some point, you have to remove the files from the server.
Cindy Dykstra
On 1/30/2013 3:58 PM, Al Sessions wrote:
I have inherited a fairly complex site with a boat load of modules installed (many disabled).
Is there a simple way of finding out what modules are actually being
used?
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Earnie
-- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd
[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
And clutter in the database. Those extra tables may be a resource concern.
Earnie
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Walt Daniels wdlists@gmail.com wrote:
The is another class of contrib modules on some sites, e.g. devel or node clone, which are normally on the site but disabled, and occasionally enabled while you do something specific, e.g. debug something, or create a clone of a node. The only affect of having modules on the site but disabled is clutter in the modules listing.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Earnie Boyd earnie@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
This module may help, I haven't used it. The bad thing is there isn't a D7 version.
http://drupal.org/project/sitedoc
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Al Sessions fultonchain@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, Cindy.
My problem is that I'm not sure what modules are in use.
There are dependencies upon dependencies and I'm hesitant to remove anything.
What I was looking for is a module or snippet that would let me know *every* module actually in use.
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Cindy Dykstra, WebMaker Inc. cindy@webmakerinc.com wrote:
If the modules are disabled, they are not in use. If you want to uninstall disabled modules, go to the Uninstall tab. Sometimes the Uninstaller doesn't remove the files from your server, so if you're sure you don't want to enable them at some point, you have to remove the files from the server.
Cindy Dykstra
On 1/30/2013 3:58 PM, Al Sessions wrote:
I have inherited a fairly complex site with a boat load of modules installed (many disabled).
Is there a simple way of finding out what modules are actually being used?
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Earnie
-- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd
[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
I have attached a module with this mail. Just extract, install and enable it to list all the enabled modules and their total count.
Regards,
Rohit Kumar Jha
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 8:25 PM, Earnie Boyd earnie@users.sourceforge.netwrote:
And clutter in the database. Those extra tables may be a resource concern.
Earnie
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Walt Daniels wdlists@gmail.com wrote:
The is another class of contrib modules on some sites, e.g. devel or node clone, which are normally on the site but disabled, and occasionally
enabled
while you do something specific, e.g. debug something, or create a clone
of
a node. The only affect of having modules on the site but disabled is clutter in the modules listing.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Earnie Boyd <
earnie@users.sourceforge.net>
wrote:
This module may help, I haven't used it. The bad thing is there isn't a D7 version.
http://drupal.org/project/sitedoc
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Al Sessions fultonchain@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, Cindy.
My problem is that I'm not sure what modules are in use.
There are dependencies upon dependencies and I'm hesitant to remove anything.
What I was looking for is a module or snippet that would let me know *every* module actually in use.
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Cindy Dykstra, WebMaker Inc. cindy@webmakerinc.com wrote:
If the modules are disabled, they are not in use. If you want to uninstall disabled modules, go to the Uninstall tab. Sometimes the Uninstaller doesn't remove the files from your server, so if you're sure you don't want
to
enable them at some point, you have to remove the files from the server.
Cindy Dykstra
On 1/30/2013 3:58 PM, Al Sessions wrote:
I have inherited a fairly complex site with a boat load of modules installed (many disabled).
Is there a simple way of finding out what modules are actually being used?
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Earnie
-- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd
[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Earnie
-- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd
[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
This module gives you all kinds of reports about enabled, disabled etc modules.
http://drupal.org/project/enabled_modules
-----Mensagem original----- De: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] Em nome de Earnie Boyd Enviada em: quinta-feira, 31 de janeiro de 2013 12:55 Para: support@drupal.org; wdlists@gmail.com Assunto: Re: [support] Many many modules
And clutter in the database. Those extra tables may be a resource concern.
Earnie
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Walt Daniels wdlists@gmail.com wrote:
The is another class of contrib modules on some sites, e.g. devel or
node
clone, which are normally on the site but disabled, and occasionally
enabled
while you do something specific, e.g. debug something, or create a clone
of
a node. The only affect of having modules on the site but disabled is clutter in the modules listing.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Earnie Boyd
wrote:
This module may help, I haven't used it. The bad thing is there isn't a D7 version.
http://drupal.org/project/sitedoc
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Al Sessions fultonchain@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, Cindy.
My problem is that I'm not sure what modules are in use.
There are dependencies upon dependencies and I'm hesitant to remove anything.
What I was looking for is a module or snippet that would let me know *every* module actually in use.
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Cindy Dykstra, WebMaker Inc. cindy@webmakerinc.com wrote:
If the modules are disabled, they are not in use. If you want to uninstall disabled modules, go to the Uninstall tab. Sometimes the Uninstaller doesn't remove the files from your server, so if you're sure you don't want
to
enable them at some point, you have to remove the files from the server.
Cindy Dykstra
On 1/30/2013 3:58 PM, Al Sessions wrote:
I have inherited a fairly complex site with a boat load of modules installed (many disabled).
Is there a simple way of finding out what modules are actually being used?
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Earnie
-- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd
[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Earnie
-- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd
[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
Thanks to all who replied.
I'll have a look at the recommended modules along with Rohit's (incredibly kind, thank you) work.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 10:22 AM, Dzinelabs Luc luc@dzinelabs.com wrote:
This module gives you all kinds of reports about enabled, disabled etc modules.
http://drupal.org/project/enabled_modules
-----Mensagem original----- De: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] Em
nome
de Earnie Boyd Enviada em: quinta-feira, 31 de janeiro de 2013 12:55 Para: support@drupal.org; wdlists@gmail.com Assunto: Re: [support] Many many modules
And clutter in the database. Those extra tables may be a resource concern.
Earnie
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Walt Daniels wdlists@gmail.com wrote:
The is another class of contrib modules on some sites, e.g. devel or
node
clone, which are normally on the site but disabled, and occasionally
enabled
while you do something specific, e.g. debug something, or create a
clone
of
a node. The only affect of having modules on the site but disabled is clutter in the modules listing.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Earnie Boyd
wrote:
This module may help, I haven't used it. The bad thing is there isn't a D7 version.
http://drupal.org/project/sitedoc
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Al Sessions fultonchain@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, Cindy.
My problem is that I'm not sure what modules are in use.
There are dependencies upon dependencies and I'm hesitant to remove anything.
What I was looking for is a module or snippet that would let me know *every* module actually in use.
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Cindy Dykstra, WebMaker Inc. cindy@webmakerinc.com wrote:
If the modules are disabled, they are not in use. If you want to uninstall disabled modules, go to the Uninstall tab. Sometimes the
Uninstaller
doesn't remove the files from your server, so if you're sure you don't want
to
enable them at some point, you have to remove the files from the server.
Cindy Dykstra
On 1/30/2013 3:58 PM, Al Sessions wrote:
I have inherited a fairly complex site with a boat load of modules installed (many disabled).
Is there a simple way of finding out what modules are actually
being
used?
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Al Sessions http://old-cards.com
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Earnie
-- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd
[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- Earnie
-- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd
[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
Al Sessions wrote: I have inherited a fairly complex site with a boat load of modules installed (many disabled).
Is there a simple way of finding out what modules are actually being used?
You could also use this as an opportunity to document the functionalities on the site and then work backwards to identify the modules that are used for specific functionalities and document them. You could use the strategy suggested by Walt Daniels for this though. This is a bit tedious but it is a worthwhile investment if you are planning to maintain the site for long or if there is a possibility of somebody else inheriting this site later. Once you are done you will have a clear understanding of what module is used where on the site.
Thanks Anoop
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