Drupal for editors

A list of Drupal 8.x + solutions for content authoring and site building.

Modules for Authors (Open Source)

The modules below are used to help Authors add and edit content on a Drupal website. Notice that the list does not contain "widget level" modules but only the high level ones (eg the module paragraphs_tabs is not included).

• paragraphs
  • paragraphs_features
  • paragraphs_ee
  • paragraphs_edit
  • paragraphs_browser
  • paragraphs_inline_entity_form
  • layout_paragraphs
  • layout_paragraphs_restriction
  • paragraphs_grid
  • paragraphs_frontend_ui
  • geysir
  • paragraphs_previewer
  • paragraphs_asymmetric_translation_widgets
• layout_builder (core)
  • media_library_form_element
  • layout_builder_base
  • layout_builder_restrictions
  • layout_paragraphs
  • layout_options
  • layoutcomponents
  • layoutbuilder_extras
  • ui_styles
  • varbase_layout_builder
• ckeditor5 (core, see related documentation on D.O. - Upgrade coordination for modules providing CKEditor 4 plugins)
  • ckeditor_templates_upgrade
  • ckeditor5_template
  • entity_embed
  • ckeditor5_embedded_content
  • ckeditor_link_styles
  • ckeditor5_font
  • ckeditor5_show_block
  • ckeditor_div_manager
  • ckeditor5_premium_features
  • ckeditor5_fullscreen
  • ckeditor5_icons
  • ckeditor5_paste_filter
  • ckeditor5_dev
  • ckeditor5_premium_features
• ckeditor (4.x) (core)
  • ckeditor_templates
  • ckeditor_templates_ui
  • ckeditor5_embedded_content
  • wysiwyg_template
  • ckeditor_standalone_styles
  • embed
  • url_embed
  • shortcode
  • shortify
• formdazzle
• gutenberg
• h5p
• inline_entity_form
• hax
• panels, panelizer
• page_manager
• io_builder
• grapesjs_editor
• bricks
• stacks
• elementor

Modules and plugins for Authors (Commercial)

• https://dxpr.com/drupal-layout-builder
• Acquia.com - site-studio
• https://n1ed.com (integration with Drupal)
• https://setka.io
• https://froala.com
• https://ckeditor.com (Commercial edition)
• https://shuffle.dev

Media and Files management

Drupal file browsers:

• media (core)
• imce
• dfm
• flmngr
• filebrowser
• plupload
• file_browser

Drupal file utilities:

• filefield_sources
• filefield_paths
• external_media

Other (paid):

• https://ckeditor.com/ckfinder
• https://ckeditor.com/ckbox

Modules for site Builders, Themers

The modules below are used to help Developers to create the best authoring tools and UI for Drupal. See also the work of D.O. UI Suite Initiative.

• paragraphs
• ds
• field_group
• inline_entity_form
• ui_patterns
• components
• block_field
• panels, panelizer
• cl_components
• patternkit
• custom_elements
• sfc
• sdc
• component_builder

Drupal Themes

• https://github.com/emulsify-ds/emulsify-drupal
• https://www.drupal.org/project/gesso
• https://github.com/promet/provus
• https://github.com/DuoConsulting/duo_foundation (based on Foundation)
• https://github.com/openeuropa/oe_theme

Validation matrix key parameters

When validating an Auhoring tool for Drupal, these are the options we need to take under consideration so we choose the solution that fits our case.

• Assymetric data
• Copy - paste elements
• Core/Contrib/External
• Custom widgets
• Data sync
• Database storage type
• Diff results
• Direct HTML Source editing
• Drag & drop elements
• Drupal embed support
• Easy to use (Authors)
• Easy to use and setup (Developers)
• Easy to export/import
• Easy to migrate from
• Easy to style
• Extensible
• Internal references
• Layout
• Maintenance
• Media support
• Multilingual
• Multiple Authors
• Predictable experience
• Preview
• Price (if commercial)
• Real wysiwyg
• REST usage
• Reusable for development
• Revisions
• Searchable
• Structured data
• Usage on D.O.
• Users can break it
• Workflow and states

LICENSE

MIT

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