Is there a way to render a node with view mode via token?

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Is there a way to render a node with view mode via token? Like:

[node:5:teaser]

Do you mean you want to know the API which can get the output from the token string? I guess you are looking for Token::replace — Jimmy Ko, Jun 8, 2016 at 18:34
@JimmyKo na I wanted to know if there was an existing text filter for that token, like insert view and insert block — Alex, Jun 9, 2016 at 8:02

geek-merlin · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-14 11:49:54Z

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So the question is how to insert something like [node:5:teaser] into a formatted text area and get the teaser view of node 5.

This can be done with a combination of modules:

Token Filter (D7,D8)

Token Filter is a very simple module to make token values available as an input filter.

So (after adding that filter to the text format), for the current node, we can use e.g. [node:title] in formatted text.

Provides tokens ([entity_type:render:view_mode_name]) that render full entities using view mode specified.

Through AET you can query the DB for entities using Tokens. Examples: [aet:node:1]

In the end you should be able to use [aet:node:5:render:teaser] in your formatted text.

answered Jun 14, 2019 at 11:49

geek-merlin

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I'm amazed this is possible with tokens too, but I'd also suggest to consider the Entity Embed module for a use case like this. I'm using it successfully for media entities.
– Hudri
Jun 14, 2019 at 13:42
entity_embed - good point. Isn't most of this in media core these days anyway?
– geek-merlin
Jun 16, 2019 at 23:05
Advanced Entity Tokens seems like a good idea for textual data, say if I want a specific Term ID for a link based on its UUID. I'll see if I can get a proper D8 version rolling based on the existing patch.
– colan
Jul 28, 2020 at 16:32

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