This tag is for questions regarding the use, reuse and manipulation of nodes, the most basic form of content on a Drupal site. While nodes are implemented as entities in Drupal 7, this tag should be used instead unless specifically referring to Entity API functionality.
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How to update taxonomy field in a node?
node_load($nid);
$node->mytaxonomyfield['und'][0]['tid']=$data;
node_save($nid)
my corresponding terms : online,offline,pre-online and the corresponding tid : 1,2,3
my question : what the ...
2
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288 views
Correct way of upgrading Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 with huge data
I have a Drupal 6 site that contains hundred of thousands of node and bunch of custom and contributed modules. My problem now is how can I upgrade this correctly in Drupal 7. I tried to steps ...
2
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1answer
729 views
How to limit users to a create only one instance of a node type in Drupal 7?
I know there is Node Limit module, but since it is in alpha stage since a rather long time, I am wondering if there is more elegant way to do so which does not need additional modules?
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3answers
580 views
Overlay zoomed image in node?
How can I implement a zoom functionality on my content nodes? Like I need to put a zoom button next to my image and clicking it brings a floating zoomed image over the page like it's done here. I'm ...
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2answers
1k views
Adding AJAX to existing node form
Creation of new content type by D7 core is intuitive, fast and nice looking. We don't have to worry about db tables and simple validation. We have widgets, displays, etc. And actually we are building ...
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83 views
How do I set permission for a custom page to be based on node access?
I have added pages using hook_menu like so:
function dynamic_entries_menu() {
$items = array();
$items['entries/get'] = array(
'title' => 'Dynamic Entries',
'page ...
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1answer
2k views
Difference Between render($content['body']) and print $body[0]['value']; in node.tpl.php
What is the difference between render($content['body']); and print $body[0]['value']; in node.tpl.php?
render($content['body']); seems to include all the fields while print $body[0]['value']; ...
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3answers
1k views
Drupal 7, displaying an image to search results
I have a content type called "people". When a search is made and one of the search results is of "people" type, I want to display two fields of the "people" type; an image called "photo", and a text ...
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2answers
118 views
How do I set “has_title = false” for an existing node?
I understand how to set the node attribute 'has title' via the hook_node_info() when creating a node programmatically. However, I struggle to edit this attribute for a node that has been created with ...
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1answer
251 views
Adding metadata to a node through a module
I am developing a module that sync selected nodes with an outside site (another API on the web). I need to add some meta-data to each node:
Last sync time (timestamp) - Not editable through UI
...
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2answers
402 views
Administrator's approval required after published node has been edited
After editing, any published node needs administrator's approval like comments. How can I do this with Drupal 6?
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1answer
202 views
Term name of current node in title
I'm trying to echo out the current term name that my node is inside of into my function, but it only keeps echoing out 1 and not the name. This is what I have.
function ...
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2answers
67 views
is there a way to make template for set of nodes?
Is it possible to make a template for set of nodes in Drupal 7
for example page--node--[601-602-603-604].tpl
and if so what is it?
2
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1answer
566 views
User ID problem when programmatically creating nodes
I have written a migration script that migrates data from Drupal 4.7 to Drupal 6. It is highly customized for my purposes. I am able to create new nodes with no problem. However, after I save the ...
2
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1answer
706 views
How to validate node field for minimum length for a custom content type?
I notice body has some preselectable minimum lengths.
How do I do this for text fields?
Also, how do I set a custom minimum length for node body of a content type?
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2answers
388 views
how do i create a new link in node.tpl.php by preprocess function in drupal?
I have content type in which I have two or three links .In node.tpl.php, all links are displaying from a single variable "$links" in node.tpl.php. i want to remove one particular link from the ...
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170 views
Change content types
Is it possible to change node content types? I have a bunch of story nodes and I would like to create several content types and reassign each story to a different content type. Is there a way to ...
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437 views
Block that shows nodes based on node type
I want to create a module that displays nodes of a certain node type. Can this be done, and can anyone point me to a place where I can find how to do this?
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1answer
29 views
Do I need to build a custom page to list nodes by content type?
Environment
Mac OSX 10.8.2
MAMP
Drupal 7 (just downloaded the stable today)
Objective
Create a menu item in the main menu to list recent and all nodes of a specific content type.
Question
It ...
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1answer
25 views
How to display “About the author” tab in article display page?
I want to basically override the normal display of article, to include two tabs in that. One tab will be "Read Article", which when clicks loads the article page. Others tab will be "About the ...
2
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1answer
76 views
Syntax to display only the node body using node embed module
Would appreciate it if someone could let me know what the syntax is to display only the node body within another node. I tried something like this:
[[nid:1234 body]]
Obviously, that is not ...
2
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2answers
175 views
I save form data using hook_form_alter() but the data don't appear when editing the node from the UI
I implemented hook_form_alter() to insert few fields. I implemented hook_node_insert() to save the field data, hook_node_load(), and hook_node_view().
Everything works fine, but when I edit the node, ...
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3answers
207 views
Restricting access to nodes
I am new to Drupal and for some time now I am trying to figure out how to control access to nodes.
After figuring out that no module will give me what I want and deciding that I will have to get my ...
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5answers
157 views
How to have a three column in node page
I want to have a three column in node page, my page width is 940px, and one column is 300px + 20px right margin, so 3 column is 960px, but the main width is 940px, I want to 3 column in one row, how ...
2
votes
1answer
61 views
How to check node table for entry by current date before inserting new node?
How can I check the database table for specific node entries by date before inserting a new node?
I want to check the node table for any node with the current date, if found, I want to delete the ...
