Unused Modules
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This module helps you identify and remove unused Drupal projects from your website. It lists projects where all contained modules are disabled, allowing you to safely uninstall and delete them to clean up your codebase and improve performance.
Over time your website gets unwieldy so it needs cleaning up.
Though it's simple to find what modules are enabled/disabled, it's rather difficult to find out if this is true for a project.
This is a helper / development module that lists unused modules / projects that can be safely deleted.
This makes your repository cleaner and your website faster.
Naming / nomenclature
- Project: a project that has its own namespace and can be downloaded from Drupal.org. Say "Views".
- Module: a project can contain multiple modules. Say "views" and "views_ui".
Examples
- Module "views_ui" is disabled and module "views" is enabled. The project "views" is not safe to delete.
- Module "admin_menu" is disabled and module "admin_menu_toolbar" is also disabled. The project "admin_menu" is safe to delete.
Notes / caveats
- Core modules are not listed, never delete them!
- If a module occurs multiple times it is listed only once and always in the most specific location. This is because the method to track modules is a Drupal function that returns modules that can be enabled. That function favours specific (/sites/your-site) over generic (/sites/all). See https://www.drupal.org/node/176046 .
- Always make a full backup of your database and codebase before deleting modules!
- Always uninstall modules before deleting them.
- Double / triple check results!!!
Usage
- Drupal admin ui:
/admin/config/development/unused_modules/projects/disabled - Drush:
$ drush unused-modules - (Drupal 7 only) Site-audit:
$ drush audit-extensions
See README for detailed instructions.
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