Computed Field Module And How it Can Simplify Your Views

cck, taxonomy, views

Tobby :

Sometimes, the node data that you want is not exposed to Views in the way that you want. Computed Field is a module that, with a little bit of raw PHP code, can help you bridge those gaps.

Posted 11/19/2009 - 11:58 // 2 comments

KML overlays with GMap-enabled nodes

cck, code, Gmap, google maps, modules

Tirdad:

How to quickly attach and process KML files on GMap-enabled nodes. No batteries required.

Posted 03/16/2009 - 12:22 // 9 comments

Using Node References on a Multilingual Website

cck, drupal, multilingual, nodereference, views

Irakli:

CCK Node Reference is an excellent module that allows creation of complex relationships between content types in Drupal. Combine that with a Views2 feature called Relationships and you have one of the most sophisticated information architecture design tools any CMS has ever had. At least - if you stick to one language. When you are working on a multilingual website, things get complicated. In this blog post I will discuss how to properly configure node references on a multilingual Drupal website.

Posted 01/08/2009 - 03:57 // 4 comments

A Minimal CCK Module in 5 Minutes

cck, code, developer, drupal, drupal 5

Irakli:

Content-Construction Kit (CCK) is a standard way, in Drupal, to add properties to the core content item - a Node. There are many CCK Modules that provide a large variety of field types, from e-mail fields to image or video ones. Even so, sometimes standard toolset is just not enough and we need to write our own implementation. This short run-through of a tutorial will get you started. For more detailed documentation, you can refer to the offical CCK tutorial.

Posted 06/13/2008 - 16:47 // 4 comments