2
votes
1answer
107 views
display only one comment in node page
I'd like to display only 1 comment (the most recent one) in node page.
And I don't want the pager to be displayed too.
Is there any way to do it without writing custom module?
Could I use ...
2
votes
1answer
306 views
Correct way to add a tweet button?
I'm trying to add a tweet button to my node.tpl.php in Drupal 6 - https://dev.twitter.com/docs/tweet-button.
I literally place the html+javascript within node.tpl like so:
<a ...
2
votes
1answer
285 views
Use node_save with a custom nid
On our system (D5) two nodes have been deleted (by mistake). I need them back but I can't simply load a backup as there's a lot of new content created.
I want to create these two new nodes again, ...
2
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1answer
367 views
How to render a node image separately from the rest of the node content
I want to know the variable name for the image which renders with content; being more specific when I render my content with the following code:
<?php
print render($content);
?>
It renders ...
2
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3answers
434 views
Taxonomy inline with several category types?
Is it possible for D7 to display several taxonomy fields inline with some separator between them? I want to have a node with 2 category types, say, a song with a Year and a Singer. Now the taxonomy ...
2
votes
1answer
436 views
What drupal function do I use to rename files when saving nodes programatically?
Normally when saving a node with the content type form, uploading a file will automatically rename it if the file name is already in the database.
I am creating nodes programatically. Everything ...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
Populating a node reference field using PHP in Rules
I have a rule which is triggered when a node is flagged. Currently, the rule loads some content (1) that has been referenced by a field on the flagged content. I have set the rule to create a new ...
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3answers
415 views
How to find bad PHP node that makes search_cron fail?
I can't run cron, manually or automatically. I installed Cron Debug module, checked all modules, and found out that the Search module makes cron stuck. When I disable it, cron is working.
I suppose ...
2
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1answer
453 views
Why do I get pathauto errors when using node_save?
When I'm programatically creating nodes using the code found here I keep getting the following errors:
Warning: Illegal offset type in isset or empty in
pathauto_cleanstring() (line 180 of
...
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1answer
228 views
Need a hook a little later then hook_node_insert
I am working on a module to unzip the contents of my file field after I have submitted the node. I originally tried to do this in hook_node_insert but this did not work for me because my file field ...
2
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1answer
210 views
Can nodes created using Feeds be updated automatically?
The Feeds documentation mentions that it's possible to import a CSV feed and create nodes from it, assigning column values as CCK fields, but it doesn't mention if it's possible to update nodes when ...
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1answer
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Plain Unstrucutred HTML Content Types, How to Pull image from them in Views
This is a plain unstructured node with no CCK structure or anything like that (the site includes thousands of posts so it is impossible to retroactively go back and re-insert the images in using CCK).
...
2
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1answer
176 views
Does node_save create all fields associated with a custom content type automatically?
I have a custom content type and want to create new nodes in code. The content type contains fields, some will be set with values and others left empty. Is it necessary to define all the fields ...
2
votes
1answer
372 views
How to display add node form below the view in Drupal 6?
I have a very similar functionality to stackoverflow - i.e. I have a a view that display question and below it there are answers (seperate nodes references). The user can comment on both the question ...
2
votes
1answer
185 views
How can I schedule change of the default front page?
I have a node being displayed on the front page, set at admin/config/system/site-information > Frontpage.
I need to change it to another node on specific date.
It would be ideal if I could do that ...
2
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2answers
405 views
Pre-Populating a CCK Flexifield/Multigroup?
I'm using a repeating fieldset module (Flexifield, somewhat similar to CCK3 Multigroup) to create a measurement sheet content type. In this, the user is allowed to create an unlimited number of rooms, ...
2
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1answer
101 views
Drupal 6 as a call logging system - question about node performance & scalability
We currently use Drupal as a Knowledge, communications and assessments system for our call centre agents and it is working great. However there has been a request that this to also handle our call ...
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1answer
51 views
Give users a stripped down version of add node page and then require admin approval
I want to give my users stripped down versions of the 'add node' pages to create nodes of various content types. Once they fill out the stripped down version (less fields and options) an admin/editor ...
2
votes
1answer
3k views
Using preprocess node variable in page.tpl.php
I've set up a couple of variables in my template_preprocess_node(). How can I access them within a page template? I can access the $node variable, but it doesn't seem to have been preprocessed.
How ...
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3answers
796 views
Getting the value of a user reference field and using it to display information about that user
I am quite new to module development although I have experience in modifying existing 6.x block modules developed by others. I have a need to develop a 7.x module and in spite of a lot of ...
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Display current node rank from votes (voting api) in view
As in Title. I am struggling by programming but with no luck. Mechanism of voting api is too complicated for me. How can I display current node rank (order number) by votes?
My view now:
Sort ...
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81 views
Recover the field from one Drupal page to another
What I want to do is recovering the avatar picture the Avatar Selection module generates, and present it elsewhere in my Drupal installation, specifically in pages where it is not appearing.
I have ...
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119 views
How to make content of a (cck) field visible when pressing a button?
I am working on a Drupal 7 website and I would like to create a node where a specific (cck) text field is only shown to the users after they press a button.
The effect I would like to achieve is ...
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2answers
258 views
Copy view mode custom settings
On /admin/structure/types/manage/article/display I can enable custom display settings for various view modes. But what if I want one custom view mode to be almost identical to another? Is there a way ...
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370 views
Multiple Teasers
My goal is to have three views of a teaser.
Why different teasers? I have a blog and I'm displaying teasers of the blog entries in different ways because my pages have different layouts for the ...
