Install profiles rock, and you should know what they are and why they’re the future.

WTH is an Install Profile?

There’s a folder you probably have paid little attention to that is situated right at the top level of a drupal install (5 or 6): profiles. The standard Drupal profile is called “default” and comes with any Drupal installation. Every time you’ve installed Drupal 5 or Drupal 6 (which probably borders the 1000s if you’re like me), you’ve run through the default install profile.