Thanks for the quick response, and I understand what you are saying. It would be neat if some of the modules came with default settings that then could be modified, but as such the defaults might interfere with other module settings. Also an export this module's settings would be helpful - even for going from dev to live. That I find is the most difficult part of taking a site live is all the garbage buildup of I tried this module, nope, tried this one, nope, ah this one works. Then the db is full of the mess left behind... The content types and view can be exported, that helps a lot, but the different module's settings don't seem to be exported easily. I am going to try to set a site up similar to this (mine will also include calendar and possibly event, and not include some of the things you have). Would you mind if I continue to ask specific questions? If so, is this the best place to ask? Thanks again!