{ "uuid": [ { "value": "7ab39604-1f7a-48e6-bd9c-50cfc30e8dfa" } ], "langcode": [ { "value": "en" } ], "type": [ { "target_id": "daily_email", "target_type": "node_type", "target_uuid": "8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7" } ], "revision_timestamp": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:30+00:00" } ], "revision_uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "revision_log": [], "status": [ { "value": true } ], "uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "title": [ { "value": "Do you need that module?\n" } ], "created": [ { "value": "2023-10-11T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "changed": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:30+00:00" } ], "promote": [ { "value": false } ], "sticky": [ { "value": false } ], "default_langcode": [ { "value": true } ], "revision_translation_affected": [ { "value": true } ], "path": [ { "alias": "\/daily\/2023\/10\/11\/do-you-need-that-module", "langcode": "en" } ], "body": [ { "value": "\n
Drupal includes a lot of default functionality and additional core modules you can enable to extend it.<\/p>\n\n
There are also over 50,000 community-contributed modules you can download and add.<\/p>\n\n
But is it worth adding every module?<\/p>\n\n
If you're browsing the list of modules on Drupal.org and find one of interest, is the functionality it adds more valuable than the cost of maintaining it?<\/p>\n\n
Each module increases the number of updates you'll need to do to maintain the website.<\/p>\n\n
What if it becomes unmaintained in the future and prevents you from updating your website to the next version of Drupal or has a security issue and introduces a vulnerability?<\/p>\n\n
Some modules will be crucial to your website, others you can do without if you prefer a smaller maintenance overhead.<\/p>\n\n ", "format": "full_html", "processed": "\n
Drupal includes a lot of default functionality and additional core modules you can enable to extend it.<\/p>\n\n
There are also over 50,000 community-contributed modules you can download and add.<\/p>\n\n
But is it worth adding every module?<\/p>\n\n
If you're browsing the list of modules on Drupal.org and find one of interest, is the functionality it adds more valuable than the cost of maintaining it?<\/p>\n\n
Each module increases the number of updates you'll need to do to maintain the website.<\/p>\n\n
What if it becomes unmaintained in the future and prevents you from updating your website to the next version of Drupal or has a security issue and introduces a vulnerability?<\/p>\n\n
Some modules will be crucial to your website, others you can do without if you prefer a smaller maintenance overhead.<\/p>\n\n ", "summary": null } ] }