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Drupal 7 - Building

flexible views!acquia.com

Wednesday, May 8, 2013


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Heather JamesManager of Training at Acquia

HELLO!

@learningdrupal

@hjames



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Blend of guided andchallenge exercises to

test skills.

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matter expertise as wellas well as passion for thetopic.

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In todays webinar!

Viws mini course- May 2nd: Introduction to Views

- May 8th: How to build flexible views < -- you are here

- May 15th: Build your first module to back up your views!

Drupal essentials

- May 22nd: Drupal Essentials: How to Configure Accounts in Drupal

Drupal for Project Managers mini-course

- May 29th-June 19th: 4 weeks - Drupal for Project Managers!

Adam Boysen, Jakub Suchy, Amye Scavarda, Jenn Sramek



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What were doing today

Building flexible views Using relationships to expand selection

Using attachments

Using contextual filters Best practices to finish your view



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What you need to know already!

How to add content How to customize content types (add fields)

What modules are

How to install and configure modules

From last week: How Views works, how to add a new

View



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BUILDING FLEXIBLE

VIEWS

Finding your way around



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Recap last class



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Notesfrom last session

https://www.acquia.com/blog/totally-

beginner-tutorial-views-drupal-7

http://j.mp/acquiaviews1

https://www.acquia.com/blog/totally-beginner-tutorial-views-drupal-7https://www.acquia.com/blog/totally-beginner-tutorial-views-drupal-7http://j.mp/acquiaviews1http://j.mp/acquiaviews1https://www.acquia.com/blog/totally-beginner-tutorial-views-drupal-7https://www.acquia.com/blog/totally-beginner-tutorial-views-drupal-7https://www.acquia.com/blog/totally-beginner-tutorial-views-drupal-7https://www.acquia.com/blog/totally-beginner-tutorial-views-drupal-7


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Recap

What do you want to select?

Select base table to start (you can combine

tables with relationships).

Apply filters

Select fields or view mode

Where and how should it appear?

Choose a format such as list, table, etc.

Choose a displaysuch as pages, blocks,

RSS feeds. More displays available!



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Step by step workflow

1. Choose what to query

2. Limit selection with filters and/or by fields

3. Select and configure formatting

4. Choose displays - and/or add attachments



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Views is a query builder

Click to create queries with Views.

Filters to limit selection can be static or

contextual.

You can see the actual query written.



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Views UI in detail



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Views wizard

Page or blockDisplay settingsAdd to menu



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Views wizard




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Views wizard




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Views editor

How to format & displayWhat to select & filter



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Start by filtering selection

What to select & filter



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How and where to display

How to format & display



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Format and display

Controlling display



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Jump menu



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Table formatting

Customize labels - the column headers

Make columns sortable

Add links to edit for administrators



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Be consistent

Look at how things are done across your site

Example: If adding admin views, follow order

of fields in core Drupal



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Frequent formatting?



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Site wide formatting!



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Think reusability!



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View modes?

Use the default view modes

Display Suite - to create custom modes

These are reusable, easier to manage across

many views.

Easier for theming!



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Manage display

Example: Thumbnail in teaser Example: Full content image

Control view modes



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Image styles available

Add an image style

Configure display on a content type



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Think first

Consistency!

Reusability!

Who can access it?

What can they do?



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Access control



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Access restrictions

By permission is easier to manage in future



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Filters



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Filters

Expose filters to users

Use permissions on a view



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Demo: Exposed filter

Review existing view: Content by user

Expose filter to viewers (add another)

Insert an edit link for admins

Change access control of View

Path: /admin/content/user

http://delicious1.localhost:8082/admin/structure/views/nojs/display/content_by_user/page/pathhttp://delicious1.localhost:8082/admin/structure/views/nojs/display/content_by_user/page/path


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Pagers



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Pagers

Decide if you need pagers.

Use Ajax loading for sidebars (demo)



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Inifite scroll?

Views Infinite Scrollhttp://drupal.org/project/views_infinite_scroll

http://drupal.org/project/views_infinite_scrollhttp://drupal.org/project/views_infinite_scroll


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Attachments



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Views attachments

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and

Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at

the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean.

Best in Beppu




Paris excursions




Mali music

Articles

Adventurous appetites?

Budget minded plans

Outdoorsy types

Airlines competing for new customers



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Demo

Look at an attachment to an existing view.

Uses offset.



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Relationships


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Get data from other tables


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Example: related content

Job listing contains an Entity reference to CompanyWednesday, May 8, 2013

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Demo

Add a new view listing users

Change to field display

Check the field options available. Add user

image.

Add a relationship to content written.



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Contextual filters


C l fil


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Contextual filters

Display related content across the site


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https://www.acquia.com/about-us/team/heather-james


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Example

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https://www.acquia.com/about-us/team/heather-jameshttps://www.acquia.com/about-us/team/heather-jameshttps://www.acquia.com/about-us/team/heather-jameshttps://www.acquia.com/about-us/team/heather-james


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Demo

Add a block view Pull in user ID

Select, sort and format content

Place the block!

