The Features module is primarily for use by site developers to export elements of a site configuration for use in another site.
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Moving nodes from dev to production (a simple use case)
I want to use the backup_migrate module to move some nodes from dev to production (production is still off-line). But the node is split over so many tables...and I also added custom fields (image ...
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Is there a variable that keeps track of which pages are enabled or disabled in Page Manager?
I'm using the Features module and I'm tired of manually enabling/disabling pages (user_edit, user_view, etc.) Is there a variable that I can add to Strongarm to control this in code?
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show same slideshow on different sites
how to show the same slideshow view on different sites but with different images - I have multiple sites which needs to show the same slideshow with different images. Can anyone explain how to go ...
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Where do I find a list of commonly used features? [closed]
I've been searching around for some useful features. I would assume that there are some common features that people use all the time, like an image gallery. Is there a place where people contribute ...
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What is the purpose of the “Views: views_view” component?
Using the Features module, I notice there is a "Views: views_view" component, when creating a feature, but I don't see any setting for that component.
I thought it would be list the views enabled ...
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How can I get documentation on a variable listed in the Features UI provided by Strongarm?
When looking through the list of variables provided by Strongarm, there are several that sound like they might be useful to include but what they actually refer to is impossible to guess from the name ...
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Features Hook after successfull import
I wrote a feature module that contains content types and test nodes. After importing those nodes, a certain cache has to be rebuild.
Both hooks I know (hook_install() and hook_enable()) are called ...
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Is making a feature of literally everything available actually a smart thing to do?
I love features for all the benefits they have, especially for performance.
It now seems like a logical step forward to make a feature out of everything available on the "create feature" page on a ...
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How does one change the machine name of a Feature?
I have created a feature with a typo in the machine name. I've tried just search/replacing instances of the misspelling with the proper spelling in all files within the feature's directory, but when I ...
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How to export Panels and Mini Panels with Features?
I am trying to export the Panels and Mini Panels on my website with Features.
On the features drop down menu, there is an option for "Panels: panels_renderer_pipeline". However, when I click on it, ...
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Large Binlogs Generated When Reverting Features
We're using features to manage content types and field groups, and every code update, when we perform a features-revert to push out the latest CTs and field group changes, we get a huge amount of data ...
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best location for features related theming customizations
The following is a simplified scenario of an organizational problem I'm facing.
I have a site with a single features module which handles all my content types. My features module is called foo and my ...
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How to quickly create multiple Drupal 7 features?
I use Features and Strongarm to manage configuration of my Drupal 7 systems.
Until now I was creating features manually but even with Features Tools installed and ajax features status disabled it is ...
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How does node import happen when importing from features module?
I used the Node export module to export few pages into features; when I import it is randomly imported.
Is there any particular pattern that it is followed while importing? I want to make a ...
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Pulling components out of a Features module into a Drupal site
I have a site that has some functionality provided by a Features module. They include a view, some nodes, and some content types. Now, we don't want them in the Feature anymore; we want them as native ...
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How to integrate custom code into a “Features” feature
My specific problem:
In a Feature, I have a View. I want to use this View on several different sites. The View has a nid-argument, which validates Node:type == [node_type_1]. When the Feature get's ...
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Can you use the features module to replace existing functionality
Say I have an existing content type and related view on a site. Can I install Features and convert that content type and view into a feature.
I want to start using Features for better portability.
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user_roles with features
When I use user_roles() when there are roles added by features, the feature roles are not returned. How can I get a list of all roles on my site included those defined in features?
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forcefully / manually remove content type
Is it possible to manually remove a content type?
I've packaged it in a feature and now the content type is no longer needed; it's been deprecated. I'm unable to delete the content type after ...
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What does the menu_masks variable do?
When I was building a feature (as in Features), I noticed the menu_masks variable. I have read menu_get_ancestors() and _menu_router_save() but I still don't understand what it does.
On a more ...
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How to theming and deploy custom blocks which created in admin UI?
I've created some custom blocks in my development environment and export them with Features + FE Block with given machine names. And then deploy and enable them in my staging environment.
Just like ...
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Is there an email newsletter module or any way to do this?
Is there any email newsletter module paid or free that can do this features?
*NOTE: I've tried mailchimp, simplenews, newsletter. They all didn't give the desired
outcome.
Allow users to select ...
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Bulk enable/disable modules
I have just begun development on a Drupal 7 site in a team of three and I am trying to determine the best practice for versioning. This is causing me a bit of a headache because much of the work on a ...
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How can I manage site translations in code?
I have a site with multiple translations, including a heavily customized version of the default Drupal "English." (The use case requires that a lot of the help text and labels throughout Drupal be ...
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How use strongarm with domain access?
Lets say I have 2 domains, A (Site A) and B (Site B). I've done it with domain access module. Then with features + strongarm I want to export site_name from both domains. How can I do it?
