I created a content type for a new block. One of the fields in this needs to pull in category information from a magento site. I have code to get all of the categories and display them in a drop-down working in a panel template. The only step I am missing is know how to access this as a field in my new content type. I have read some articles about using something called hooks for this process but I'm not fully sure about how they work. Is a hook the best method and if so what exactly does it involve programmatically?
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Do you mean ctools content types? In your edit form you need to save the value which later will be available in $conf, for a full explanation see this page for example pixelite.co.nz/article/…– Pontus NilssonCommented Jun 5, 2014 at 11:13
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It's just a regular content type. I don't think ctools content types is suitable for what I'm trying to do.– develophperCommented Jun 5, 2014 at 11:37
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I would create a textfield in your content type. Then use hook_form_alter to change the textfield into a select field. I would use a textfield instead of list(text) because your allowed values will change depending on the response from the other site. Check out api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules!system!system.api.php/… you need to change the form elements #type and add #options– Pontus NilssonCommented Jun 5, 2014 at 11:58
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As mentioned in one of the comments I used the hook_form_alter but instead of pulling in the panel I just created another function to get the information and used that as the options for my select.
function gacms_magecp_content_type_edit_form($form, &$form_state) {
$conf = $form_state['conf'];
$categories = gacms_magecp_categories();
$form['magecp'] = array(
'#type' => 'select',
'#options' => $categories,
'#title' => t('Mage Category Product'),
'#default_value' => isset($conf['magecp'])?$conf['magecp']:'',
'#format' => isset($conf['format'])?$conf['format']:'full_html',
);
return $form;
}
function gacms_magecp_categories(){
db_set_active('magento');
$result = db_query("SELECT entity_id, name FROM catalog_category_flat_store_1");
while ($row = $result->fetchAssoc()) {
$content[$row['entity_id']]= $row['name'];
}
db_set_active();
return $content;
}