Normally we include a certain standard functionality in all the sites we make. Many of them are already built in Drupal, but only need to be activated, like clean URLs which we already have activated during the Drupal setup or the search function. For others we can simply activate the modules that we prepared on purpose in the main sites folder ../sites/all/modules and configure them if necessary. Remember to add permissions for the administrator role we created previously before you can access the newly added module configuration.

Let's start:

• Activate all the "simple" modules. Go to Administer in the left side menu. Then in Site Building click on Modules. Many core optional modules are already checked. Just to mention them: Color, Comment, Database logging, Help, Menu, Taxonomy and Update status. Now check Administration Menu and the core optional modules Book, Contact, Path, PHP filter, Search, Statistics, Upload. Click the Save configuration button. We don't bother about any configuration of the newly activated modules yet.
• Now enable the modules Lightbox2, BlockAnonymousLinks, Cache disable, FCKeditor, IMCE, No case, Pathauto, Poormanscron, Token, CAPTCHA.
• Now we have to configure some of the modules. Go to Site configuration in the top Administration menu and click By module.
  • FCKeditor, edit Global profile. In Visibility settings go to Paths to exclude and add:
    • admin/*
    • contact/*
    • contact
  • Update global profile.
  • In advanced profile, editor appereance: DrupalFull Toolbar.
  • Blocks. Set the region of User login and Powered by Drupal to <none>. Set the region of Book navigation to Left sidebar. Configure Book navigation and for the Block title type <none>. Save block.
  • CAPTCHA. Add the challenge type Math (captcha) to comment_form, contact_mail_page, contact_mail_user, user_register. Check Omit challenges for all forms once the user has successfully responded to a challenge. Check Log wrong responses. Save.
  • Contact > Contact form. Add category: Contact us > Recipients: admin@sharmweb.net > Selected: Yes > Save
  • Path > URL aliases > Automated alias settings > Node path settings > Default path pattern: [title-raw]  > Pattern for all Book page paths: [bookpath-raw]/[title-raw] > Save configuration
  •  For the content type Book disable the comments by default.
  • Temporarily make Full HTML default.
  • Change Date and time settings.
  • Configure Global settings from the themes like Display post information on...
  • Set the theme Root Candy as the administration theme. Use it also for content editing, because some themes don't display the FCK-editor right.
  • XML Sitemap. Enable the module. In Google create a gmail account. After login go to My Account, webmasterstools and submit the name of the website.  Verify the account uploading a html file like requested. Sitemap: submit the sitemap.