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weird features behavior - constantly adding and removing entries from taxonomy.inc
I'm using features and I commit the features module to my repository to track changes.
Every now and then (after drush fu foobar) I see the following change to the foobar.features.taxonomy.inc file:
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Node content in panels vs. configuration in code
I am trying to keep most of the configuration in code (and separating content and configuration). When I have a panel that is supposed to contain a content from for example a node, I would like to be ...
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Is it possible to have term permission vocabulary id's match taxonomy vocabulary id's when creating a feature
I am attempting to create a feature to be used in an install profile that exports a vocabulary and the permissions that are associated with the vocabulary. The problem that I am running into is that ...
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Features components spontaneously reverting
On a multisite, we're using Features + UUID Features to manage a large quantity of default node and menu content. Users can easily spawn a new multisite instance; the installation profile enables a ...
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Views display settings are in the database but don't show up in views UI
I'm trying to create a copy of a live site and use it as a test site, but am having trouble with views. There's a view whose settings are in the database but don't show up correctly in the views UI.
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How can I add a custom content pane to a feature?
I have a custom content pane that I'm using in a panel that I would like to include in a feature. In the features UI, I don't see any options to add it to the feature; however, on the custom content ...
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Export content types using features
I am struggling with it, but I can't do it by myself. Google doesn't gave me links for tutorials other modules doesn't help me too.
I would like to export content types definition from Drupal site to ...
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Feature stuck on Overridden - “Overrides” column empty, “Default” not
I have a feature which is constantly stuck at overriden, no matter how times I try to revert or re-create it. I have gone through the standard checklist, including uninstalling and reinstalling, and ...
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How do I add menu items within a .install file
I'm trying to build an intall profile that implements a number if features. I am running into some issues because although features allows me to require menus, it seems there is no way to also include ...
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how to add .install file to the new feature folder?
I have created new feature and needs to add .install file to create new table like create new module way
but the table have not been created
can you advice me with the right way to do or i have to ...
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cannot track view with features
I'm using Features to create a feature called foo which tracks content types and views so they can be described in code, committed to my repository and eventually pushed into the staging and ...
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Latest Best Practise: Reusing blocks
What's the best way of reusing blocks between sites in Drupal 7.
I want to re-use not only the block, but also the block's position in my theme.
Apparently, Features extra is designed for this. ...
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Setting up an features server?
I've found dev seed's article on this issue: http://developmentseed.org/blog/2009/sep/03/5-minute-feature-server/
Is it the same process for Drupal 7?
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How can I ensure that a user account on my local dev server has the same uid as an account on my production server?
I have a local dev server that I use for testing and a production server. I have written several rules (with the rules module) that send private messages (using the private message module) to users.
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How do I add block configuration information for themes using features?
Is it possible to use features to manage block configuration information (for example, the positioning of a block [header, footer, etc.]) using features?
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Roles in Features: Are they always imported in alphabetical order?
This is a request for more information outside of what was given here: User roles and keeping their IDs when using features
Basically, it's the age-old problem of storing Roles in Features, and then ...
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Export Apache Solr enabled facet settings
On the Apache Solr settings page admin/config/search/apachesolr/enabled-filters you can control which filters are enabled on your site's search interface.
These settings are not stored in regular ...
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Drupal 7 - can't uninstall Features module
i just started to mess up with Drupal 7 (and Drupal in general sense) - and i can't uninstall module named Features it gives error
PDOException: SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1 no such table: ...
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Drush site install break when a custom commerce feature is enabled, why?
The D7 site i'm working has a feature that includes two custom product types, amongst other things. A custom feature gets auto-detected and added as a dependency because it contains a rule on one of ...
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Featurizing a role, losing permissions
I have created a role, Admin. Admin has permissions: "Assign roles" (via RoleAssign), "Access administration pages", "View admin theme", and "Administer users".
I export the role with Features ...
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Exporting settings in a code with Features / Strongarm - how to detect right variables - config ones
Many modules does not support Features, so I need Strongarm module to export config in the code. But in situation where i have many contrib modules, it seems tedious work. not all variables are named ...
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How to export / feature the “picture guidelines” field
I have some legal mentions to put under the file upload form of user account.
I would like to put them a feature some elements about user configuration, but I'm not able to find which variable (i.e. ...
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Can Features package its dependencies?
I have just created a Feature that has about 10 module dependencies.
I installed the feature on the target Drupal instance, and discovered that the dependencies were not included in the feature ...
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Is there a way to clone a feature in Drupal/Open Atrium?
I want to create a clone of the Notebook feature and would like to do it without copying the files and doing a find/replace on the text. Is there an easy/built-in way to clone a feature and provide it ...
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Does my Feature module have to explicitly define the body field in it's components?
When a new content type is created in Drupal it is automatically given a title and body field. Now that I am defining my components for my feature to I have to select it as one of the components of ...
