Drupal is one of the most powerful content management system tools today. But there are some developers who find it difficult to handle the intricate features and functions of Drupal. Unlike other CMS tools available, Drupal has a bit complicated structure which enables it to provide dynamics to its users. This is basically one of the reasons why Drupal is suitable in creating highly complex sites.
For many, they want to find ways as to how they can their interface more user-friendly and further improve their workflow. Whether you are using Drupal 7 or Drupal 6, you can just install the necessary modules to make things simpler for you. By using these modules, you get to save time, have less worries in handling your tasks and executing functions.
Administration Menu
If you are using Drupal 6, you need to have the administration module. The core feature of this module is that it has a toolbar with dropdown menus where you can add local tasks. For novice users who want to save time can find this module really useful. The administrative links can be viewed in a CSS/JS based menu at the top. Apart from the regular menu, you get to see the other tasks and actions.
Even if you are using Drupal 7, it can still be really useful. This works well in all themes and browsers.
Admin Role
When adding a new module and you end up not using it, you have to manually check the permissions for every administrative role. This can be really time-consuming especially if you have to do it one by one not to mention when you have to do it everyday. The best solution is the admin role module which enables to set up a role that has all permissions by default. When you are using Drupal 7, this is included in the main core.
Scheduler
Many Drupal users have to provide fresh and updated content daily. Not everyone can do the task of posting blog posts and other media everyday. With the use of a scheduler, even if you are on a vacation, you can automatically publish content. Dates can be entered easily using plain text or JavaScript calendar popups JSCalendar in Drupal 5 and Data Popup in Drupal 6). This is very convenient especially for those who are always on the go.