Editing Drupal (section)

===Distributions===
In the past, those wanting a fully customized installation of Drupal had to download a pre-tailored version separately from the official Drupal core. Today, however, a distribution defines a packaged version of Drupal that upon installation, provides a website or application built for a specific purpose.

The distributions offer the benefit of a new Drupal site without having to manually seek out and install third-party contributed modules or adjust configuration settings.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Top Drupal Distributions| url=http://www.aglobalway.com/content/top-drupal-distributions| publisher=AGLOBALWAY Consulting Services Inc.| url-status=usurped| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413154924/http://www.aglobalway.com/content/top-drupal-distributions| archive-date=13 April 2014}}</ref> They are collections of modules, themes, and associated configuration settings that prepare Drupal for custom operation. For example, a distribution could configure Drupal as a "brochure" site rather than a news site or [[online store]].