Look at related recipes example.



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Add links to menus


Addi


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Adding menus

You can add a link to your view anywhere inyour menus.

You can create menus within a set of views!


M il bl


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Menus available


Add t b


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Add as menu tab


A tti


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Access settings


T b !


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Tab appears!


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Demo

How to add a menu itemAdd my recipes to main menu.

Add a parent menu item and sub-menu items

Look at a live version on our training site In

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Contributed modulesthat love Views


Vi l t d d l


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Views related modules312 Drupal 7 modules http://j.mp/Y2cy6R


C l d
http://j.mp/Y2cy6Rhttp://j.mp/Y2cy6Rhttp://drupal.org/project/calendar


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Calendar

http://drupal.org/project/calendarWednesday, May 8, 2013

with jQ er
http://drupal.org/project/calendarhttp://drupal.org/project/calendarhttp://drupal.org/project/calendarhttp://drupal.org/project/calendarhttp://www.webomelette.com/10-drupal-views-modules


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with jQuery

http://www.webomelette.com/10-drupal-views-modulesWednesday, May 8, 2013

Example: Slideshow
http://www.webomelette.com/10-drupal-views-moduleshttp://www.webomelette.com/10-drupal-views-moduleshttp://www.webomelette.com/10-drupal-views-modules


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Example: Slideshow


Adds a format & options


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Adds a format & options


Views for admins


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Views for admins

Admin Viewshttp://drupal.org/project/admin_views

Overrides all admin pages with Views!

Views bulk operations

http://drupal.org/project/

views_bulk_operations

Provides a display format and editing options

such as changing author or field values


Workbench
http://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operationshttp://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operationshttp://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operationshttp://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operationshttp://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operationshttp://drupal.org/project/admin_viewshttp://drupal.org/project/admin_viewshttp://drupal.org/project/workbench


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Workbench

http://drupal.org/project/workbenchWednesday, May 8, 2013

Demo: VBO
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Demo: VBO

If time allows! Demo modifying a view to add views bulk

operations.

Add to the Content by user list.

Add a "Bulk operations" field, available to all

entity types. Configure the options available


Configure VBO


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Configure VBO

Add field and selection options available



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VIEWS NEXT STEPS!

Your assignment


Your assignment


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Your assignment

Last week you made a view, right? This week:

Add a display with an attachment

Make a contextual filter or use a

relationship

Add a link to your menu

Watch tutorials 4 parts, 5 mins each!

http://www.drupalgardens.com/content/new-

views-tutorials-4-part-intro


Views webinar!
http://www.drupalgardens.com/content/new-views-tutorials-4-part-introhttp://www.drupalgardens.com/content/new-views-tutorials-4-part-introhttp://www.drupalgardens.com/content/new-views-tutorials-4-part-introhttp://www.drupalgardens.com/content/new-views-tutorials-4-part-introhttp://www.drupalgardens.com/content/new-views-tutorials-4-part-introhttp://www.drupalgardens.com/content/new-views-tutorials-4-part-introhttp://www.drupalgardens.com/content/new-views-tutorials-4-part-introhttp://www.drupalgardens.com/content/new-views-tutorials-4-part-intro


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Views webinar!

Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most Out ofViews [April 30, 2013]

http://j.mp/mostviews

Suzanne Kennedy, Evolving Web - one of ourtraining partners.

http://training.acquia.com/events/canada

DrupalCon: Mastering Views Configuration

http://portland2013.drupal.org/node/3718


Views tutorials
http://portland2013.drupal.org/node/3718http://training.acquia.com/events/canadahttp://j.mp/mostviewshttp://portland2013.drupal.org/node/3718http://portland2013.drupal.org/node/3718http://training.acquia.com/events/canadahttp://training.acquia.com/events/canadahttp://j.mp/mostviewshttp://j.mp/mostviewshttp://j.mp/Zc8nEO


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Views tutorials

Quick version: 4 parts, 5 minseach!

http://

www.drupalgardens.com/

content/new-views-tutorials-4-part-intro

Drupalize.me

http://drupalize.me/videos/

overview-views

10 part series with Toronto

Web Developer

htt :// .m /Zc8nEOWednesday, May 8, 2013

Next up!
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Next up!

Viws mini course- May 2nd: Introduction to Views

- May 8th: How to build flexible views < -- you are here

- May 15th: Build your first module to back up your views!

Drupal essentials

- May 22nd: Drupal Essentials: How to Configure Accounts in Drupal

Drupal for Project Managers mini-course

- May 29th-June 19th: 4 weeks - Drupal for Project Managers!

Adam Boysen, Jakub Suchy, Amye Scavarda, Jenn Sramek


Next week:


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Next week:

Views Quality Assurance Theming Views

Caching and performance tips

Build a module to back up your view!


Events! Learn in person


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Events! Learn in person

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