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Best Drupal modules

The must-have Drupal modules for SEO, performance, security and user experience. Tested and recommended for Drupal 10.

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Admin & Development
SEO & Marketing
Performance & Caching
Security
Content & Media
Forms

Admin & development modules

Modules that make managing and developing your Drupal site easier

Admin Toolbar

Must-have

Enhanced admin toolbar with dropdowns. Makes navigation through admin menu much faster.

Menu dropdown functionality
Quick access to frequently used items
composer require drupal/admin_toolbar

Devel

Development

Essential development tools. Debugging, query logging and development helpers.

Database query logging
Variable dumping (kint)
composer require drupal/devel
For development only, NOT on production!

Module Filter

UX

Filters the modules list on the extend page. Essential with many installed modules.

Real-time search
Tabbed interface
composer require drupal/module_filter

Configuration Split

Advanced

Split configuration per environment. Development modules only on dev, etc.

Environment-specific config
Better deployment workflow
composer require drupal/config_split

SEO & marketing modules

Modules to rank better in Google and improve your visibility

Pathauto

Must-have

Automatically generate SEO-friendly URLs. Essential for every Drupal site.

Automatic URL patterns
Bulk update existing URLs
composer require drupal/pathauto

Metatag

Must-have

Manage meta tags for SEO. Title, description, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, etc.

Per page or global defaults
Social media integration
composer require drupal/metatag

Simple Sitemap

SEO

Automatic XML sitemap generation for Google and other search engines.

Automatic updates
Multilingual support
composer require drupal/simple_sitemap

Redirect

SEO

Manage redirects and prevent 404 errors. Important for SEO and user experience.

Automatic redirects on URL change
404 tracking
composer require drupal/redirect

Google Analytics

Analytics

Google Analytics 4 integration. Track visitor behavior and conversions.

GA4 support
Exclude admin users option
composer require drupal/google_analytics

Performance & caching modules

Make your Drupal site blazing fast with these performance modules

CDN

Performance

Integration with CDN services like Cloudflare, CloudFront or KeyCDN.

Faster static file delivery
Globally distributed content
composer require drupal/cdn

Advanced CSS/JS Aggregation

Performance

Advanced CSS and JS optimization. Minify, bundling and lazy loading.

Minification and compression
Critical CSS extraction
composer require drupal/advagg

Lazy Load

Performance

Lazy loading for images and iframes. Only load when they come into view.

Faster initial page load
Less data usage
composer require drupal/lazy

Quick reference: installing modules

Via Composer (recommended):

composer require drupal/modulenaam

Then enable via admin interface or: drush en modulenaam

Multiple modules at once:

composer require drupal/pathauto drupal/metatag drupal/admin_toolbar

Remove module:

drush pmu modulenaam
composer remove drupal/modulenaam

First uninstall via admin or drush, then remove with Composer

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