Place text below exposed filter

Question

I have a Drupal view where I would like to enter some text in between 'Exposed Filter' and 'Content' sections. What is the safest of doing this? Attached image shows exact location I need text inserted.

Thanks

Answer 1

You need to create a custom template for your view.

Go to /sites/all/themes/YourTheme/templates folder

create a file called views-view--[view-name]--[machine-name].tpl.php

For example if you view name is "Hello World" and machine name is "block_1"

It would be: views-view--hello-world--block-1.tpl.php

Inside your custom template file put:

<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Main view template.
 *
 * Variables available:
 * - $classes_array: An array of classes determined in
 *   template_preprocess_views_view(). Default classes are:
 *     .view
 *     .view-[css_name]
 *     .view-id-[view_name]
 *     .view-display-id-[display_name]
 *     .view-dom-id-[dom_id]
 * - $classes: A string version of $classes_array for use in the class attribute
 * - $css_name: A css-safe version of the view name.
 * - $css_class: The user-specified classes names, if any
 * - $header: The view header
 * - $footer: The view footer
 * - $rows: The results of the view query, if any
 * - $empty: The empty text to display if the view is empty
 * - $pager: The pager next/prev links to display, if any
 * - $exposed: Exposed widget form/info to display
 * - $feed_icon: Feed icon to display, if any
 * - $more: A link to view more, if any
 *
 * @ingroup views_templates
 */
?>
<div class="<?php print $classes; ?>">
  <?php print render($title_prefix); ?>
  <?php if ($title): ?>
    <?php print $title; ?>
  <?php endif; ?>
  <?php print render($title_suffix); ?>
  <?php if ($header): ?>
    <div class="view-header">
      <?php print $header; ?>
    </div>
  <?php endif; ?>

  <?php if ($exposed): ?>
    <div class="view-filters">
      <?php print $exposed; ?>
    </div>
  <?php endif; ?>

  HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

  <?php if ($attachment_before): ?>
    <div class="attachment attachment-before">
      <?php print $attachment_before; ?>
    </div>
  <?php endif; ?>

  <?php if ($rows): ?>
    <div class="view-content">
      <?php print $rows; ?>
    </div>
  <?php elseif ($empty): ?>
    <div class="view-empty">
      <?php print $empty; ?>
    </div>
  <?php endif; ?>

  <?php if ($pager): ?>
    <?php print $pager; ?>
  <?php endif; ?>

  <?php if ($attachment_after): ?>
    <div class="attachment attachment-after">
      <?php print $attachment_after; ?>
    </div>
  <?php endif; ?>

  <?php if ($more): ?>
    <?php print $more; ?>
  <?php endif; ?>

  <?php if ($footer): ?>
    <div class="view-footer">
      <?php print $footer; ?>
    </div>
  <?php endif; ?>

  <?php if ($feed_icon): ?>
    <div class="feed-icon">
      <?php print $feed_icon; ?>
    </div>
  <?php endif; ?>

</div><?php /* class view */ ?>

Note: The above code is an exact copy of views-view.tpl.php located in the /sites/all/modules/views/theme folder. I just added the HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< part after the exposed filter php.

Don't forget to clear/flush the cache to see changes.

Answer 2

For anyone arriving here for Drupal 8/9 (may apply to D7, not sure):

If it is appropriate, you can enter a table caption to describe the table, which is located within the table element but above the thead and tbody. The caption is editable at (Edit) View > Format > (Table) Settings > Caption (in D8.9).