Show And Tell 2012-8-20 (Drupal)

By Zack

Email Sending Webform

node_load

• node_load function takes the nid and returns the node object, which can be displayed using dsm($node);
• get nid from GET data

Feeds

• To set up a feed or upload a database you need to set up an "importer" in "Structure->Feeds importer->Add Importer."
• You can configure the importer to reimport periodically
• Specify the content type that you want to feed into and map the fields to specify where each column should go.
• There are several delimiters available including semicolons, tabs and commas regardless of filetype.

Rewriting Results In Views

• Configure by clicking on the field in the view configuration.
• Turn off linking to node
• can use tokens such as [title], [body] to link or rewrite
  • review available tokens in replacement patterns section below the rewriting boxes.
• Add wrappers and classes to fields using the styling rewrite.

Editing Module on CCBER and ERI Drupal Sites

• Allows users to edit nodes and content from views that are contained within paneled pages
• Uses hook_form_alter to change redirect and create buttons for editing and changing node position

Templates

• Copy from base theme
• Changing header in branding
  • Image map
• Clear cache

Profile Styling

• Style settings in view
  • wrapper and element type
• global.css
  • page name is in the body class

Calendar

• View for calendar should be built from template
• Date Contextual Filter

Gallery

• Cant use pager
• HTML list
• Format slideshow of fields
  • Arrange body below image and hide title
  • Text styled in global.css
• Global:Randomize sorting

Browser Emulator

http://browserling.com/