1 Modules extend your site functionality beyond Drupal core.

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     3 WHAT TO PLACE IN THIS DIRECTORY?

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     6 Placing downloaded and custom modules in this directory separates downloaded and

     7 custom modules from Drupal core's modules. This allows Drupal core to be updated

     8 without overwriting these files.

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    10 DOWNLOAD ADDITIONAL MODULES

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    13 Contributed modules from the Drupal community may be downloaded at

    14 https://www.drupal.org/project/project_module.

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    16 ORGANIZING MODULES IN THIS DIRECTORY

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    19 You may create subdirectories in this directory, to organize your added modules,

    20 without breaking the site. Some common subdirectories include "contrib" for

    21 contributed modules, and "custom" for custom modules. Note that if you move a

    22 module to a subdirectory after it has been enabled, you may need to clear the

    23 Drupal cache so it can be found. (Alternatively, you can disable the module

    24 before moving it and then re-enable it after the move.)

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    26 MULTISITE CONFIGURATION

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    29 In multisite configurations, modules found in this directory are available to

    30 all sites. Alternatively, the sites/your_site_name/modules directory pattern

    31 may be used to restrict modules to a specific site instance.

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    33 MORE INFORMATION

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    36 Refer to the "Developing for Drupal" section of the README.txt in the Drupal

    37 root directory for further information on extending Drupal with custom modules.